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Chestnut Hill extends a heartfelt thank you
The Chestnut Hill community rallied to thank the firefighters responsible for extinguishing the blaze that last week engulfed the Hiram Lodge building at 8425-27 Germantown Ave. more
Photo by Fred Holzerman
Fire destroys Chestnut Hill landmark
The fire was first reported at 3:07 a.m. on Tuesday morning and was under control by 6:12 a.m. Firefighters had to return later that evening when a corner of the building re-ignited, and remained on site until about 3 a.m. Wednesday. more
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Courtney O’Neill started as the Chestnut Hill Business Association’s new executive director on Aug. 8.
New leader named to Chestnut Hill Business Association
After a five-month search for a new executive director, the Chestnut Hill Business Association has finally found its new leader in recently appointed executive director Courtney O’Neill. more
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According to the source, this check had been stolen and washed with a new name written in the payee line. The forger also rewrote, but didn’t change, the check amount, memo and date of check so that the handwriting would match.
Police: ‘Rash’ of check thefts due to stolen key
Five more people from Northwest Philadelphia reached out to the Local last week to share their stories about stolen checks.  more
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Zoning committee: For now, Snowden can convert some retail space, but not all
Chestnut Hill developer Richard Snowden can convert some of his retail spaces over to residential use. more
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Three Mt. Airy businesses burglarized
High Point Cafe, Malelani Cafe and Evo Brick Oven Pizza in Mt. Airy were burglarized Aug. 3  and police continued to search for the thieves. more
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A source in Mt. Airy says she had a check stolen, washed and the name “Sanai Parker” written on the payee line in the exact same handwriting that wrote “Sinai Parker” on a previous check shown to the Local.
More check fraud on the Hill
A Mt. Airy couple and a Springfield Township woman reached out to the Local last week to report checks they said were stolen from the USPS collection box in front of the Market Square Post Office. more
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Chestnut Hill Hospital
Chestnut Hill Hospital to be sold to Temple-led consortium
Temple leads a regional consortium to purchase Chestnut Hill Hospital, deal to close by year's end. more
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A peaceful march to protest Germantown gun violence
Residents of Germantown teamed up with police officers from the 14th Police District and its chaplaincy Thursday evening to stage a peace walk. more
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Residents of Mermaid Lane, one of many Chestnut Hill streets that have gotten new LED light fixtures, describe the light as “horrible,” and “too bright, cold and harsh.”
Bass to broker a meeting on streetlight glare
In response to neighborhood outcry over the harsh glare of the city’s new street lights, City Councilmember Cindy Bass is arranging for a meeting. more
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A rendering in the Woodmere Art Museum’s presentation packet shows the proposed addition of the cafe/restaurant at St. Michael’s Hall.
CHCA board recommends Woodmere’s plans for St. Michael’s Hall
The CHCA Board of Directors unanimously voted to recommend the Woodmere Art Museum’s plans to obtain variances for St. Michael’s Hall. more
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The former site of Under the Blue Moon, located at the corner of Germantown and Abington Avenues is one of five retail spaces Bowman seeks to downsize.
To fill vacancies, Bowman seeks to downsize retail spaces
Representatives of Bowman Properties last week unveiled a plan that seeks to downsize, or in some cases eliminate, commercial space in Chestnut Hill in an effort to combat retail vacancies. more
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The second source’s stolen check, shown here, was meant to be sent to a landscaping company. The picture shows how radically different the handwriting is on the payee line of the check.
Three more complain of stolen checks
Three more readers of the Local reached out to the paper last week to complain about checks they had mailed being stolen and washed. more
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Opened mailbox outside Germantown Avenue post office
Hillers were alarmed to find the mailbox out front of the Chestnut Hill Post Office unlocked and open last Tuesday morning, as pictured here. more
Mailbox in front of the Germantown Avenue post office in Chestnut Hill found opened and unlocked on July 19. Photo by Kristin Holmes
Three arrested in check fraud scheme
Three Philadelphia-area men have been arrested and charged in connection with a scheme to steal checks from the U.S. Postal Service, fraudulently alter them and deposit more than $200,000 in personal … more
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Some residents of Winston Road say the glare of these new street lights are overwhelming, create glare and make them feel less safe. Photo by Edward Robinson
Hill residents: New lights get it wrong
An overwhelming majority of Chestnut Hill residents dislike the color and the brightness of the neighborhood’s new LED streetlights. more
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Two readers of the Local have had their checks stolen and written out to a person named Arianna Davis.
New twist on check fraud: same name, different victims
Five more readers who experienced mail theft and bank fraud contacted the Local last week - one of whom said he only discovered the fraud because he had been following our coverage of the issue. more
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Some residents say this light on East Highland Avenue is so harsh they feel they have to squint when they go outside at night.
Harsh new street lighting spurs debate
After an effort to shower the Philadelphia Streets Department with complaints, residents of the 200 block of West Highland Avenue got the glare of their new LED street lights cut in half. more
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David Richardson’s check shows the name “Arianna Davis” written in different handwriting than the rest of the check, which is in Richardson’s handwriting.
More fraud, and suspicions of an inside job
Two more readers of the Local who say they’ve had checks stolen from the mail have told the paper they suspect somebody from inside the United States Postal Service is involved. more
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Demolition on Clifflawn, a late 19th century building in Mt. Airy began one year after preservation activists who scrambled to save it with a historic designation didn't make it in time.
Mt. Airy development brings confusion and complaints
When developers Jon Thomas and Chris Murray first organized a meeting with people who live near their planned development project at 157 Carpenter Street - also known as Clifflawn - neighbors felt their voices were being heard.  more
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