“First, I want to say thank you to everyone who helped me get here,” Ahmad told the Local.
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by Tom Beck
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5/17/23
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Normally, even the most popular mayors have opponents. But no one ever uttered a hint of criticism about Wally.
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by Len Lear
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5/17/23
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Walking along Germantown Avenue in Chestnut Hill you can easily miss it, somehow.
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by Kyle Bagenstose
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5/17/23
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Voting day arrived on Tuesday, ending a hard-fought Democratic primary campaign for Philadelphia’s 8th district council seat. For more coverage, visit chestnuthilllocal.com.
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5/16/23
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“If I was going to be in a band,” Noah Weinstein told the Local from a studio in Huntsville, Alabama, “I wanted it to be a band that was going to go somewhere.”
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by Tom Beck
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5/12/23
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The following report is for crimes reported in Chestnut Hill and Mt. Airy for the period from May 1 - 7.
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5/11/23
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For the week of May 8, 2023
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5/11/23
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Just last month, a Pew Research Center poll of Philadelphia residents confirmed what a lot of city residents already believed: reducing the city’s crime rate is a “top priority.”
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by Tom Beck
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5/11/23
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TierView Development was granted a demolition permit for one wall of the building that formerly housed the Mt. Airy National Bank at 7208 Germantown Ave. in preparation for an addition.
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by Tom Beck
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5/11/23
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Answers from Cindy Bass and Seth Anderson-Oberman
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5/11/23
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Like the first debate, the second, which was held jointly by Germantown Community Radio and Center in the Park, had its fair share of highlights that portrayed the differences between Bass and Anderson-Oberman, who, if elected, would serve in office for the first time. The Local was present and rounded up a few of the highlights.
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by Tom Beck
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5/10/23
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Campaign season in the 8th Councilmanic District will end Tuesday when voters decide whether to retain incumbent Councilmember Cindy Bass or elect her challenger, Seth Anderson-Oberman.
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by Tom Beck
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5/10/23
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This year’s annual Home and Garden Festival was a blooming success, drawing 12,000 to 15,000 visitors to Chestnut Hill’s Germantown Avenue on Sunday.
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by Carla Robinson
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5/10/23
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In a statement emailed to the Local Friday, Bass repeated the quote she provided for a previous Local story: “It’s not an auction; it’s an election.”
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by Tom Beck
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5/8/23
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The following report is for crimes reported in Chestnut Hill and Mt. Airy for the period from April 16 - 23.
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5/4/23
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About 100 Germantown neighbors turned out in force to express unanimous opposition to a proposed five-story, 148-unit project at 42-68 Church Lane.
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by Tom Beck
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5/3/23
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Last Wednesday evening’s debate for May 16th’s 8th District Councilmanic primary election featured three-term incumbent Cindy Bass and her challenger, Seth Anderson-Oberman.
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by Tom Beck
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5/3/23
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For week of May 1, 2023
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5/3/23
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It’s a sure sign of spring in Chestnut Hill: the annual Home & Garden Festival, returning to Germantown Avenue Sunday, May 7.
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by Francesca Chapman
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5/3/23
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Mt. Airy residents are on track to soon see the construction of eight newly improved crosswalks along Germantown Avenue beginning in the fall of next year.
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by Tom Beck and Carla Robinson
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4/28/23
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