CHCA Board Election information
The following people are candidates for the Chestnut Hill Community Association Board of Directors. Twenty-two (22) directors will be elected. Twelve (12) directors with the highest amount of votes will serve for three years. The next highest ten (10) directors will serve for one year. Members may vote for up to twenty-two (22) directors by placing an “X” in the appropriate box on the ballot. This ballot will be invalid if it contains more than 22 such designations or if received later than the close of voting at the Annual Meeting on May 26, 2005.
Former co-op bookkeeper strikes deal, will pay $30,000 by MICHAEL J. MISHAK Facing felony theft charges, the onetime finance manager of Weavers Way Co-op waived her right to a preliminary hearing last week, opting instead to enter a state rehabilitation program that requires partial restitution. Andrea Sheaffer, who managed the co-op's books since 1989 and later acted as finance manager, was arrested and charged last fall with three counts of theft, in addition to deceptive or fraudulent business practices.
Vaughn to step down from nonprofit post by MICHAEL J. MISHAK Under pressure from a group of community activists, Steven Vaughn, the former City Council aide who pleaded guilty to federal fraud charges last month, said last week he would not seek reelection as president of the Central Germantown Council. The announcement came two weeks after the activist group, comprised of local business owners and area residents, delivered a 325-signature petition to the council, asking its board to vote on Vaughn's immediate removal.
GFS panel considers media as prism for racial stereotypes by MIKE BENIGNO “So you’re the enemy,” a woman said to me when I introduced myself while walking through the side door of the Germantown Friends School auditorium two weeks ago, running late. It was a friendly joke, but I questioned myself for a moment as I sat down in the front row of the school auditorium — the only reporter present at a panel discussion on race and the media.
Noted historian tops list of award winners by JAMES STURDIVANT Four individuals who epitomize Chestnut Hill’s spirit of service will be honored with awards at the Chestnut Hill Community Association’s annual meeting on May 26. The Meritorius Service Award will go to local volunteer Stewart Treitel. The Distinguished Service Award will go to long-time CHCA board member Mary Anna Ross Cowper. The Benefactors Award for exceptional volunteer service will go to local businessman Joe Ascenzi. The community’s highest honor, the Chestnut Hill Award, will this year go to author and historian David Contosta.
