Top 10 most-read Glenside Local stories of 2025

Through Google Analytics, we were able to see which stories had the greatest impact with you in 2025. These are the results, along with each story’s opening line:

#10. Elementary-aged school girl dialed 9-1-1 before fatal shooting in Glenside

***March 8:*** A violent domestic dispute at the Rosemore Gardens apartment complex in Glenside on Thursday, March 6, which resulted in the fatal shooting of a man was first reported by an elementary-aged school girl, *NBC10* reported.

#9: Renovated Noble Town Center in Jenkintown to house a Honeygrow restaurant, a DIG restaurant, a LaserAway treatment center, and a Shake Shack

***March 6:*** Noble Town Center at 901 Old York Road in the Jenkintown section of Abington Township will soon house a Honeygrow restaurant, a DIG restaurant, a LaserAway treatment center, and a Shake Shack, according to Paramount Realty’s webpage.

#8: PA Supreme Court rules that bicyclists blocking traffic on state highways aren’t always required to pull over

***June 24:*** The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled this week that bicyclers riding on state highways are not always required to pull off the road to get out of the way of faster traffic.

#7: Shapiro, now the second highest-paid governor in the U.S., files complaint against PA energy provider

***January 3:*** Governor Josh Shapiro’s salary rose to nearly $246,000 this year per a state law that guarantees state lawmakers, judges and top executive branch officials automatic pay raises in 2025.

#6: Jefferson Health to lay off 171 workers in March, including remote workers who report to offices in greater Glens ide

**January 11:** Jefferson Health is laying off 171 employees in March, *The Philadelphia Inquirer* reported via a state regulatory filing published on Friday, January 10.

#5: Abington grad’s 2023 death ruled a homicide following details of a sextortion scheme, parents have filed suit against major social media companies

***January 31:*** The untimely death of Jack Sullivan, a Glenside resident and a 2021 graduate of Abington Senior High School, was given in-depth coverage by *The Philadelphia Inquirer* today.

#4: SEPTA plans to shut down Easton Road bridge in Glenside this spring, business owners are in negotiations to delay the project

***January 16:*** SEPTA’s plans to replace the bridge over N. Easton Road in Glenside this spring may be delayed following negotiations between local business owners and SEPTA officials.

Side note: In February, Abington Township commissioners Matt Vahey and Bill Bole said they worked with Governor Josh Shapiro’s office to persuade SEPTA to delay the project. Construction began July 7 and concluded August 15.

#3: Abington High math teacher accused of misconduct, school officials and police notified

***July 10:*** Abington School District told *Glenside Local* today that superintendent Dr. Jeffrey Fecher was alerted via email about a “concerning anonymous post that was shared on a community Facebook group page, which contained allegations of potential misconduct by a school employee.”

#2: A state representative is proposing to reduce number of school districts in Pennsylvania from 500 to 100

**June 6:** In a May 27th memo to state legislators, State Representative Greg Scott (D, 54th District) advocated for Pennsylvania to revisit a 2009 proposal by then-Governor Ed Rendell to reduce the number of school districts in Pennsylvania from 500 to 100. Scott shared that proponents of such a plan believe that “fewer school districts would reduce administrative costs and increasingly burdensome property taxes.”

#1: Gov Shapiro considering legal action if Trump’s Dept. of Education executive order loses PA federal funding, Trump to visit Wells Fargo Center Saturday night

***March 22:*** Governor Josh Shapiro of Abington said he will consider legal action if the executive order to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education causes Pennsylvania to lose billions in federal funding for its schools, *The Philadelphia Inquirer* reported.

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