Township Manager Kraynik Looks to be Leaving for Upper Merion; Final Deal Still in the Works
The whispering campaign about Township Manager David Kraynik's future can stop with the announcement by Upper Merion Township late yesterday that Kraynik has accepted their "conditional offer" of the job as township manager there. If no hitches emerge, he would start work in his new position by January, 2013. He could be there in a transitional capacity before then. “The Cheltenham Commissioners wish Mr. Kraynik the best of luck. We will be working with him and Township staff to provide … [Full Story...]
Commissioners Unanimously Approve Move to Automated Recycling; Hardships for Some Caused by Container Size Will Be ‘Looked Into’
The Cheltenham Board of Commissioners Wednesday night issued a unanimous final approval for moving ahead with automated recycling collections. The new system, slated for introduction by April, 2013, will require the purchases of two new trucks and the retrofitting of two currently owned trucks, all with mechanical arm collectors/tippers on both sides. However, after many at the meeting, including Ward Six Commissioner Mickey Simon, voiced concern about the physical hardship for some … [Full Story...]
Cheltenham High School Girls Lacrosse Team ‘Fights Strong’ for Special Cause
Cheltenham High's girls lacrosse team took on a fight a lot bigger than their recent match with Upper Moreland. While the CHS team managed to defeat their rivals, dominating the game by a score of 16-5, they were also taking on a larger challenge. The team sponsored a cancer awareness fundraiser at the game that brought in over $1,000 for The Breathing Room Foundation. CHS team members made and sold pink ribbon memorials (which were displayed on the fence during the game), sold t-shirts, … [Full Story...]
Township Schedule Switches for Memorial Day
The Cheltenham Township Administration Building, located at 8230 Old York Road in Elkins Park, will be closed on Monday, May 28 for the Memorial Day holiday. Refuse and recycling will not be collected that day. Collections are rescheduled as follows: • Route A – Laverock and Glenside – Tuesday, May 29. • Route B – Wyncote, Chelten Hills and West Elkins Park Wednesday, May 30. • Route C – East Elkins Park and Melrose Park – Thursday, May 31. • Route D – Cheltenham … [Full Story...]
Commissioners Likely to Vote on Automated Recycling Wednesday With Doubts Still Swirling
Despite considerable controversy on the subject, the board of commissioners is expected to vote Wednesday on whether to move to an automated recycling collection system. After eventually turning down a series of proposals for automating garbage and recycling collections in late December based on widespread community dissatisfaction, the board made what many considered a surprise move this month by placing yet another option, modified slightly from one reviewed just four and one-half months ago, … [Full Story...]
Township Sponsors Electronics Recycling This Saturday
Cheltenham Township is sponsoring a free electronics recycling collection for residents and business in the community on Saturday, May 19 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Cheltenham High School parking lot, located at 500 Rices Mill Road in Wyncote. Acceptable items include anything with a plug: desktop computing, printers, peripherals, audio/video equipment including TVs up to 36”, mainframes, and household items like microwaves, window unit air-conditioners and vacuum cleaners. In addition, … [Full Story...]
Get in the Swim – Pool Registration Underway for June 16 Splash
Now that we've gotten a taste of the warm weather, it's time to get in the swim - for pool memberships this summer at the township's two municipal pools, Conklin and Glenside. Only Cheltenham Township residents are eligible. The pools open June 16 with new daily hours: noon to 8 p.m. For added convenience, last year’s pool members are being mailed registration applications. If membership details are the same - no additions or subtractions to their membership, they can mail in their … [Full Story...]
Free Screening of Documentary on Human Trafficking Tomorrow at the Hiway
State Rep. Lawrence Curry, in conjunction with the Montgomery County Anti-Human Trafficking Coalition and local concerned citizens, is presenting a free screening of “Not My Life,” a powerful documentary about the horrors of human trafficking/slavery in its global context at the Hiway Theatre Tuesday night. The event will will run from 7 to 9 p.m. at the theatre, 212 Old York Road in Jenkintown, and include a panel of experts and advocates who will speak briefly and answer questions after … [Full Story...]
Cheltenham Corners the Market on Primary Election Write-Ins
There's almost no steeper mountain to climb in politics than winning in a write-in campaign. Yet write-ins played a somewhat conspicuous role in Cheltenham in the primary election two weeks ago. And both parties were involved. On the Republican side, Mark Sirinides of Melrose Park scrambled to make it to the ballot in November for the 154th Legislative District race against Democrat Steve McCarter of Glenside. Sirinides was competing against himself in the sense that his legal threshold … [Full Story...]
Four Tranquil Sunday Afternoons at Tookany Creek Park
Cheltenham Township will close Tookany Creek Parkway to motor vehicles on four afternoons this spring for Sundays in the Park recreational activities. Bicyclers, skaters, joggers, walkers and others with a penchant for enjoying the outdoors free of the roar of engines, can enjoy the use of the traffic-free thoroughfare. Beginning Sunday, May 20 and ending Sunday, June 10, motor vehicles will be prohibited from Tookany Creek Parkway between Central Avenue and Jenkintown Road from 1 to 4 p.m. … [Full Story...]
Food
What, No Groceries?
You might not go so far as to say that the Creekside Co-op is looking good these days - from a physical standpoint - but the heavy demolition striking into the heart of the building's skeleton are … [Read More...]
Sheep Steal the Show at Creekside Farmer’s Market Season Opening
Lisa Stockebrand, owner of The Stitching Room in Elkins Park, came up with the idea of doing her own version of “Sheep to Shawl” competitions that occur at markets and county fairs at the … [Read More...]
Arts
Game On: Contest for $10,000 Worth of School Band Instruments for CHS Needs Your Vote
The Cheltenham High School bands are entered in a contest offering them a chance to win $10,000 worth of musical instruments. Unlike the other contests these young musicians and their teachers enter, … [Read More...]
CHS Band Musicians Compete: You Can Call Them ‘Rock Stars’
You'd think that the world would know by now that when Cheltenham High School saunters into town for a band competition, they're going to kick up a little dust. But when the Select Orchestra, the … [Read More...]
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