Sunday, January 6, 2013
GRinCh is hosting a recycling program early in January.
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- Nate Adams
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Sunday, January 6
Green in Chestnut Hill (GRinCh) is hosting a holiday tree recycling event early in 2013. According to a release from the organization, residents can bring their trees to the Sunset Avenue entrance of the Norwood Fontbonne Academy on Sunday, Jan 6. The event will run from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Trees will be chipped and used for mulch. The group is asking for a $5 donation per tree to help fund GRinCh's "Green Warrior Student" program.
The community group is planning to continue its 2012 holiday tree disposal service.
- THE NEIGHBORHOOD FILES
- Nate Adams
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Sunday, January 6
The East Mt. Airy Neighbors plan to run it's annual tree recycling program after the holidays in early 2013, the group confirmed at its meeting on Tuesday night. The program, which is in its second year, is scheduled to take place on Sunday, January 6 from 1 to 4 p.m. Residents can bring their trees and have them disposed of for $5. The event will likely be held at Gabbie's Community Garden . According to Elayne Bender with EMAN, the 2012 recycling event was a positive in its first year. "Last year, we saved over 200 trees," she said. "What's nice about it is that it brings in a small amount of money [to EMAN} and we got send out some mulch to the community gardens." The group will release a full announcement about the event in the coming …
Tuesday, December 25, 2012
See which area businesses are serving customers on Christmas Day.
See which businesses are open on Christmas Day.
See what area businesses are taking the holiday and closing their doors.
See which businesses in the Northwest are closed for Christmas.
Christmas is a day off for city trash collection.
See how trash collection has been impacted by the holiday.
Monday, December 24, 2012
See what time Christmas services are being held in Mt. Airy and Chestnut Hill.
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- Nate Adams
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Monday, December 24, 2012
The following is a list of Christmas Mass services in Mt. Airy and Chestnut Hill. If we didn't get your church, drop us a line at nathana@patch.com and we'll try to get it up. Holy Cross, Mt. Airy Christmas Vigil / family mass, 5 p.m. Monday Midnight mass, 11:45p.m. Monday Christmas morning mass, 11 a.m. Tuesday St. Madeleine Sophie, Mt. Airy Christmas Vigil, 8 p.m. Monday, singing starts at 7:45 p.m. Christmas morning mass, 9 a.m. Tuesday St. Paul's Episcopal, Chestnut Hill St. Paul's Christmas Pageant, 4:30 p.m. Monday Christmas Eve eucharist, 11p.m. Monday Christmas Day service, 10 a.m. Tuesday Church of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Chestnut Hill family-focused eucharist, 4 p.m. Monday Festal Eucharist, 10 p.m. Monday Christmas eucharist, …
The holiday season doesn't stop unusual crimes around the Greater Philadelphia Area.
Grinch Strikes Roxborough-ville: According to a report from Roxborough Patch, police had several reports of packages being stolen from doorsteps in December. There were four reported incidents of packages being taken while homeowners were out, including an incident in which 100 wooden arrows were reported taken. Check out Roxborough Patch for the full story. Not Really in the Spirit of the Season: According to a report from Marple-Newtown Patch, an area florist reported to police that a customer stole a santa decoration from the store and left without paying for it, which really seems like an instance of the Christmas spirit going a little too far. Check out Marple-Newtown Patch for the story. One-Way Ticket to the Naughty List: According …
Kirsten Sebright
2:40 pm on Monday, December 24, 2012
Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill has a beautiful candlelight service at 10pm. 8855 Germantown ave Philadelphia PA. We hope to see you there! more ›