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Next Tuesday is election day, and even though it’s considered an “off” year, there are several important races in Pennsylvania.
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by Donna Shaw
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10/30/25
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Balance Life is expanding — both in size and in services offered.
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by Maggie Dougherty
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10/30/25
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The city is forming a specialized unit dedicated to eliminating illegal dumping across the city effective Nov. 3, targeting one of the most persistent quality-of-life issues affecting residents.
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10/30/25
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As a member of the community served by the Chestnut Hill Local, it was heartwarming to witness 700-plus local citizens participate in the historic celebration of No Kings.
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10/30/25
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One does not normally expect to see the words “mob” or “organized crime” in the same sentence as “Chestnut Hill,” but Alfred O’Neill is an anomaly.
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by Len Lear
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10/30/25
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If you’re in the mood to see Halloween-themed feats of aerial acrobatics, check out the Philadelphia School of Circus Arts’ (PSCA) Haunted Circus on Saturday, Nov. 1, in West Mt. Airy.
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by Anita Nicholson
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10/30/25
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Chestnut Hill resident Barbara Gaines Winkelman, an author of 15 children’s books and writing teacher for 10 years who wrote the Citizen Canine column for the Local in 2021, died Aug. 7 at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center of a traumatic brain injury suffered in a freak accident.
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by Len Lear
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10/30/25
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When children turn on a water fountain at school, they should get clean, safe water — not a sip of poison.
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by Sarah Connors, BSN, RN
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10/30/25
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From Bali to Us is returning to the Hill, in its usual spot at 8514 Germantown Ave.
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10/30/25
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Philadelphia’s internationally acclaimed Academy of Vocal Arts is set to open its 2025-26 season of fully staged operas with one of the standard repertoire’s most beloved comedies: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s “Le nozze di Figaro” (“The Marriage of Figaro”).
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By Michael Caruso
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10/30/25
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This weekend offered perfect sunny days for events celebrating Halloween.
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10/30/25
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The following is for crimes reported from Oct. 19 to Oct. 26.
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10/30/25
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Mt. Airy Village is holding its annual Halloween parade on Friday, complete with live music, trick-or-treating and fun for all ages.The festivities start at the corner of Greene Street and Carpenter …
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10/30/25
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It is no secret that while cell phones can connect young people and be useful for researching school projects, they can also expose kids to things they should not be seeing.
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by Len Lear
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10/30/25
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To submit your own photo, email editor@chestnuthilllocal.com.
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10/30/25
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Councilmember Jamie Gauthier has introduced the Stop Trashing Our Air Act. This bill will end the incineration of Philly’s trash in Chester.
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10/30/25
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If the Legislature does not ban electric scooters from Pennsylvania’s roads many children will be maimed and killed.
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10/30/25
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Bob Bowersox's latest opus, a play entitled “Growing Flowers on the Moon,” will have its world premiere staged at the Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion, 200 W. Tulpehocken St. in Germantown, from Nov. 6 to 15.
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by Len Lear
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10/30/25
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Now that Jansen has closed after a 10-year run at 7402 Germantown Ave. in Mt. Airy, I am convinced that the best fine dining restaurant in the area is La Provence in the Ambler Train Station.
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by Len Lear
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10/30/25
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State Rep. Tarik Khan and state Sen. Art Haywood will host a community forum, 6 to 7:30 p.m., Nov. 10, at Temple Health — Chestnut Hill Hospital, 8835 Germantown Ave.
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