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On the heels of an uninvited raccoon that caused damage to the drop ceiling last November, the Chestnut Hill Library is again having maintenance issues that force it to close for an indefinite period.
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11/16/22
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Mt Airy’s 22nd ward wasn’t far behind, with a 62% turnout that put the neighborhood in third place, closely trailing Center City’s 15th ward, which had a turnout of 63%. South Philadelphia’s 2nd ward, where turnout was 61%, came in fourth and Roxborough’s 21st ward rounded out the top five wards with 59%.
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by Tom Beck
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11/11/22
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The Germantown Post Office is one of three Philadelphia post offices that are being audited. Chestnut Hill and Mt. Airy post offices didn't make the list.
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by Tom Beck
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11/9/22
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Voter turnout in Northwest Philadelphia appeared to be going steady as of press time on Tuesday, although numbers did not appear to be overwhelming.
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11/8/22
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John Fetterman’s 2022 Senate campaign spent the morning of election day eve outside of Rep. Dwight Evans’ West Oak Lane field office, chatting and taking pictures with supporters for …
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by Tom Beck
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11/7/22
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Annabel Wulfhart has two full-time jobs, but she only gets paid for one of them.
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by Len Lear
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11/2/22
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City and fire officials gathered in Chestnut Hill last week to cut the ribbon on a $10 million renovation and expansion of the Engine 37 firehouse on Highland Avenue.
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by Carla Robinson
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11/2/22
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Cataldi, who co-hosts 94.1 WIP’s morning show from 5:30 to 10:30 a.m. weekday mornings and is retiring at the end of the year, may have picked a bad time to leave the sports radio business in Philadelphia.
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by Tom Beck
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11/1/22
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Meade Easby may have been a magnet for the supernatural. He was six at the time of his first encounter, playing with his brother outside the family mansion on Mermaid Lane.
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by Heather Gray
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10/27/22
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Coming off the heels of the 2016 election of President Trump, the nation was a more polarized place than at any point in recent memory.
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by Tom Beck
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10/27/22
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When Amaiyah Ramsey heard the gunshots after the football scrimmage she attended at Roxborough High School, her first instinct was to run and hide.
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by Tom Beck
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10/20/22
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Nina Ahmad, who was elected president of the Pennsylvania chapter of the National Organization for Women in January, will never take voting or freedom for granted.
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by Len Lear
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10/20/22
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Northwest Philadelphia is one of three hotspots for mailed check theft in the city.
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by Tom Beck
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10/12/22
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A 22-year-old Germantown resident allegedly connected to a check stealing ring was arrested by Cheltenham Police in the early hours of Sept. 29.
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by Tom Beck
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10/12/22
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Ken Weinstein doesn’t like to use the word “stuck,” but for all intents and purposes, that’s the word for what’s up with the former Trolley Car Diner.
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by Tom Beck
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10/5/22
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For much of the city, last week’s shooting at Roxborough High School was an astonishing episode of violence in an area many Philadelphians believe to be a safe neighborhood.
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by Tom Beck
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10/5/22
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Philadelphia preservationists were alarmed to find the inbound passenger canopy for the former Fishers Station on SEPTA’s Chestnut Hill East Regional Rail line demolished on July …
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by Tom Beck
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9/29/22
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Questions remain about whether ongoing construction at the site had been conducted with required city permits.
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by Tom Beck
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9/28/22
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Despite objections from the Chestnut Hill Community Association, Bowman Properties won city approval to trim the percentage of retail space in three of five properties.
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by Tom Beck
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9/28/22
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There are 100 new units of housing in two separate developments coming soon to Mt. Airy, both of which are just off the commercial corridor of Germantown Avenue.
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by Tom Beck
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9/21/22
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