August's Top 10 Most Popular Articles

Police, business and election news were popular last month.

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A bust of Benjamin Franklin, estimated to be worth more than $3 million, was discovered missing from a Bryn Mawr home on Friday, Aug. 24, according to the Lower Merion Police Department.

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 police responded to 202 calls the week of July 23 through July 29 throughout Bryn Mawr and Gladwyne, up from , according to department records.

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A $100,000 Gladwyne treehouse—made of Spanish cedar and South American ipe—is based on designs drawn by property owner Nick Adams' four kids, according to Philadelphia Magazine.

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 opened on Thursday, Aug. 16, replacing the former . The coffee house, ,  at the beginning of July and now has an entirely new interior, with walnut hardwood floors, handmade zinc countertops, a small living room-type space and bamboo tabletops and bar front. The bar has also been expanded.

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The oldest son of Philadelphia Eagles Coach Andy Reid was found dead the morning of Aug. 5 in a dorm room at , where the team has . 

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A woman living in the 200 block of Landover Road in the Radnor Township section of Bryn Mawr reported a burglary and an attempted sexual assault at about 3:30 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 25, according to Radnor police. An unknown man, who was not wearing pants, entered the woman's bedroom and attempted to assault her before fleeing the scene, police said.

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The Montgomery County Health Department in late August conducted inspections of seven food-service establishments in Bryn Mawr, Gladwyne and Rosemont.

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—Bryn Mawr’s only remaining bookstore—is recovering from a water main break that left a foot of water in the shop and destroyed every book on the bottom shelves. Owner Beverly Potter hopes to be fully up and running sometime in October, if not sooner.

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 police responded to 195 calls the week of July 16 through July 22 throughout Bryn Mawr and Gladwyne, up from , according to department records.

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Pennsylvania passed a law in March requiring all registered voters to show a valid and “acceptable” photo ID before voting. This is one of the strictest voter ID laws in the nation. Voter advocacy groups, including the American Civil Liberties Union and the NAACP, challenged the new requirement and closed their arguments in Commonwealth Court in Early August.

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