The news that Georgia will be investigating its legislators has put Georgia on my mind.
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8/4/22
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Philadelphia’s new bill sponsored by at-large City Councilmember Katherine Gilmore Richardson to encourage tree canopy growth in Philadelphia is an important legislative work.
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8/4/22
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A free COVID vaccination clinic for ages 5 and up is scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 6, at the Germantown Avenue headquarters of Essential Community Connections.
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8/4/22
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The following crime report is for crimes reported in Chestnut Hill and Mt. Airy for the period from July 25-31.
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8/4/22
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Residents of Germantown teamed up with police officers from the 14th Police District and its chaplaincy Thursday evening to stage a peace walk.
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by Tom Beck
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8/4/22
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Democratic legislators from across the state gathered at Chestnut Hill Hospital last week to discuss ongoing healthcare policy issues.
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by Carla Robinson
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8/4/22
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Many people are often derisive of lawyers until they need one.
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by Len Lear
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8/4/22
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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.
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by Carla Robinson
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8/3/22
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The CHCA Board of Directors unanimously voted to recommend the Woodmere Art Museum’s plans to obtain variances for St. Michael’s Hall.
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by Tom Beck
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8/3/22
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The virus is still here, I know, but after three years of abstinence from travel, we had to get out of town and away from the fuzz lining our walls.
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by Hugh Gilmore
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7/28/22
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The late comic Rodney Dangerfield used to say, “I'm getting so old that I could not blow out all of the candles on my latest birthday cake. The heat drove me back.”
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by Len Lear
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7/28/22
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Three local authors, one from Chestnut Hill and two from Mt. Airy, will discuss their books at a signing event on Thursday, July 28, 6 p.m., at Hilltop Books, 84 Bethlehem Pike.
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by Len Lear
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7/28/22
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Residents of Northwest Philadelphia and beyond attended a meeting held by the Northwest Traffic Calming Committee on Sunday afternoon.
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by Tom Beck
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7/28/22
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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.
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by Tom Beck
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7/27/22
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Three more readers of the Local reached out to the paper last week to complain about checks they had mailed being stolen and washed.
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by Tom Beck
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7/27/22
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The following crime report is for crimes reported in Chestnut Hill and Mt. Airy for the period from July 18 to July 25.
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7/27/22
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Hillers were alarmed to find the mailbox out front of the Chestnut Hill Post Office unlocked and open last Tuesday morning, as pictured here.
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7/27/22
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Last week's basketball action in the College summer league set the stage for the playoff quarterfinals.
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by Tom Utescher
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7/27/22
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In a return to summer basketball league action, Germantown Academy had little trouble winning back-to-back games last Monday.
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by Tom Utescher
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7/27/22
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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 …
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by Tom Beck and Kristin Holmes
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7/26/22
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