Feb. 17, 1966

‘66 Springfield Township budget shows 3 mill increase to cover rising salaries, library and fire allocations

The proposed budget for Springfield Township for 1966 calls for a 3 mill or $104-125 net increase in the real estate tax. The new increases will cover such expenses as increased trash collection, an increase in the Police Pension Fund contributions to conform with a new state law, an average 3% salary increase to all township employees, and several other items.

Teen center to open this month now has ‘everything but a name’

The only thing still up in the air about Chestnut Hill’s Teenage Center is the name. Otherwise, things are rolling rapidly toward its grand opening on Feb. 26, when the dreams and plans of a summer’s worth of talk become a reality. The center is on the second floor of Jocelyn Hall, at 8434 Germantown Ave.

Feb. 19, 1976

29 At-large nominees vie for 16 CHCA seats

A record number of candidates — 29 — has been nominated for 16 at-large seats on the Community Association’s board of directors. The high number of nominees, allegedly the largest ever submitted for a CHCA election, has been interpreted as a healthy, encouraging indication of democratic, community-wide participation in the Association’s election process.

Bloodmobile: 190 pints

The Feb. 9 Red Cross-Community Association Bloodmobile at the Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill drew 190 pints, 40 more than the required 150-pint quota. According to blood program co-chairman Martha Repman’s math, that gives the community 466 units toward its 580-pint quota for the year.

Feb. 20, 1986

New ‘Local’ guidelines put on hold

The Executive Committee of the Chestnut Hill Community Association did not consider the guideline changes brought before it on Feb. 13 by the Chestnut Hill Local Management Committee, to allow more time for consideration. Two items are proposed, including a statement concerning the Local’s purpose. Titled, “Profitability,” the statement read: “The primary purpose of the Chestnut Hill Local shall be the fostering of a feeling of community.The Local should not feel pressure to make a profit. However, the Local’s owners should not feel embarrassed if, either through skillful journalism or prudent management, the Local is profitable.”

Feb. 22, 1996

‘95 parking tickets down from ‘94

The number of parking violation tickets issued in Chestnut Hill by the Philadelphia Parking Authority during the months of October, November and December 1995 were 48% less than the number written during the same three months in 1994, the Local learned. “I find these numbers somewhat troubling since they have dropped so significantly, but in any case seem to not support the position that the Parking Authority is being aggressive as it relates to parking enforcement in Chestnut Hill,” wrote Rina Cutler, executive director of the Philadelphia Parking Authority, in response to a complaint from City Councilman Thacher Longstreth.

Contributions to Community Fund drive hit $39,000

Contributions to the 1996-97 Chestnut Hill Community Fund Drive now total $39,074 from 881 individuals, organizations and businesses. The goal for the 1996-97 drive is $70,000, up from the original target of $50,000. The Chestnut Hill Community Fund Drive was established by the CHCA board of directors in 1972. Among the projects it supports are the Senior Center services, Pastorius Park concerts, Germantown Ave. beautification, Town Watch, street tree planting and maintenance, and Fathers’ Club sports.

Feb. 23, 2006

Springside opens new field house

After raising $24.6 million in its six-year redevelopment plan, Springside School revealed the 52,000 square foot Phyllis M. Vare Field House on Feb. 9. The field house was the third phase of Springside’s redevelopment project that, at its beginning in 1999, was assumed to be impossible because potential consultants had told them with an all-female alumnae body, they could only hope to raise about $4 million, given the belief that women are less likely to talk directly about financial issues and therefore less likely to give.

College will build on Sugarloaf, but preserve green space

The Albert M. Greenfield Foundation has decided to sell the Sugarloaf property, 9230 Germantown Ave., to Chestnut Hill College. The purchase is expected to be finalized this summer. The college has been looking to expand its campus due to a recent, gradual increase in enrollment after it made the historic decision in 2003 to accept male students into the previously all-female campus community.

Feb. 18, 2016

Thefts from autos rise on the Hill

Police are seeking the public’s help in combating thefts from vehicles in Chestnut Hill. Captain Sekou Kinebrew, of the 14th Police District, encouraged residents to alert the police to any “suspicious persons and activity captured on home surveillance videos.” He reminded residents to lock their vehicles and not leave anything in their automobiles.