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On Tuesday, Oct. 21, the Chestnut Hill Film Group will be celebrating Halloween with a movie by classic horror director James Whale (“Frankenstein,” “Bride of Frankenstein,” “The Invisible …
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by Heather Sloan Gray
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10/16/25
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People change.
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by John Derr
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10/16/25
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During our recent phone interview, my first question to Tom Cotter, who will be performing at The Stagecrafters Theater in Chestnut Hill on Friday, Oct. 17, at 7:30 p.m., was “Where are you from originally?” His answer: “My mother’s uterus.”
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by Len Lear
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10/16/25
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Thank you for such a beautiful piece on the inspiring walkers of Wissahickon Valley Park.
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10/16/25
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As we approach the Nov. 4 retention election, Pennsylvanians are being flooded with misleading mailers about our judges.
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10/16/25
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You might say that President Sister Charlene Diorka of Mount St. Joseph Academy was flying high. In fact, that’s exactly what you’d call it. On Oct. 7, Sister Charlene took to the skies in a …
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by Donna Shaw
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10/16/25
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10/15/25
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Joseph Dennis Kuo, beloved husband and devoted father, grandfather, and great grandfather passed away peacefully at home with family by his side on September 19, 2025, at the age of 93. …
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10/15/25
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Brian P. Flaherty, 72, husband, father, grandfather, artist, and lawyer, died October 6, 2025 at his home in Philadelphia with his family by his side.
Brian was Senior Counsel and former …
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10/15/25
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Andrew Scott Holmes, known as Scott, passed away on August 5, 2025, at Bryn Mawr Hospital at the age of 85.
Born on August 9, 1939, in Philadelphia, PA, he was the son of the late Lydia …
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10/15/25
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When the Springside Chestnut Hill Academy Blue Devils played a field hockey game on Oct. 7 that was also a fundraising event for Breast Cancer Awareness Month, emotions were running high.
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by Tom Utescher
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10/15/25
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For the staff and volunteers at CHMOW, recognizing and caring for neighbors’ needs is their bread and butter.
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by Maggie Dougherty
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10/15/25
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At a Civic Design Review (CDR) meeting on Oct. 7, TierView Development presented its plans for an 81-unit apartment building in Mt. Airy at 6903-6915 Germantown Ave.
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by Tommy Tucker
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10/15/25
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10/15/25
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A suspect is in custody, charged with kidnapping in relation to the missing 23-year-old woman Kada Scott, who was last seen in Chestnut Hill on Oct. 4.
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by Tommy Tucker
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10/15/25
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One day last month, newspaper stories shined a light on the troubles, triumphs and transformations happening in communities across Pennsylvania.
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by William M. Cotter, President & CEO Pennsylvania NewsMedia Association
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10/9/25
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You may recognize the byline Constance Garcia-Barrio, a long-time Mt. Airy resident who has been contributing freelance articles to the Local for 17 years.
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by Len Lear
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10/9/25
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The Philadelphia Water Department (PWD) has several construction projects in the works around Chestnut Hill and Mt. Airy, the agency announced in its quarterly construction newsletter on Sept. 29.
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by Abby Weiss
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10/9/25
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When Laura Madeleine, a primarily batik artist and Wyndmoor resident for more than 35 years, was a teenager, a close friend of her family spent a year at her son’s bedside as he lingered after being shot in the head.
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by Len Lear
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10/9/25
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The following is for crimes reported from Sept. 29 to Oct. 5.
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10/9/25
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