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COP Camp Provides Kids Insider View of Cheltenham Police Operations
COP Campers posing with the JeffStat’s Helicopter and crew. COP Camp was another big hit this year, reports the Cheltenham Township Police Department in announcing their 8th class of cadet “graduates.”...
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Reese of Laverock Confirmed as PA Treasurer
Timothy A. Reese of Laverock was confirmed as PA state Treasurer last week. In the heat of the PA budget stalemate, it’s been a story buried in the blizzard of press releases between the governor and...
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Cheltenham Celebrates Fourth with Festive Parades
There was something for everyone in this year’s East Cheltenham and Greater Glenside Fourth of July parades. CC was there to capture some of the spectacle.
View ArticleMcCarter Urges Governor to Veto State Pension Overhaul
State Rep. Steve McCarter (D-154), called on Gov. Tom Wolf today to veto legislation passed last week that would overhaul the state pension system “Senate Bill 1, which was rushed through the...
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CC’s Weekend Picks
In Cheltenham Flick ‘N Float at the Glenside Pool Friday, July 10 Film: The Boxtrolls Float in the shallow end of the pool on your own raft or tube, or bring a lawn...
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Wolf Vetoes Pension Bill as State Budget Rift Solidifies
PA Gov. Tom Wolf This one took more time, but PA Gov. Tom Wolf’s veto statement today of the Republican legislature’s version of pension reform, coming on the heels of earlier vetoes of the budget and...
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Summer Road Work, Off to a Fast Start, Makes for Slow Going
A work crew on Route 611 at Stahr Road (just south of Church Road) attending to manhole covers as part of the road resurfacing work Ever feel like a tourist in your hometown? Maybe you’re late and the...
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Montgomery County Launches Digital Platform to Follow the Dollars
Montco Board Chair Josh Shapiro introducing the county’s new budget and financial platform with Chief Financial Officer Uri Monson (right) Budget and financial information for Montgomery County just...
View ArticlePortner Running as Republican in Ward 3? Still a Maybe
Harvey Portner, who seems to have had a certificate of title for his Ward 3 commissioner seat as a Democrat for the last 27 years, is thinking. Thinking about running as a Republican, that is, after...
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Zoning Hearing Starts for 216-Unit Proposal in Laverock
The Charles A. Platt mansion on the property that will be demolished if the current plan is approved. The next chapter in the seven-year saga of the Laverock (formerly Falcon Hill and Laverock Hill)...
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CC’s Weekend Picks
In Cheltenham Selfie Expression at White Pines Productions July 16-19 Noon to 10 p.m. Created by visual artist Thalia Elie, this interactive exhibition “focuses on how our culture’s peer acceptance...
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Low Flying Helicopter Pays Cheltenham Neighborhoods An Extended Visit
The hovering helicopter overlooking Melrose Avenue Was that El Chapo on the run in Melrose Park? Or maybe it was Jade Helm 15 after they decided they couldn’t take the heat in Texas but figured they...
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Helicopter Was Doing PECO Line Maintenance
The seemingly unusual low flying helicopter operation yesterday morning over Elkins Park and Melrose Park was part of a routine PECO transmission line maintenance program, according to a PECO...
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Blood Drive Wednesday at KI
Congregation Keneseth Israel is hosting a blood drive for the American Red Cross on Wed., July 22. Doors are open from 2 to 6:45 p.m. The process is simple and easy. You’ll sign in and staff will go...
View ArticlePolice on the Trail of Elkins Park Burglar
Cheltenham Police are pursuing a suspect in a number of break-ins in the early hours of Sunday morning with residents inside in the Spring Avenue area of Elkins Park. According to a source in the...
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Now You Can Text to 911 in Montco, But . . .
Montgomery County has updated its 911 call service to give residents the ability to send short text messages in an emergency. “Text-to-911″ is designed to be used primarily in emergency situations...
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Mosquito Spraying Scheduled for Thursday
Area of the township where spraying will occur. Click on the map for a better view. The Montgomery County Health Department will be spraying in Cheltenham on Thursday to combat mosquitoes carrying the...
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New Wyncote Elementary Almost Ready; Modulars to Get Close Look
A view of the front of the new Wyncote Elementary facing the bus loop from Barker Road Construction of Wyncote Elementary is close to 100 percent complete, despite a minor wet weather slow-down in...
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District Appoints Elkins Park Principal
New Elkins Park School Principal Geraldine Fitzpatrick-Doria The Cheltenham Township School District appointed Geraldine Fitzpatrick-Doria as the new principal of Elkins Park School at a special board...
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Kiefer Gets Real Estate Consultant Contract; For What is Less than Clear
William Kiefer, who concluded his tenure as Cheltenham’s acting superintendent in June, can add another notch to his belt of district positions he has held over the years. The latest, approved Tuesday...
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