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Thu, 12/10/2020 - 12:00am By: Ethan Nickel | Editor When Cole Phillips was a nine-year-old boy, he dreamed of having a slide in Newcastle Park. He put action behind his dream by raising money for more than two years to fund “The Cole Project” along with then-mayor Gina Maxwell, Olney Advocate Publisher, Kurt McCord and others. Newcastle and the surrounding communities contributed more than $23,000 to make Phillips’ dream a reality for the 2016 “Christmas in the Park” event. During the event, they unveiled a monument with the names of people who donated to the project. Also, a special memorial and dedication plaque was made to honor McCord, who died before seeing the project’s completion. ....