Features
While winter winds still howl and holiday decorations have barely been tucked away, savvy parents are already planning for summer sunshine and camp adventures.
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Summer camp guide

Finding the right summer spot for your child

The quest to find the perfect summer camp can feel like searching for a needle in a haystack.
Summer camp guide

How summer camp experiences shape the next generation

As the school year winds down and textbooks give way to summer freedom, parents everywhere face the question: How will my child spend the summer?
Senior Life

Menopause: A beginning

While puberty and pregnancy come with countless guidebooks and support systems, menopause often unfolds in whispered conversations.
Senior Life

Balancing the plate for changing calorie needs

Martha, at 72, starts each morning with a brisk walk around her neighborhood. Her brother James, 75, prefers a more relaxed pace.
Senior Life

Dreaming of better nights: Senior sleep secrets

In our golden years, many of us resign ourselves to poor sleep.
Local Calendar
Community Feature

A year ago, Chestnut Hill College faced the women of Jefferson University in the basketball championship game of the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference. Neither won this year.

Obituaries
FOW ‘Volunteer of the Year’ award winner dies at 87
Sarah West, a longtime Mt. Airy resident and beloved figure in the Wissahickon Valley community, died of age-related ailments.
Community champion leaves a lasting park legacy
Patricia Anne Urevick, an acclaimed park advocate and healthcare provider, died Jan. 20, four days before her 70th birthday.
Radio icon and promoter of local talent dies at 91
Bob Perkins, of Wyncote, a legend in Philadelphia radio who worked as an on-air host in broadcasting for more than 50 years, died Jan. 21.
Master gardener brought neighbors together
John Edward “Jay” Flaherty Jr., an attorney, former deputy mayor, Vietnam veteran and master gardener, died Feb. 9.
G’town’s Sweet Georgie Bonds was ‘married to the blues’
Bonds, who died Jan. 13 at age 72, was a member of the Philadelphia Black Cowboys. But as much as he loved horses, he loved playing the blues even more.
Business
In the heart of Germantown's Maplewood Mall, Lily of the Valley Cupcakery & Cafe serves up handmade treats from its cozy storefront.
The stunning holiday window displays at Laete are the work of a doctor turned florist.
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Crime

Crime Report

The following is for crimes reported for the period from March 3 to March 9. 

Crime Report

The following is for crimes reported for the period from Feb. 24 to March 2. 

Homes and Gardens

Your stuff or your time?

Considering my vocation as a designer, I have a tough time purchasing objects, new objects in particular.
Design matters

Likes and pins are nailing us into a coffin of the banal

At their inception, online platforms showcasing images of aspiring homes were evocative and inspiring. No more.
Design Matters

Hotels: A great summer ‘getaway’

Have you ever considered a summer respite at two fabulous boutique city hotels?

Hidden gems for home decor at a new local ReStore

I used to drive all the way to Maple Shade to browse the treasures that can be found at Habitat for Humanity's ReStore. But now I don't have to.

When renovating, windows and doors need special care

When preserving historic architecture, which brings so many benefits to a community, including sustainability, windows and doors carry particular importance.

Sports

Platform tennis championship at PCC

The American Platform Tennis Association (APTA) National Championship at the Philadelphia Cricket Club brought 256 of the world’s finest players to Chestnut Hill.
Sports

GA falls to Shipley in four/five Indy tournament game

Athletic teams that know how to apply a press have given Germantown Academy problems this season, and it looked like the girls of Shipley School were aware of that.
Sports

PC Quakers slip past feisty Cougars in PAIS tourney opener

In a much closer contest than their December encounter, eighth-seeded Penn Charter overcame the visiting George School, 48-42.

The girls of Germantown Academy last Tuesday defeated Penn Charter for the second time in a week, but the PC Quakers didn't make it easy.

Both the Chestnut Hill College Griffins and the Lady Rams of Jefferson University were riding win streaks when they converged on the court.
The boys' squash teams at Springside Chestnut Hill Academy and Germantown Friends both played Shipley School.
Platform tennis is the fast-growing winter sport – and it's coming to Chestnut Hill in a big way.
With no divers, the Mount St. Joseph Magic were far behind on the scoreboard before the first swimmer could start. But they made up for it.
Schools

Springside Chestnut Hill Academy has received a $1,500 Green Schools Grant to implement a hydroponic garden in its middle school cafeteria.

Plymouth Meeting Friends School has appointed Matthew Bradley as interim head of school for a two-year term beginning July 1, 2025.

The Pennsylvania General Assembly kicked off another session of drafting, debating, and voting on legislation in early January.

Opinion & letters
Editorials
Carla Robinson is used to asking questions. So it was mildly intimidating to be interviewing this long-time reporter and editor.
Letters to the editor
About Chestnut Hill
Coal site townhouses get city green light
Despite a last-minute objection from Councilmember Cindy Bass, the ZBA voted unanimously to approve a use variance for the development at 7600 Germantown Ave.
Hill duo collects computers for Ugandan school trip
The life work of Barbara Wybar isn't local to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, or even the United States. To locate the roots of her work, one must visit Uganda.
Bass objects to coal site townhouses
A proposed development at 7600 Germantown Ave. faced an unexpected setback when Councilmember Cindy Bass' office raised objections.
Residents: New paint is not enough for crosswalk safety
Hill residents called for action to protect pedestrians.
Conservancy members convene for 2025 annual meeting
Frigid temperatures did not dissuade members of the Chestnut Hill Conservancy from gathering to usher in the new year.
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