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A woman finds a lump in her breast or gets a phone call after her mammogram.
Instantly, her mind races to “Do I have breast cancer?
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by Steven Standiford, M.D., breast surgeon,
and Annie Zavitsanos, CRNP
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7/7/22
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"NBC Nightly News" reports on Good Samaritan barber in Germantown.
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by Len Lear
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7/7/22
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People who live on Highland Avenue got an unpleasant surprise last week when the warm yellow glow of their street lights suddenly became a harsh white glare.
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by Carla Robinson
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7/6/22
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Michael Daniels, a former constituent services representative for Cindy Bass, was one of 19 people charged with pandemic fraud by federal investigators on Wed. June 15.
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by Tom Beck
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7/6/22
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Two more Chestnut Hill Local readers have reached out to the paper to report instances of checks being stolen from the mail.
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by Tom Beck
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7/6/22
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For the second time in two weeks, a pedestrian was killed at the corner of Germantown Avenue and Coulter Street on Sunday when a 31-year-old woman crossing the street was struck by a driver who fled.
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by Tom Beck
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7/6/22
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The Fallser Club at 3721 Midvale Ave. in East Falls will be screening the film "Winter on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom” on Thursday, July 7, at 7 p.m.
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7/6/22
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Depending on whether you read your Local online or in print, you may or may not be aware that we recently launched a new, more robust events calendar on chestnuthilllocal.com.
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6/30/22
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Increasingly, patients and surgeons are selecting minimally invasive robotic surgery for the best outcomes.
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by Lynda Thomas-Mabine, M.D. Section chair, robotic surgery, Chestnut Hill Hospital
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6/30/22
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The following crime report is for crimes reported in Chestnut Hill and Mt. Airy for the period from June 13 to June 27. (Some crimes that occurred on dates earlier than the current period but weren’t reported until later may be included.)
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6/30/22
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There are no variance requests under review at this time.
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6/30/22
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Councilmember Cindy Bass scored a big win in her standoff with Mayor Jim Kenney last week when she secured $10 million in additional funding for parks and recreation centers.
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by Tom Beck
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6/29/22
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About 1,000 abortion-rights advocates gathered outside Philadelphia City Hall and in the courtyard of the Municipal Services Building Friday evening to protest the U.S. Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.
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by Carla Robinson
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6/29/22
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When 21-year-old Dia Lee was struck and killed by a speeding Tesla in Germantown last week, many residents of Northwest Philadelphia were shocked, but not surprised.
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by Tom Beck
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6/29/22
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On Thursday, June 23, 2022, voting for seven board seats and proposed changes to the CHCA bylaws ended. Verifying and counting the votes was completed on Friday, June 24th at 3:30pm.
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6/29/22
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You wonder, “Isn’t a resident a student?” And then, “If there’s a resident working, then what is an intern?”
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by Kyle Flattery, M.D.
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6/23/22
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Due to the holiday schedule, this week’s crime report will appear in next week’s paper.
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6/23/22
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Agenda
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6/22/22
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When the Springfield Township Board of Commissioners accepted the resignation of deputy tax collector Bonny Davis in April, it marked the completion of a 13-year tenure that ended in controversy.
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by Tom Beck
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6/22/22
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A Chestnut Hill couple who say they had $40,000 mysteriously disappear from their Wells Fargo savings account allegedly were victims of bank fraud.
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by Tom Beck
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6/22/22
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