November 27, 2008 Issue                                       

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Local News

Local policies put on hold pending review
by Joel Hoffman

An ad hoc committee created by the Chestnut Hill Community Association in September to study the Local’s cash flow, attempted last week to revise the paper’s policies but did so, according to Local staffers, without seeking the Local’s input. The Chestnut Hill Community Association owns the paper.

Park police unit to be shut down
By Jennifer Katz

It was not really an announcement as much as a whisper. The city let it be known that by the end of the year the 92nd precinct, the only district dedicated to Fairmount Park, will close and the personnel will be reassigned to the precincts that border the park system.

Holiday House Tour planning begins early
by PAULA M. RILEY

Planning for this year’s Holiday House Tour (Dec. 6) sponsored by the Chestnut Hill Community Association is extensive, and, surprisingly, the process began in early June.

The volunteer committee handles a variety of responsibilities, and sponsors, Citibank and Myers Constructs Inc., provide needed financial support. Much of the management of the project and many minute details are left to Noreen Spota, administrative coordinator for the community association, and Philip LeCalsey, community manager.

Annual Light Up A Life celebration in Chestnut Hill
By ANDREA McLEAN

Chestnut Hill Light Up A Life Committee members, speakers, and hospice employees gather in front of the 2007 Chestnut Hill Light Up A Life tree. From left are: front row — Brooks Turkel, Ritajean Reed, Vicki Lachman, Joan Doyle, Caroline Hausserman, Amanda Zavodnick; (back row) Francis Ballard, Russell Force, Chaplain David Stickley, Lisa Stanley, Rose Mueller, Patty Cline, the Rev. Maxine Maddox Dornemann.

Penn Wissahickon Hospice will present its annual Light Up A Life celebration in Chestnut Hill on Sunday, Dec. 7. The traditional holiday event will begin at 4 p.m. at Chestnut Hill Hospital. 

More than 100 people are expected to attend the gathering, which features speakers, music, refreshments, and the illuminating of the Light Up A Life tree. This evergreen is adorned with thousands of lights, each one dedicated in someone’s honor or memory and representing a contribution to Penn Wissahickon Hospice’s Needy Patient Fund.

The Penn Wissahickon Hospice hopes to raise $40,000 for the fund through Light Up A Life this year. Money comes from individual contributions and light dedications, the sale of advertisements in the event program books, and sponsorships.

This year’s Light Up a Life is sponsored through the generous donation of the Green Tree Community Health Foundation and through other charitable giving by Chestnut Hill Hospital, the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Main Line Medical Supplies and Penn Home Care and Hospice Services.