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As summer director and interim assistant head of school at AIM Academy, I wear many hats and go by many names.
I have watched countless campers line up nervously on the first day of summer, …
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by Erin DeVault, Summer Director and Interim Assistant Head of School at AIM Academy
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2/19/23
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Employees of TruMark Credit Union, located at the corner of Germantown and Highland avenues in Chestnut Hill, found a racist and threatening letter under the door on Jan. 23.
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by Tom Beck
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2/9/23
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The following report is for crimes reported in Chestnut Hill and Mt. Airy for the two-week period from Jan. 22 - Feb. 5.
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2/9/23
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On Teviot, blue lives matter logo, and mailbox thefts.
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2/9/23
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Kevin Douglass Greene lived a relatively private life before he was ready to embrace the legacy that comes with his historic middle name.
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by Kristen Holmes
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2/9/23
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A Court of Common Pleas judge reversed the city’s decision to allow a property owner to subdivide a property on the estate of Keewaydin, located at 540 W. Moreland Ave.
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by Tom Beck
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2/9/23
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The soon-to-retire WIP personality and Chestnut Hill resident just assumes things will always go wrong: “I'm by nature negative and nervous.” But he's picking the Eagles.
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by Tom Beck
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2/8/23
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A scrappy group of young preservationists has reached an agreement to buy and start restoring Lynnewood Hall, the 110-room Gilded Age mansion in Elkins Park.
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by Carla Robinson
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2/8/23
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Once again the Environment Committee of Weavers Way is offering small grants to community groups. This year, preference will be given to those that attempt to counteract climate change.
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2/2/23
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Land Use, Planning, and Zoning Committee Meeting
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2/2/23
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The Springfield Township Police Benevolent Association and the Pennsylvania Fraternal Order of Police filed a legal challenge to Springfield Township’s ban on employees wearing Blue Lives Matter flags on duty.
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by Tom Beck
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2/2/23
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An USPS-conducted audit of the Germantown Post Office found widespread operational problems ranging from missing keys to scanning issues.
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by Tom Beck
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2/2/23
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A bulldozer showed up in the yard of a historic Chestnut Hill residence last week, alarming preservationists as well as neighbors.
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by Carla Robinson
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2/1/23
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It’s a Philly thing. Those four words are all around town these days. Printed on T-shirts, sweatshirts, flags and banners, the phrase coincides with the Eagles' run to Super Bowl LVII.
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by Paul Mercurio
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2/1/23
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When Marilyn Kraut returned home from walking her dog Thursday afternoon she noticed an unfamiliar sight on her front steps – two flyers promoting white supremacy.
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by Tom Beck
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2/1/23
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He first picked up a chainsaw, his artistic weapon of choice, while studying the culinary arts at New York’s Parsons School of Design.
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by Frank D. Quattrone
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1/27/23
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Due to an editing error, the Jan. 19 “Our Town” article incorrectly identified the restoration company that repaired the Catholic Total Abstinence Union Fountain.
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1/27/23
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“The Nuns, the Priests, and the Bombs” is scheduled to be shown Saturday, Jan. 28, at 1:30 pm in Saint Joseph’s Hall, followed by a discussion.
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by Scott Fina
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1/27/23
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Meetings for Feb. 2 and Feb. 9
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1/27/23
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Salon owner Maryam Lavasani is hosting a life-sized sculpture of Mahsa Amini, the 22-year-old whose death at the hands of Iranian "morality police" has sparked worldwide protest.
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by Len Lear
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1/26/23
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