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The reality is this: Artificial intelligence is already well out of the box. While there should be clear guardrails — our elected officials are perilously perched behind the eightball on this — AI is here to stay.
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by Jeff Meade
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9/24/26
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Where were you on 9/11? This year is the 25th anniversary of that horrendous day in 2001, and the Local is looking for your remembrances, to be published in our Sept. 10 issue.
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8/27/26
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Over the past few weeks, many readers have notified us that the mailed copy of the Local has arrived late or, in some cases, not at all. We want to let you know that we are on this!
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8/20/26
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When most people think about inflation, they think about groceries, gasoline, housing or electricity. But another form of inflation is quietly making Pennsylvania more expensive.
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by Curt Schroder, Executive Director, Pennsylvania Coalition for Civil Justice Reform
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8/20/26
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Celebrating our 68th year as a community newspaper, we have renewed optimism and are writing our next chapter to ensure the newspaper continues on solid footing.
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7/30/26
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Next Tuesday, May 19, is primary election day in Pennsylvania, and there are a number of candidates and issues to consider for voters in Northwest Philadelphia and southeastern Montgomery County.
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5/14/26
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More than once, we’ve described on this page just how hard it is to keep the Local afloat at a time when two and a half newspapers, mostly weeklies like ours, are dying every week in this country.
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by Donna Shaw
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4/9/26
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It’s a lucky March for us and we couldn’t be more thrilled.
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3/26/26
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It has been several weeks since our last update about the health of the newspaper.
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by Laura Lucas, Chestnut Hill Community Association President
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2/5/26
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When people ask me how I’m doing, I find myself saying the same thing.“I’m great. Except for the world burning down around me.”
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by State Rep. Tarik Khan, D-194th
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1/22/26
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Traditionally, it is the time of year when the Chestnut Hill Community Association holds its Annual Appeal to raise funds for our programs, events and operations. This year is different.
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11/26/25
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In the Oct. 23 issue, I shared the urgency felt by the Chestnut Hill Community Association (CHCA) and the Chestnut Hill Local staff about being able to publish our weekly community newspaper week after week.
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by Laura Lucas, President, Chestnut Hill Community Association
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11/13/25
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Councilmember Cindy Bass’s column, “Community is more important than profits,” (Chestnut Hill Local, Nov. 6) claims that raising redevelopment and accountability after the death of Kada Scott is opportunism. It is not.
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by Patrick W. Jones, Ward Leader, 59th Democratic Ward
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11/13/25
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If having our community paper means something to you, read on and buckle up. We need you.
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by Laura Lucas, Chestnut Hill Community Association President
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10/23/25
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Living in Northwest Philadelphia for the last 16 years, I have come to believe ours is a community that embodies the spirit of “brotherly love.”
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by Daralyse Lyons
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9/25/25
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Abby Weiss joined the Chestnut Hill Local on July 7. On Friday, Sept. 12, she joined me on G-Town Radio’s “A Local Lens” to talk about her experiences as the Local’s new environmental reporter.
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by Daralyse Lyons
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9/18/25
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On Friday, Aug. 8, in a departure from our traditionally scheduled programming, the marketing and internship coordinator for the Pennsylvania NewsMedia Association (PNA) Chris Kazlauskas, interviewed me on G-town Radio, 92.9 FM.
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by Daralyse Lyons
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8/21/25
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Gone are the days of seemingly limitless news budgets and bullpens overflowing with reporters. We’ve moved to a new era.
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by Daralyse Lyons
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8/7/25
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Both started their journalism careers at a young age. The Local thrust them into the deep end.
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by Daralyse Lyons
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7/17/25
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Over the last five years, life has gotten more expensive. So has operating a business.
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7/10/25
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