by Karen Bojar In the 2018 committee person elections, newly elected committee people brought their commitment to transparency and democracy to ward across the city. For the first time since 1998, five wards chose to have their committee people vote on endorsements rather than follow the dictates of the ward leader as most others do. […]
Read More >by Sue Ann Rybak At first glance, it might be easy to dismiss Chestnut Hill resident Amira Heep. She is reserved and speaks softly, but that would be a mistake. Not only do Heep’s accomplishments prove overwise, but her words are articulated with absolute resoluteness. Heep, who was diagnosed with Down Syndrome, said people sometimes […]
Read More >by Karen Bojar The good news from last Tuesday’s primary election in Philadelphia was that the 23% turnout was higher than expected, with some 80,000 more voters than the last municipal primary in 2017. The bad news is that, despite all the energy and enthusiasm the numerous candidates and their supporters poured into their campaigns, […]
Read More >by Barbara Sherf While much attention has been given to the opioid epidemic in Philadelphia, officials in Montgomery County say the suburbs have not been spared the heartache of the disease of addiction and the fallout on families. In a standing-room-only crowd in Springfield Township last Thursday night, May 23, nine panelists participated in a […]
Read More >After agreeing to purchase the property that was formerly Blossom Philadelphia last month, the Goldenberg Group has officially closed on the sale of the 4.4-acre space. The Blue Bell-based real estate developer purchased the property for $4 million after Blossom officially closed its doors on Dec. 31, 2018. Further details on the project are still […]
Read More >by Sue Ann Rybak This summer, J.S. Jenks Academy of the Arts and Sciences graduate Paul Langford III and Mt. Airy resident Boris Duke will go on a trip most 15-year-old boys can only dream of. Langford and Duke, both members of the Keystone State Boychoir, will be two of roughly 35 boys, from KSB […]
Read More >by Sue Ann Rybak If you haven’t noticed, Allens Lane Bridge has been closed since May 8 between South Cresheim Road and North Cresheim Road. The bridge, which carries two lanes of traffic over SEPTA’s Chestnut Hill West Regional Rail Line in West Mt. Airy, is expected to be closed through September 2020, in order […]
Read More >Just after 7 a.m. on Tuesday morning, the day of primary elections, Danny O’Donnell plants a lawn sign for his wife, Eryn Santamoor, former Philadelphia Deputy Managing Director and a candidate for Philadelphia City Council at-large, and watches as an elderly couple exits the polling place at Grace Epiphany Church in Mt. Airy. As for […]
Read More >by Sue Ann Rybak The Philadelphia Police Department and the FBI are looking for a woman responsible for robbing the TD Bank branch at 8600 Germantown Ave. in Chestnut Hill. On Friday afternoon, May 17, a woman came into the bank three times seeking change. Then, at approximately 4:31 p.m. she returned to the bank, […]
Read More >On the morning of Wednesday, May 15, a Hill resident and Chestnut Hill Local employee had his car stolen while delivering the paper. The car, a 2007, purple/blue Lexus RX350 SUV with a with cream interior and roof rack, was left running on Germantown Avenue at Gravers Lane at 1 a.m. when someone entered the […]
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