Tues. March 21, 2023, Development Review Committee, no agenda items at this time
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3/9/23
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Less than five months after resigning as president of the Springfield Township Board of Commissioners, Eddie Graham resigned from the board altogether on Monday afternoon as an act of protest.
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by Tom Beck
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3/8/23
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Northwest Philadelphia area floral and landscape designers were among the winners announced earlier this week at the PHS Philadelphia Flower Show, which runs through Sunday, March 12.
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3/8/23
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Colin Delaney was once just a happy-go-lucky freshman at Springfield Township High School in Wyndmoor. That came to a shocking end in February of 2014 when he suddenly became very sick.
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by Len Lear
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3/8/23
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A third Northwest Philadelphia resident will be running for one of Philadelphia City Council’s seven at-large seats. Christopher Gladstone Booth, of Mt. Airy, has officially announced his candidacy.
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by Tom Beck
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3/8/23
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It may seem to many of you that the Chestnut Hill Community Association’s Annual Appeal has raised several million dollars. Not exactly, says the publisher.
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by John Derr, Publisher, The Chestnut Hill Local
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3/8/23
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Amir Staten desperately wanted to become a Morehouse man. And then on Friday, the Morehouse email landed. It led to a joyous viral video.
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by Kristin Holmes
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3/2/23
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The following report is for crimes reported in Chestnut Hill and Mt. Airy for the period from Feb. 20 - 27.
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3/2/23
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Last week’s story on Councilmember Cindy Bass’s re-election campaign announcement erroneously stated that Councilmember Kendra Brooks attended the event. It was Councilmember Katherine Gilmore Richardson.
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3/2/23
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Conflict over Springfield Township police officers' use of the Blue Lives Matter flag in their union’s logo is playing out in a pending court case, frustrating residents who want to talk.
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by Tom Beck
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3/2/23
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This is a story I could not wait to sink my teeth into.
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by Len Lear
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3/2/23
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3/2/23
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The property owner of the Keewaydin estate, located at 540 W. Moreland Avenue, has appealed a Court of Common Pleas ruling that prevented the property from being subdivided.
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by Tom Beck
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3/2/23
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Woodmere Art Museum has been awarded a $750,000 grant for the Frances M. Maguire Hall for Art and Education redevelopment project in Chestnut Hill.
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by Tom Beck
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3/1/23
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Thursday, March 2, 2023
Land Use, Planning, and Zoning Committee Meeting
NO agenda items at this time
Thursday, March 9, 2023
CHCA Executive …
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3/1/23
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Andrew Wolf, the Springside Chestnut Hill Academy teacher who was arrested in October 2021 on charges related to child pornography, was sentenced to nearly 39 years in federal prison on Thursday.
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by Tom Beck and Carla Robinson
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2/24/23
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The 8th Councilmanic District’s three-term incumbent Councilmember Cindy Bass announced her re-election campaign at Dare to Imagine Church on Saturday to a mostly packed audience of supporters.
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by Tom Beck
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2/24/23
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A series of recent news developments suggest that one of Chestnut Hill’s historic buildings may be saved from the wrecking ball while another may yet face one. And the fire-gutted Hiram Lodge faces challenges of its own.
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by Carla Robinson
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2/24/23
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The following report is for crimes reported in Chestnut Hill and Mt. Airy for the period from Feb. 13 - 19.
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2/24/23
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The Wells Fargo bank, located at 8527 Germantown Avenue in Chestnut Hill, is scheduled to close on Feb. 22 according to both a sign on the door and a statement from the bank.
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by Tom Beck
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2/24/23
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