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New SCH head coach Aaron Tritch directs his team during last Friday's scrimmage. (Photo by Tom Utescher)
New SCH girls soccer coach inherits talented squad
There's been a major development with the girls' soccer program at Springside Chestnut Hill Academy. more
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Senior libero Liv Reynolds focuses on a forearm pass during last Friday's home match.
GA volleyball aims to repeat as Inter-Ac and PAISAA champion
Germantown Academy's volleyball players have reassembled to launch their 2024 season. more
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Bill McKinley sells audio equipment and entire sound systems at Chestnut Hill Audio, 8022 Germantown Ave., an “old school” business that was started 42 years ago.
Vinyl revival: Chestnut Hill Audio keeps old-school sound alive
Bill McKinley, the 72-year-old owner of Chestnut Hill Audio, doesn't mind being told he is "old school." more
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Teresa Maebori, left, of Mt. Airy, and Barbara Wybar, of Chestnut Hill, will be leaving on Sept. 5 from Northwest Philadelphia to drive about 3,000 miles across the country to Seattle. Maebori is moving to the Far West, where her family was put in an internment camp during World War II because they were Japanese-Americans.
A retiring teacher takes an emotional journey home
Teresa Maebori’s parents had been married for two weeks when the Japanese bombed the Pearl Harbor Naval Base. more
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Mount hockey players Sara Burman (foreground) and Olivia Esbensen perform agility drills during a recent practice.
Mount field hockey, tennis and volleyball back in action
The teams held tryouts and practices during the second full week of August and engaged in their first interscholastic matches last week. more
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Dr.Tom Fitzpatrick and his horse Seamus were regulars at the Devon Horse Show.
A local ‘living legend’ celebrates 100 years
Tom Fitzpatrick's life "is a tapestry of bravery, knowledge, humor and deep faith," said a close friend. more
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Richard Newell, president and CEO of Temple Health-Chestnut Hill Hospital (left), and Abhi Rastogi, president and CEO of Temple University Hospital.
New CHH leadership charts ambitious plan for growth
If you want to know what a hospital means to a community, just consider the impact when one is suddenly closed. more
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Philadelphia Museum of Art Senior Curator of Costume and Textiles Dilys Blum with the extremely rare 1723 Speck Manuscript, a detailed instruction guide to over 40 ancient weaving patterns like those on Oriental carpets, that has a connection to Chestnut Hill.
Unraveling a long Gillies family history of weaving
When 64-year-old John Gillies began exploring his German ancestry, he had no idea his research would connect so many threads. more
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CHC alum Cassie Spratt handles the ball for Team Cyber Pink, guarded by recent Upper Dublin High School grad Amy Ngo.
Alumni team with CHC, PC grads retains College Summer League title
The wily veterans prevailed once again as the Philadelphia/Suburban Women's Summer Basketball League wrapped up its 30th season. more
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Restaurateurs Anh and Anou Vongbandith of Das Good Café in Germantown have infused their new eatery's menu with flavors reflecting their immigrant journey.
A taste of aloha comes to Germantown
In Germantown, full-service restaurants and cafés are a rarity. This may account for the excitement about Das Good Café. more
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Squash champion Olivia Weaver, who learned the game on the courts of the Philadelphia Cricket Club in Chestnut Hill and graduated from Germantown Friends School, plans to go for the gold when the sport makes its Olympics debut at the 2028 games in Los Angeles.
PCC squash star sets her sights on Olympic Gold
With squash set to make its Olympic debut at the 2028 Los Angeles Games, Olivia Weaver is getting ready. more
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Charles and Sharita Reyes, parents of five children, opened an ice cream shop, Scoopful Delights, at 7060 Germantown Ave. (at Mt. Pleasant) in Mt. Airy on June 29.
Community activist dips into a sweet new venture
Charles and Sharita Reyes have opened an ice cream shop. more
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Chestnut Hill College alumna Lauren Crim scored 13 points for first-place Team Cyber Pink in their quarterfinal victory.
CHC grads and Team Pink defend College Summer League title
On the first of two nights of playoffs in the college summer league last week, the seedings largely predicted the results in the quarterfinals. more
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Leah Hawkins, who grew up in Mt. Airy and attended Houston Elementary School, attributes much of her success to Chestnut Hill vocal coach Leigh Munro.
Mt. Airy CAPA grad wins Met Award
When she was 12 and growing up in Mt. Airy, Leah Hawkins began taking voice lessons from a Chestnut Hill opera singer and teacher. more
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Jackson Erdos works out every day at a gym in Hatboro while training for a world championship competition.
'Jaccident' dominates at Ninja Worlds
At 17, Jackson Erdos has already climbed to the top of his sport three times. more
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Team Purple's Anna McTamney (with ball) is guarded by Cassie Murphy of Jefferson's Team Black.
CHC summer team falters in playoffs
As the college summer league transitioned to playoff mode last week, the first of the teams with local ties ended its season. more
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Larry Weaner, of Glenside, was honored last month by the American Horticultural Society as one of only six horticulturists in the country to be given its “Great American Gardeners Award.”
Horticulturist wins major national award
Larry Weaner is one of only six horticulturists in the country to be given a “Great American Gardeners Award.”  more
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Local “Jeopardy!” champion Mark Lashley said he was more nervous during rehearsals than on the actual show.
Mt. Airy professor will always be a ‘Jeopardy!’ champion
No matter what else the future brings, longtime Mt. Airy resident Mark C. Lashley will always be known as a "Jeopardy!" champion. more
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Charles “Chip” Amuso, of Wyndmoor, shows one of the 10 quilts, each one 13 hours in the making, he and many other young people made for residents of Keystone House, a residential hospice care home in Wyndmoor.
Local teen delivers handmade comfort
For his Eagle Scout project, Charles "Chip" Amuso is overseeing the creation of 10 handmade quilts for residents of Keystone House. more
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“Sleeping Leopard,” by Lynnette Shelley, is a 24” x 36” ink and acrylic on wood panel work of art.
Painting and passion meet on the subject of animals
Lynnette Shelley walked away from a successful career to be a full-time artist. Anyone who loves animals is thrilled that she did. more
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