LaMott, PA

Township Manager Kraynik May Be Leaving

2012-05-19T14:02:00.001-05:00

I received this email from the Cheltenham Chamber of Citizens Group:

Township Manager Kraynik Looks to be Leaving for Upper Merion Final Deal is Still in the Works This was posted on May 18, 2012

Click here to read more

May 2012 - Walking For Fitness

2012-04-27T16:04:00.000-05:00

Coming in May 2012-Walking For Fitness - Learn how to safely and effectively warm up, cool down, and walk to burn calories and improve your fitness during this free walking workshop. The workshop will include a discussion and wall. All ages and fitness levels are welcome.

To find out more about this event, please contact the LaMott community center for more information.

2012 Income Tax Forms Are Now Available At The Library

2012-03-20T14:44:00.000-05:00

I know that there is a big push by the IRS for people to file their taxes online but not everyone wants to do it that way - including myself!

The tax forms are now available at the LaMott Library. I can say this from personal experience because I just picked up some of them a few days ago. The 1040 forms are available as well as other tax forms that you may need such as Schedule C form. This is a form that I need because I work from home and am self-employed but there are other tax forms available if you need them.

I know that there are some that may consider filing their taxes online much more easier but there are just some cases where you may feel that you want to fill out and file your taxes using the paper forms and mailing it in and fortunately our local library has the forms available for you if you need them.

Better hurry though because April 16th (April 15th falls on a Sunday) will be here sooner than you think!

2012 Men's Slow Pitch Softball League

2012-03-15T15:51:00.000-05:00

Spring Softball - Swing into the fun this spring by joining Cheltenham Township Department of Parks and Recreation 2012 Men's Slow Pitch Softball League . Initial league meeting will be held in March. For more information or directions please contact Brian Hinson, Recreation Superintendent at 215-885-0496

Event - Bessie Coleman, The First African American Woman To Become A Licensed Airline Pilot!

2012-02-22T15:50:00.000-05:00

The LaMott Library and the LaMott Community Center will be celebrating Black History Month tonight with a performance by Dr. Daisy Century who will be portraying Bessie Coleman who was the first African American woman to become a licensed airplane pilot and the first American to hold an international pilot license!

This event is scheduled for tonight, February 22, 2012, at 7 pm at the LaMott Community Center Auditorium which is located inside the LaMott Community Center.

7420 Sycamore Ave.

LaMott, PA 19027

Light refreshments will be served following the program.

For more information you can call 215-635-4419 or 215-635-3255

Kill A Watt Electrical Meters Are Now Available At Library

2012-02-07T14:45:00.001-05:00

Now you can manage your electric bill because Kill A Watt electrical meters are available at no charge from your public library. You can use these meters to caculate the cost of running appliances on a daily, weekly, monthy and annual basis.

You can find out more information about this by checking out the Cheltenham Township Library page and the LaMott Library page as well.

Results Of The Last Community Meeting

2011-12-12T15:56:00.000-05:00

I was able to attend the last community meeting that happened yesterday and here is what was mostly discussed:

The big topic of discussion was the work that is being done on Willow Avenue between Penrose and Sycamore Sts. It seems that there have been a lot of complaints about the way that the traffic is moving in that area so the street improvement is supposed to hopefully take care of that. Commissioner Portner emphasized that the cost of the work is being paid for with government grants.

Trees are also going to be planted when the work is done.
Also it was brought up as to why the area on Willow Ave. between Sycamore and Old York Road did not receive any of the new lighting that was installed and the answer was that since there was not enough money to do the whole area the area that was chosen was chosen because it had more residential properties and that there were more "dark" areas that needed to be lighted.
There is still yet no buyer for the Temple's Tyler School of Art property.
A special celebration is going on at the Shoprite at Cheltenham Mall to mark the completion of their renovation project. This will happen on Wednesday, December 14th at 10:30am

If you are interested in attending any of the future community meetings I will try to keep posting the updated information about them.

LaMott Community Center Meeting

2011-12-10T14:55:00.000-05:00

Agenda Commissioner's Meeting
LaMott Community Center
Sunday, December 11, 2001

Welcome
Parks and Recreation Report (Winter Program>
Safety Information (Police Department)
Willow Avenue Project discussed
Shoprite Cheltenham/Renovation/ADA Dedication on Wednesday, December 14, 2011 at 1030 am
Good and Welfare

These were the topics of discussion for the LaMott Communtiy Meeting.

What's Going On On Willow Avenue?

2011-12-06T16:36:00.001-05:00

Just in case you haven't noticed it (or were not aware of it) there is some major street work being done on Willow Avenue between Penrose and Sycamore.

I asked one of the residents what was going on and he told me that Willow Avenue was being widened to better accomodate the traffic in the area.

I still have yet to confirm this with the township though. But I did want to mention that I will miss some of the trees that were taken down to make way for this "improvement" and I'm specifically thinking about the Cherry Blossom tree that bloomed every April (or so) that was located near the corner of Willow and Cedar Lane

(oh and by the way, since I still see the mailbox in this picture I should also mention that I miss that too!

Election 2011 - November

2011-11-01T14:49:00.001-05:00

Election Day 2011 is on Tuesday, November 8th this year.

Please be sure to make your vote count!

For a current list of candidates running in our area, just visit the Elections Page.

I also have an older page that list past elections' information and you can view it by clicking here.

LaMott - A Homeowner's Dream?

2011-10-27T15:35:00.002-05:00

It seems that there is a lot of interest in our little area! Here is an excerpt from some mail that I received about this area:

Dear LaMott Neighbors,

We have getting so many requests for information about this neighborhood that we have decided to put together a newsletter to update everyone.

There are currently five houses on the market in the Lamott neighborhood, with prices ranging from $84,900 to $250,000. Of those, none are under contract.

In the past 6 months, three have sold. They are shown below.

When you are ready to make a move, we know how to use these facts to get the job done quickly. We are still in an active market and interest rates remain amazingly low.

For more information about the real estate market conditions in the neighborhood, please don't hesitate to contact our Realty Office, your Lamott neighborhood professionals....for that "extra effort" you can count on!

Who do you know that we can help?

Here is a list of properties that have sold in our area last year:

1721 W. Cheltenham Ave, Twin 2 story colonial, 3 bedroom, 1-1/2 baths - sold for $135,00
7327 Butcher St, Twin 2 story AirLite, 3 bedrooms, 1 bath - sold for $140,000
1805 Erlen Rd, Twin 2 story StrThru, 3 bedrooms, 2-1/2 baths - sold for $183,237

Celebrating Peter Stern's 90th Birthday!

2011-10-12T15:39:00.000-05:00

The Friends of the LaMott Free Library

invite you to come and hear

a PowerPoint lecture with color slides

entitled

"Sounding forth the trumpet that shall never call retreat:

Camp William Penn 1863-1866"

by D. Bruce Hanes, Esq.

Date: Saturday, October 15, 20011

Time: 2pm

Location: The LaMott Community Center Auditorium

7420 Sycamore Avenue,
LaMott, PA 19027

Adjacent to this site, a stop on the Underground Railway, was the home of Lucrecia Mott, a Civil War suffragist, for whom the town LaMott is named.

Mr. Hanes of Elkins Park, a 30-year resident of Montgomery County, is a student and connoisseur of American History. He has lectured on the Civil War in Philadelphia at the Union League and at the Grand Army of the Republic ~ Art Museum and Library

This is a free event.

Donations will be accepted.

Refreshments will be served.

Are You Looking For Work

2011-08-31T17:37:00.000-05:00

Are you looking for work in the Montgomery County area?

I found this website courtesy of the "News From Cheltenham Township Library System" email!

It is an online site that list job openings in our area:

Job Openings Listings In Our Montgomery County Area

Hurricane Irene - Video Footage Of The Area!

2011-08-31T16:51:00.000-05:00

Here is some interesting video of Hurricane Irene in our area shot by a nearby resident. As you will see, the rain really caused a havoc in our area!

The LaMott Community Garden May Be In Trouble!

2011-08-14T21:51:00.002-05:00

It looks as though our beloved La Mott Community Garden may be in trouble!

The La Mott Community Garden now has a website which is where I found out about this.

For those of you that don't know, the La Mott Community Garden - rather the land that it sits on - is owned by Temple University. That land and the rest of the Temple University's Tlyer School Of Art property is currently up for sale!

At the last community meeting back in June we were informed that there is currently no buyer for the property.

To find out more about what is happening with the La Mott Community Garden, you can visit their website below:

La Mott Community Garden Website

Korean Folk Festival Event On Sunday, August 28th

2011-08-12T19:37:00.000-05:00

The annual Korean Folk Festival will take place on Sunday, August 24th at the John Russell Park.

The festival will start at 1pm and end at 5pm.

Everyone is Welcomed!

Pre-School StoryTime

2011-06-29T15:27:00.000-05:00

Thursday, June 30, 2011

at 11 am

at the LaMott Library

(located in the LaMott Community Center)

Preschool Storytime

designed for Children

Stories, music and crafts for ages 2-4.

The Next LaMott Community Meeting

2011-06-10T14:48:00.005-05:00

There is going to be another LaMott Community Meeting on Sunday, June 26th at 3pm

The meeting will take place at the LaMott Community Center located at Willow and Sycamore Avenues right here in LaMott.

So far I have been able to attend these community meetings for the past year and in my opinion they are very productive. It lets us resident know about what is going on in our area.

Villanova Filming At The LaMott Community Garden

2011-06-03T15:27:00.005-05:00

Please mark your calendars for tommorrow, Saturday, June 4, 2011 at noon to be at the LaMott Communtiy Garden to watch the filming by Villanova to help save the LaMott Community Garden.

A Villanova film crew will be at the LaMott Community Garden on Saturday, June 4, 2011 starting at around 10:30am.

The film is supposed to be about the plight of the LaMott Community garden and how the community is fighting to keep the garden going.

Participants are needed to speak about the community garden's plight to the filming crew and if you would like to participate, please show up at the LaMott Community garden on Saturday.

The garden is located on the 1800 block of Graham Lane in LaMott, PA.

An Old Video Of Temple Students Moving In (Or Are They Moving Out)

2011-04-27T18:08:00.003-05:00

Here is a short video that I took a very long time ago. I noticed that it was on my Youtube page but I had not posted it here.

Of course this was taken a very long time ago when there were still students attending Temple's Tyler School of Art. Of course if you have not heard Temple has now moved the students to their campus on Broad Street by Broad and Cecil B. Moore.

The school and the surrounding site are now up for sale - which includes the community garden as well.

Now You Can Apply For A Library Card Online!

2011-04-19T13:41:00.004-05:00

If you would like to apply online for a library card, just click here.

Once you receive your library card you will be able to use it at not only the LaMott library but you will also be able to use it at the other 3 libraries in the Cheltenham area as well.

Community Meeting

2011-03-07T16:04:00.003-05:00

There will be another community meeting for the LaMott/Cheltenham residents on Sunday, March 20th at 3pm at the LaMott Community Center in the auditorium.

Chelsea Chats

2011-03-02T17:43:00.003-05:00

chelseachats@yahoo.com

Darlene Melton publishes a monthly newsletter with community info and events The newsletter is distributed via email. To be placed on the distribution list, contact Darlene at chelseachats@yahoo.comYou can also find this information on the LaMott Yahoo group by clicking on the"Database" link and then clicking on "Newsletters".

A Historical Interpretation of Sojourner Truth

2011-02-10T13:35:00.003-05:00

The LaMott Community Center, LaMott Library, and Friends of LaMott Library present:

A Historical Interpretation of Sojourner Truth

at the LaMott Community Center
7420 Sycamore Ave
LaMott, PA 10927

On Saturday, February 19, 2011

From 2 - 3:30pm

The cost is free.

The performance consists of a 1st person interpretation and discussion, followed by a 3rd person question and answer session.

For more information please call

The LaMott Library at 215-635-4419 or

The LaMott Community Center at 215-635-3255

LaMott Community Garden Pre-Season Meeting

2011-02-10T12:21:00.004-05:00

The LaMott Community Garden group will be having a pre-season meeting

February 12, 2011

at 1pm

at the LaMott Community Center, Willow & Sycamore Avenues.

On the agenda will be

Garden Update
Application(s)
Rules and Conditions

This event is being sponsored by the LaMott Community Garden Group