Please join with me in congratulating Donna Dear as our 2024 Area 13 Honoree. This recognition is long overdue and well-deserved. Donna is humble and loyal and is extremely generous with her time and money. When CTRO had to fill a vacancy for Recording Secretary she stepped up and took on the challenge, even though she was already serving in the same capacity for other organizations in which she volunteers. And for those of us who have reviewed her meeting minutes, they are the most … [Read more...]

Attention Republican Voters in Cheltenham Township, Jenkintown Borough & Springfield Township: I will be mounting a Write-In Campaign for State Representative in the 154th Legislative District. I will need at least 300 Write-In Votes either at the upcoming Primary Elections next Tuesday, 23 April 2024 or on Mail-In Ballots that you should be receiving soon. Here's what you will need to do. On your Primary Ballots locate the office titled "Representative in the General Assembly … [Read more...]

The following is my fond reflection of the time I met with Benjamin Franklin. Some of the events might have become cloudy as this meeting took place long ago. Me: My phone is ringing. It's from a 215 area code. That's an oldie, maybe I should answer it. Hello, this is Thom! Ben Franklin (BF): Hello Thom, this is Ben Franklin. May I call you Thom? Me: Yes, I insist. What do I owe this honor, Mr. Franklin? BF: Please call me Ben. BF: You might be aware I am a member of the … [Read more...]

As the old adage goes, "Elections Have Consequences." Last night, The Ruling Elitist Party of the People's Republic of Cheltenham, more commonly known as the Cheltenham Township Board of Commissioners, gathered for their monthly meeting as the Public Affairs Committee. Their major agenda item was to begin the process of making a law that would restrict the voices of our citizens at every future public meeting. Four short months ago, we went to our polling places to elect Comrades Areman, … [Read more...]

Cheltenham’s libraries, pools, and community centers are getting old. Should they be renovated or replaced? Proposals to dramatically rearrange the town's public buildings and services have residents worried about preserving the character of its neighborhoods. Geraldine Brown, a longtime resident and community leader in Cheltenham Township's La Mott neighborhood, outside the oft-closed La Mott Community Center and library. Tyger Williams / Staff Photographer Many older suburbs close to … [Read more...]

Opinion | Three strikes for newly elected Montgomery County Commissioners Neil Makhija and Jamila Winder LINK TO ORIGINAL ARTICLE All Around | Elections , Opinion , Politics January 23rd, 2024 | By Kevin Tierney Curiously, prior to a campaign stop by President Joe Biden in Montgomery County, Montgomery County released a press release with the headline “As President Biden Visits Montco, Commissioners Reaffirm Commitment to Every Citizen’s Right to Vote.” It is important to … [Read more...]

As many Cheltenham Township residents already know, our Board of Commissioners are considering multiple options for updating our township-owned facilities. Local PBS media outlet WHYY recently published an article about the existing Facilities Study. The article below was copied from WHYY's website. View original WHYY article What to do with aging facilities? Cheltenham Township has a multimillion dollar problem to solve Township officials are weighing four potential plans to … [Read more...]

Last evening the Cheltenham Township Board of Commissioners convened a Public Meeting to provide an update on the Facilities Study. The meeting was held via Zoom. For those who were unavailable to attend, the Township has posted the video of this meeting on YouTube. LINK TO VIDEO Please note CTRO was represented and duly noted at the beginning of the meeting by one of our Township Commissioners. Apparently, borrowing & spending hundreds of millions of citizen's dollars while … [Read more...]

BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND We just received 100 brand new "We Support Our Cheltenham Police" Lawn Signs. Please complete the form below & we will deliver one to your home. Link to Lawn Sign Request Form SHOW YOUR SUPPORT If you would like a “We Support Our Cheltenham Police” Lawn Sign, please complete the form below & we will deliver one to your home. Thank you for your support! Author’s Note: This post is not intended to be political in nature. … [Read more...]

Please join with me to congratulate CTRO Past Chair Myron Goldman for receiving the prestigious Parkhouse Award at Abington GOP's Spring Dinner. For those of us who know Myron personally this was a well-deserved recognition. This is the second year in a row the Parkhouse Award recipient came from Cheltenham Township. Last year's award winner was Tom Ellis. In keeping with tradition, Tom introduced Myron to the audience and presented him with the award. Next year will be Myron's turn to … [Read more...]

Cheltenham GOP would like to recognize our newly appointed Police Chief John Slavin. Congratulations and best of luck in your new role. We are behind you and your department all the way. Author's note: All content shown is from the Cheltenham Township website. Photo from Township website Township Manager Robert Zienkowski has appointed John P. Slavin as Chief of Police, contingent upon Board approval.  This appointment will be brought to the Board of Commissioners on … [Read more...]

Last evening our beloved Myron Goldman stepped down as Cheltenham GOP Chair after eight years of exemplary service. Myron is the driving force behind CTRO and his legacy as Chair will endure forever. He set a standard of excellence for us all. At our meeting last evening we had the opportunity to honor Myron and celebrate his service to the Cheltenham GOP and to our community at large. We presented a nice gift basket to him and his wife Louise and all of his friends in attendance … [Read more...]

On Monday 13 June 2022 there was a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony held for the Jon Fox Memorial Bench in Abington at Tyson Green. Former U.S. Congressman Jon Fox touched a lot of people's lives, many of whom will read this post. Congressman Fox's memory will be preserved for generations to come. We will always remember Congressman Fox! … [Read more...]

Thom Estilow does it all for CTRO.  He is our treasurer. He keeps accurate books and files the financial forms in a timely manner. Thom is our webmaster.  He keeps our page current and is set up to encourage new subscribers. He has developed working relationships with the Abington, Springfield and Jenkintown Republican organizations. He is a dependable worker all year, doing whatever needs to be done, including giving CTRO visibility by attending meetings and functions of other … [Read more...]

It is a privilege to introduce CTRO's new Vice Chair Tony Bermeo. Tony will complete the term of Past Vice Chair Chris Decker who recently moved out of Cheltenham Township. Please join with me in congratulating Tony as our newest Officer of CTRO and expressing our sincerest gratitude to Chris Decker for his years of loyal service to CTRO and to our community at large. … [Read more...]

Photo from Township website. Cheltenham GOP would like to recognize and thank Police Chief John Frye upon his retirement from the Cheltenham Township Police Department after 26 years of loyal service to our community. Under Chief Frye's leadership our Police Department has been a model of excellence in Pennsylvania and recently attained our third Accreditation with the Pennsylvania Chiefs of Police Association, which is an in-depth process making sure we are following the best standards … [Read more...]

Jenkintown Republican Committee Chair & Vice Area 13 Leader Suzanne Hunter was recognized at the MCRC Spring Reception as the Area 13 Honoree. Please join me in congratulating Suzanne for this well deserved honor. … [Read more...]

Cheltenham GOP's past Vice Chair Dr. Stephanie Vacharat was presented a Resolution by the Cheltenham Township Board of Commissioners during their Monthly Zoom Meeting in honor of her retirement from the Cheltenham Township Library System Board of Directors after thirteen years and for her many years of service as a member of both the Friends of La Mott Library and the Friends of Elkins Park Library. Please join me in congratulating Stephanie for this well-deserved recognition and for her … [Read more...]

A very special Thank You from Cheltenham GOP to Dr. Ryan Cox for his recent bid to fill a vacant Cheltenham School Board Director seat. Ryan was on our slate of Republican School Board Candidates last year and when the vacancy was recently announced, he stepped up once again in an effort serve our community. He is extremely qualified and would be a valuable asset to the current Board. Unfortunately, the School Board selected another candidate, but we applaud his efforts nonetheless. It … [Read more...]

The Cheltenham GOP would like to congratulate newly sworn-in Cheltenham Township Police Officer Matthew Bugieda (center in the photo above). Officer Bugieda's uncle is a longtime friend of the Cheltenham GOP, former Springfield Township Ward 6 Commissioner Jim Dailey (far left on the photo above). It is clear that a "Call to Service" runs in their family. They must be very proud of him. Please join me in congratulating our newest Cheltenham Township Police Officer and his family. … [Read more...]

Congratulations to our Cheltenham High School Panther Football Team for their remarkable 2020 season. After winning the District 1 Championship, our Panthers went on to play Archbishop Wood in the PIAA Class 5A State Championship Game at Hershey Park Stadium last evening. It was a hard fought game right to the end, but Archbishop Wood prevailed on a late touchdown drive. It was not the ending our Panthers were seeking, but our hats are off to them for their outstanding season. GO … [Read more...]

Cheltenham GOP is pleased to support the 2019 NAACP Scholarship Fund.  The proceeds will be used to advance the education of deserving students in need. We are also proud to display our Full Page advertisement in support of the upcoming 2019 Freedom Fund Awards Dinner which will feature Guest Speaker Chad Dion Lassiter who serves as Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission. Community service is a major component of the NAACP Cheltenham Branch and the Cheltenham … [Read more...]

Please join me in congratulating CTRO Chairman Myron Goldman for his recognition at the MCRC Spring Reception as the Area 13 Committee Person of the year. Everyone who knows Chairman Goldman agrees that his recognition is well deserved. Even Senator Toomey chose to deliver his speech while Myron's credentials were being displayed in the background. Here is to our tireless leader!! Congratulations Mr. Chairman!! … [Read more...]

Current Cheltenham GOP Chairman, Myron Goldman & past Vice Chair, Dr. Stephanie Vacharat were honored by the Cheltenham Township Board of Commissioners at last evening's meeting for their service to the Friends of Cheltenham Libraries. What a well-deserved and great honor to them, their families, our community & CTRO.  We are all so proud. Congratulations Myron & Stephanie!! … [Read more...]

The Cheltenham Township Board of Commissioners will recognize the Friends of Cheltenham Libraries this evening during their regular monthly meeting at 7:30pm at Curtis Hall.  You are invited to attend. In addition to serving as Cheltenham GOP's Chairman, Myron Goldman also serves as the co-President of the Friends of Elkins Park Library Board.  He will be among those receiving this honorable & noble recognition from our Township Commissioners.  We all know that Myron is a tireless … [Read more...]

CTRO's very own Craig Bird has accepted a position with the Republican Party of Pennsylvania as a Regional Field Organizer. Craig is a motivated and dedicated fellow American who has a long track record of service- to our country as an Officer in the U.S. Army, to our community as a Republican Committee Person & past Ward Leader and now to our State Party. Please join me in congratulating Craig on his new position with the Republican Party of Pennsylvania. Go Craig!! … [Read more...]

I am pleased to announce that CTRO's Thom Estilow has been appointed to Cheltenham Township's Economic Development Task Force by the Board of Commissioners. Please join with me in congratulating Thom. … [Read more...]

What an outstanding week for the members of CTRO. Our very own Stephanie Vacharat, who serves as CTRO's Vice Chair, was recognized and honored at last night's Cheltenham Township Commissioner Board meeting by receiving her Silver Certificate for 10 years of Volunteer Service on Cheltenham Township's Library Board. Congratulations Stephanie!!  Well deserved!! CTRO, along with everyone in Cheltenham Township, is very proud of your achievement and would like to Thank You for your service … [Read more...]

It was a great privilege to deliver items donated by CTRO to the nearby Manor College Food Pantry, called Bird Feed. I hope our donation will brighten the Holiday Season for a deserving student. Watch NBC10 News Story About Bird Feed Read More About Bird Feed     … [Read more...]

CTRO is proud to have one of our members inducted into the Cheltenham Little League Class of 2017 Hall of Fame.  Jim Schott, 2nd from the left, with the 2017 inductees.  Congratulations to Jim and his family for this well-deserved recognition for his service to our community.  Job well done!!         … [Read more...]