It is not only entertaining, but sometimes downright harrowing what complications can develop from the interface of people in Chestnut Hill, all eager to beautify, or retain the beauty of, their properties.
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3/23/23
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It was sad to read in the Local last week that Springfield Commissioner Eddie Graham submitted a letter of resignation to the Springfield Board of Commissioners.
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3/23/23
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We are in the final days of our Annual Appeal. To those folks who have not yet contributed, there is still time.
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3/23/23
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Every faith tradition calls on its members to protect those at the edges. This includes our work to lessen pollution.
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3/16/23
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A few weeks ago my husband, Walt, suffered a fall in our kitchen and hurt his back. At Chestnut Hill Hospital, he was met immediately and taken to an emergency room. No waiting.
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3/16/23
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Lost in the back and forth about who should have the right of way, people with strollers or drivers, is the question of why people push strollers in the street in the first place?
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3/16/23
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During the Chestnut Hill Community Annual Appeal, the Chestnut Hill Tree Tenders would like to thank the Chestnut Hill Community Association and Green Space Initiative for their support.
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3/9/23
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Stephen, you stated in your letter that nobody seems to be getting the message about the pothole problem. I got it!
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3/9/23
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It is no wonder that women continue to push their baby carriages foolishly and irresponsibly in traffic when a person like Anne Dicker defends them.
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3/9/23
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At this time four years ago, my husband and I were standing amongst a group of excited and nervous parents at the Philadelphia International Airport as we prepared to send our 10-year-old son to Mexico.
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3/2/23
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It is no wonder that Philadelphia's pedestrian fatality rate is skyrocketing when car drivers display the sense of reckless entitlement described in a letter to the Local last week by Sam Gugino.
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3/2/23
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I have written before to The Local on the subject of potholes in the Chestnut Hill area, but nobody seems to be getting the message.
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3/2/23
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During the Chestnut Hill Community Annual Appeal, the Friends of Pastorius Park would like to thank the Chestnut Hill Community Association and Greenspace Initiatives for its support and matching grants.
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2/24/23
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What is it with these mothers (or nannies) who insist upon “driving” their baby carriages down the street as if they have a license to do so from the DMV?
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2/24/23
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The Water Tower Advisory Council and “Light Up The Tower” committee would like to thank the CHCA and Greenspace Initiatives for its support and grants in 2022.
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2/19/23
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As a Springfield Township resident, I appreciate the coverage by the Local of the current sensitive issues related to hate-filled racist flyers and efforts to improve communication with our police.
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2/19/23
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It's a great time to think about planting new trees in Chestnut Hill.
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2/19/23
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For the record, neither I nor the Friends of Pastorius Park think that it is “just fine” for people to flout City ordinances regarding dogs at Pastorius Park.
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2/9/23
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I am writing to thank Philadelphia-area residents for sharing the true meaning of Christmas with children in need this past holiday season.
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2/9/23
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I took my girlfriend to the Chestnut Hill Hospital E.R. After being examined, she was admitted for one night. Her cell phone vanished.
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2/9/23
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