Heartfelt thanks to all my supporters for the solid win in the primary election. I appreciate your confidence in me – my willingness to listen, question and act wisely to solve problems. I value the hard work of my campaign team and friends who recognize that my approach reaches outside the narrow boxes of ideology […]
Thanks to a donation by Primex Garden Center, a group of us honored Earth Day by planting in Cheltenham a new native Sweetbay Magnolia. In addition to spring flowers and fall berries for the birds, this tree will offer our community purer air and storm water management assistance. It will fight erosion and help cool […]
Apologies to those who have tried to reach me via email on my contact page. I am not receiving those emails. Please email me directly at ann4cheltenham@gmail.com or call me at 215-884-4155. Thanks, Ann
Here (below) is a copy of Ann’s written public comments/questions about the Township’s Sewer Plan. The public comment period on this Act 537 Plan runs through the end of March. Responses will be made after that period. 3/6/13 To: Brian Havir, Cheltenham Township Manager From: Ann L. Rappoport, Ph.D. 114 E. Waverly Road, […]
What a great letter-to-the-editor from a Cheltenham resident in today’s Philadelphia Inquirer! Cheltenham is always a work in progress, but what a great place to pursue the progress! (below) POSTED: Tuesday, March 12, 2013, 3:01 AM Cheltenham is worth every penny As a child raised in East Oak Lane by two Philadelphia schoolteachers, I wanted […]
The story of Linda Jean’s Grille in Wyncote is a story with larger ramifications for all our communities. The situation cries out about the precarious financial status of small neighborhood businesses and their seemingly relative impotence against acts of nature and by bureaucracies. However, the good news is that residents and consumers have more […]