Cheltenham News

The former treasurer of a parent-teacher organization in Cheltenham, Pa. is headed to trial in Montgomery County, on charges she stole more than $29,000 from the PTO.

November 3, 2009 -- Two school-age twins are hospitalized after being hit by a car in the Lawncrest section of Philadelphia.

The stakes were too high for one Montgomery County municipality that walked away from the county's table this year.

The movie Amelia shows the legendary aviation pioneer at the height of her career.

The Montgomery County commissioners agree, which is almost news in itself. The Cheltenham Township commissioners concur as well.

Monday's metro column digs into the uneasiness in Cheltenham township, where local and county officials have opposed a question from appearing on next week's ballot that would give the people more power to stop development.

When Cheltenham, Pa. residents go to the polls November 3rd, they'll see a question on the ballot that asks them whether they want to amend the Home Rule Charter with a citizen's Bill of Rights that gives them more say over some development projects.

Hall of fun -- that's what they plan to be having this Friday, Oct. 23, at Cheltenham High, when the school inducts its latest Hall of Fame members into the Wyncote shrine of academics, sports and good-looking kids.

This Sunday a dam will burst, there'll be a major power outage, a train will slam into a car and a hospital will be evacuated.

As voted for by Times readers in our recent NovelList poll, to mark the 60th anniversary of the Cheltenham Literary Festival John Sutherland and Stefanie Marsh John Sutherland on the winner - To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee How many British admirers of Harper Lee's novel have seen a mockingbird? Scarcely more, I suspect, than have seen a dodo.

One of the rules of the day - "Respect and be kind to everyone" - is held aloft by Julian Whelan yesterday outside Oak Lane Day School.

Police have released a surveillance photo of a man who they say handed a teller a note demanding cash at the Wachovia Bank at 341 West Cheltenham Avenue.

Police are looking for a man who robbed a Wachovia Bank in Cheltenham. Police have released a surveillanceA photo of a man whoA they sayA handed a teller a note demanding cashA at the Wachovia BankA atA 341 West Cheltenham Avenue.

Cheltenham, Pa. police are asking for help from the public as they try to solve a series of home burglaries -- five of them in a span of about eight hours over this past weekend.

DOE awarded more than $36 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funding on September 17 to support energy efficiency and conservation projects in communities across Pennsylvania.

The three-member Montgomery County Election Board exceeded its authority when it refused to place a citizen-sponsored referendum question on the November election ballot because the board believed the content of the question was illegal, according to a county judge.

Share + Sep 4, 2009 7:13 pm US/Eastern ABINGTON TWP., Pa. Police in Montgomery County said two suspects are in custody after a rash of robberies apparently targeting the Asian Community.

Two Philadelphia men are behind bars in Montgomery County, charged in connection with a series of robberies that terrorized pedestrians on the streets of Abington and Cheltenham, Pa.

Share + Aug 28, 2009 7:05 pm US/Eastern UPPER DARBY, Pa. Police in Delaware County have arrested one man and continue to look for his accomplice in connection with the robbery of an Upper Darby pharmacy on August 10.

The Montgomery County commissioners will have to go before a judge and defend their unanimous decision to refuse to place a citizen-sponsored referendum question on the November ballot.