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Before Labor Day, Mount St. Joseph Academy got off to a 3-0 start in volleyball, including a 3-2 win over a well-regarded Downingtown East team.
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by Tom Utescher
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This week in Chestnut Hill Local history
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Editor’s note: September is National Suicide Awareness Month and National Recovery Month.
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The city and several partners are scheduling what’s being billed as Philadelphia’s largest housing fair on Sept. 26, with resources for homeowners, renters and landlords.
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Lois Cox, of Oreland, received a letter from Springfield Township officials informing her that she has been chosen to receive their “Beautiful Springfield Award.”
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by Len Lear
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Joseph M. “Joe” Ascenzi, 71, former owner of Laurel Hill Gardens, a garden center and landscape company in Chestnut Hill, for 44 years until his retirement in 2025, passed away peacefully on Aug. 29.
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by Len Lear
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Kids’ apparel company Mosey is teaming up with Chestnut Hill boutique Little Wares to host a kids’ clothing swap at Pastorius Park on Sept. 20.
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Why can the subject of paint color be so exasperating?
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by Patricia Cove
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9/17/26
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Chestnut Hill “spiritual artist” Jesse White is exhibiting her work as part of the Joined Hands Artists Collective in a show on display through Oct. 10 at Allens Lane Art Center.
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by Len Lear
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9/17/26
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Ooka, which means “cherry blossom” in Japanese, was founded by brothers Ben and Lenny Huang to be an authentic sushi and hibachi restaurant.
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by Len Lear
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9/17/26
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In modern culture, there are plenty of life hacks. Whether it be looking younger, losing weight, or learning quicker with AI, many people look for shortcuts. Gina Angelone is not one of these people.
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by Maggie Dougherty
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9/17/26
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In 2025, mother and son team Christine and Grant Benedum began Giving Garland, a project intent on spreading the joy of the holidays to underprivileged families.
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by Julianna Musser
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9/17/26
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When it comes to birds, Troy Bynum is a raven fanatic. When he starts to talk about birds, he is bound to keep talking owl day. But he does not simply parrot things he has heard about birds.
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by Len Lear
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9/17/26
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The June arrest of Eugene Horsch and the horrific information we’ve learned — and continue to learn — is yet another tragic reminder that public safety requires us to be proactive and not reactive.
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by State Rep. Darisha Parker (D — 198th District)
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9/17/26
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Youth-led projects can receive $3,000–$5,000 to improve neighborhoods and help build a cleaner, greener, more resilient Philadelphia.
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The following is for crimes reported from Sept. 6 to Sept. 13.
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William Johnson, Jr. (95) passed away at his home on Wednesday, August 26, under the loving care of Liz Goldberg-Johnson, his devoted wife of 35 years. An exuberant and colorful spirit, William …
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9/16/26
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Jane Catherine Trombly, 61, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, passed away on September 9, 2026.
Born March 26, 1965, in Hampton, Virginia, Jane was the daughter of Carol Pandini Trombly and the …
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James R. MacBride III, MD, age 86, passed away Thursday, June 18, 2026 surrounded by family at his home in Spring Lake, MI. He was born December 9, 1939, in Philadelphia, PA to James Roland …
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Joseph M. "Joe" Ascenzi, 71, of Abington, PA, passed away peacefully on Saturday, August 29 th . from Parkinson’s Disease.
Joe was born in Philadelphia and raised in Ardsley, PA. …
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