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Haitian Catholic priest and accountant the Rev. Joseph Philippe recently visited the First United Methodist Church of Germantown, hoping to add support to the establishment of a public bank.
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by Constance Garcia-Barrio
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9/1/22
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I am not a jazz aficionado, but when I heard lifelong Germantown resident Monnette Sudler play the guitar in October of 2014 at one of Woodmere Art Museum's Friday Night Jazz series, I was blown away.
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by Len Lear
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9/1/22
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The following crime report is for crimes reported in Chestnut Hill and Mt. Airy for the two-week period from Aug. 22 to 28.
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9/1/22
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Millions of boys in this country undoubtedly dream of one day being a Major League baseball player.
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by Len Lear
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9/1/22
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The second annual Jabali Jungle event in Germantown celebrated plant and flower shops, and urban farms owned by people of color.
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9/1/22
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Citing a need for more discussion, the Chestnut Hill Community Association board voted unanimously on Thursday to postpone a final vote on whether to recommend four of nine variance requests.
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by Tom Beck
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8/31/22
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As Chestnut Hill residents experience an unprecedented rise in stolen and washed checks, people who live in Germantown are also experiencing a completely different - and possibly even more serious - problem.
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by Tom Beck
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8/31/22
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After this beautiful photo was captured by Chestnut Hill mail carrier Jen Hasson, the Local checked in with the Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education in Roxborough to find out more.
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8/25/22
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Dr. RobRoy MacGregor 3d was a 1964 graduate of Harvard Medical School with the highest honors, an expert on infectious diseases, an early champion of HIV treatment and an emeritus professor at the University of Pennsylvania’s Perelman School of Medicine.
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by Len Lear
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8/25/22
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Longtime Mt. Airy resident Penka Slavova is starting her seventh year as director of the International Student Program at Germantown Friends School.
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by Len Lear
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8/25/22
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Comcast, the internet giant, has given a $10,000 grant to the Creative Healing Teen Center in the Flourtown Commons, which provides therapy for troubled teenagers.
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by Len Lear
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8/25/22
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Dr. Delvin M. Dinkins was inspired to pursue a career in education by the teachers who guided him through school.
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by Clark Groome
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8/25/22
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The following crime report is for crimes reported in Chestnut Hill and Mt. Airy for the period from Aug. 15-21.
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8/25/22
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Days before fire ripped through the historic Hiram Lodge on Germantown Avenue last week, local artist Judy McCabe Jarvis had just captured the building in paint. It was a lucky accident, she said.
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by Len Lear
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8/25/22
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The legendary American “Jazz Age” author F. Scott Fitzgerald famously wrote, “There are no second acts in American lives.” Fitzgerald did not know Harry Groome.
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by Len Lear
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8/25/22
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Neighbors who attended City Councilmember Cindy Bass’ Zoom meeting last Tuesday because they are upset about the neighborhood’s glaring new streetlights got some reassurances.
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by Carla Robinson
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8/24/22
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Two separate shootings last week have left some neighbors in Germantown and Mt. Airy concerned about safety in their communities.
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by Tom Beck
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8/24/22
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A week after an early morning fire broke out in the heart of Chestnut Hill’s business district, destroying the historic Hiram Lodge, a representative for the owner said the group plans to rebuild.
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by Carla Robinson
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8/24/22
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The Chestnut Hill community rallied to thank the firefighters responsible for extinguishing the blaze that last week engulfed the Hiram Lodge building at 8425-27 Germantown Ave.
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8/24/22
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Marilyn Hillian Rivers, 86, a West Mt. Airy resident for 64 years and beloved civic activist for decades, died Wednesday, July 6, of complications from dementia.
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by Len Lear
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8/18/22
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