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For week of May 1, 2023
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5/3/23
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It’s a sure sign of spring in Chestnut Hill: the annual Home & Garden Festival, returning to Germantown Avenue Sunday, May 7.
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by Francesca Chapman
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5/3/23
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Mt. Airy residents are on track to soon see the construction of eight newly improved crosswalks along Germantown Avenue beginning in the fall of next year.
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by Tom Beck and Carla Robinson
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4/28/23
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Deep into the pandemic, Beth Wright surveyed SEPTA’s Highland Station and saw silent tracks and an empty parking lot. She saw something else, too.
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by Francesca Chapman
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4/28/23
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In 1995, the Philadelphia International Cricket Festival was started to promote the sport in Philadelphia and beyond. This year's event is set for May 4-7.
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By Chris Spaeth
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4/28/23
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The following report is for crimes reported in Chestnut Hill and Mt. Airy for the period from April 16 - 23.
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4/28/23
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The C.W. Henry Elementary School in Mt. Airy just became the 5th city school that must close due to the discovery of asbestos in the building.
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by Carla Robinson
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4/28/23
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The Springfield Township Zoning Hearing Board continued until May 22 a hearing on Christine Visco’s appeal of a violation issued for operating a business within a residential district.
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by Tom Beck
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4/28/23
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Chestnut Hill resident Barbara Thomson, who is running for Municipal Court judge, says, “I have been preparing for this job for 35 years.”
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by Len Lear
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4/28/23
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The Springfield Township Zoning Hearing Board is scheduled Monday to hear a homeowner’s appeal of a January zoning violation for operating a business inside a residential district.
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by Tom Beck
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4/20/23
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It was one the most endearing sounds one can hear: children’s laughter. And it was hard to believe that three years earlier, it wasn’t there at all.
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by Kyle Bagenstose
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4/20/23
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With affordable housing and other development concerns emerging as a major issue in the current race for city council, many voters are considering what kind of relationship each candidate has with developers.
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by Tom Beck
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4/20/23
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The following report is for crimes reported in Chestnut Hill and Mt. Airy for the period from April 10 - 16.
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4/20/23
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The upcoming Democratic primary on May 16 is an event of considerable importance for the residents of Northwest Philadelphia.
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by Carla Robinson, Editor
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4/20/23
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The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage has awarded $1,170,000 in fellowships to 12 Philadelphia area artists of color.
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by Rita Charleston
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4/20/23
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Legend has it that the land that now houses St. Thomas Church Whitemarsh had been a Native American burial ground for the Lenni Lenape tribe.
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by Len Lear
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4/13/23
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The Chestnut Hill Conservancy is celebrating the success of that experiment with an April 13 lecture and accompanying walking tour on April 23.
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by George McNeely
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4/13/23
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The following report is for crimes reported in Chestnut Hill and Mt. Airy for the period from April 3 - 9.
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4/13/23
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Democrats in the 22nd Ward Open Caucus, a rump group of progressive committee people who have split from the ward's existing party leadership, voted last week to endorse Helen Gym for mayor.
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by Tom Beck
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4/13/23
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