Letters: May 8

Letters May 8, 2013 2 Comments

Thanks for Leaming story Thank you for the great article on Frank Leaming, his new role as Deacon, and the Leaming family. I always refer, affectionately, to his mother, Pat, as “The First Lady of Our Mother of Consolation.” She has reached out to all of us with a keen eye, a warm heart and [...]
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Letters: May 1

Letters May 1, 2013 0 Comments

CHMOW thanks sponsors of Tailgate Party On behalf of Chestnut Hill Meals on Wheels, we want to thank the many members of our community who helped make CHMOW’s third annual Tailgate and Silent Auction Party such a rousing success last Thursday. Your support of our event will help CHMOW deliver delicious, freshly-prepared meals and personal [...]
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Letters: April 24

Letters April 24, 2013 0 Comments

Blessed to live in Chestnut Hill A couple of weeks ago I had a terrible fall on the cement in the 200 block of E. Willow Grove Avenue. It is a busy street and it was especially busy that Saturday afternoon. I am so grateful to the many persons walking and driving by who stopped [...]
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Letters: April 17

Letters April 17, 2013 0 Comments

Good works do live on The good that people do, despite Shakespeare’s well-known comment, it’s certainly not always “interred with their bones.” Sunday night, after a hard, wonderful day working in the garden, I came in to get dinner ready; I’d asked Jonathan Sternberg to dine with me, and was glad that he said yes. [...]
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Letters: April 10

Letters April 10, 2013 0 Comments

A Chili success Chili lovers had a blast at the Third Annual Chestnut Hill Rotary Chili Cookoff, and it is thanks to our many generous sponsors that we were able to bring together friends and neighbors, local businesses, and institutions to support the projects of the Rotary and have fun at the same time. Our [...]
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Letters: April 3

Letters April 3, 2013 1 Comment

Another Kiosk tale A month ago I was meeting friends to have lunch at the French Bakery, so I used the Hilltop Parking lot. Money was inserted in the machine to cover one hour, but then I realized that more time would be needed. So two minutes later more money was inserted to extend the [...]
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Letters: March 27

Letters March 27, 2013 0 Comments

Crime report critic offers no proof Regarding the article from the March 14 Local by R. Tyson Smith, “The Crime of the Crime Report,” I couldn’t disagree more strongly with his allegations of racism in the Crime Report section of the Local. I’ve been reading the weekly crime report almost every week for 22 years [...]
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