Phoenixville News

Tredyffrin Township Police have cited a Phoenixville man for public drunkeness after an unusual incident at the 7-11 in Paoli.

Joel Hodgson insists he's not a fun guy to go to the movies with. "I'm just like everybody else," the creator and star of the bygone, B-movie skewering, Comedy Central series Mystery Science Theater 3000 told Patch this week.

An arrest was made after the Masonic Lodge was vandalized over the weekend, Patch learned this afternoon.

The Chesco Grandprix -the first annual bike racing series that's tentatively scheduled for a June 30 date in Phoenixville-took another large step towards becoming reality on Tuesday night, as the borough council approved a revised application from the race organizers, pending the approval of police chief William Mossman.

Editor's Note: The following was submitted to Patch by Peaceful Paws Giant Dog Placement Services -a Phoenixville-based operation that endeavors to rescue, rehabilitate, and find permanent homes for large breed dogs in Pennsylvania, Maryland, New Jersey, and Delaware.

The borough of Phoenixville received a grant forA $342,000 from Chester CountyA for its Cherry Street water line replacementA as part of the county's $3 million revitalization program.

The alleged gunman in the May 8 shooting of a Phoenixville teenager in the parking lot of The Pennsylvania House Hotel had an outburst in court this afternoon during a hearing related to a separate shooting he committed in Pottstown, according to The Mercury.

Many campers at Knoebels Amusement Resort had their holiday cut short because of flooding after some strong storms blew through.

In this week's Patch Reader's Choice Poll, we're looking for the best place in Phoenixville to buy children's clothing.

The winter that then-General George Washington and his troops spent in Valley Forge Park was harrowing.

There are two open houses scheduled for the weekend of May 27 in the Phoenixville area, according to the listings on AOL Real Estate.

The last few weeks have been a trying time for Phoenixville Patch and its readers.

About 100 emergency medical service workers passed through Phoenixville on Wednesday for the National EMS Memorial Bike Ride , which takes its riders from Boston to Alexandria, VA, in honor of EMS workers who have been injured or killed in the line of duty.

The Kiwanis Club of Phoenixville recently held the annual convention of the K-Kids Clubs from the Phoenixville area School District.A Fourth- and fifth-grade students from the community service oriented group met at the Freedoms Foundtaion at Valley Forge to hear a presentation about the foundations work and take a tour of the grounds.A The student ... (more)

If you see a pink fire truck driving around town, it's not supporting the cause you think it is.

The Martens Family is trying to find their missing dog, Tucker. According to an email from the family, Tucker, a 14-year-old blind Jack Russell-Terrier mix wandered away from the family's East Pikeland home on Sunday.

Public outrage and other factors make a difference in prison terms for those convicted of running phony investments.

Americans, the medical profession tells us about every time it has our ear, are remarkably, unprecedentedly, sedentary.

A head on collision on Route 340 sent a Pennsylvania man and his son to Frederick Memorial Hospital Friday night.

A Each year the Wayne Art Center offers a series of performances, artist demonstrations and art workshops as a special treat to campers and their families.