The Rev. Sharline Alahverde Fulton passed away peacefully on January 19, 2025 at the age of 91 at the Foulkeways retirement community in Gwynedd, Pennsylvania.
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2/5/25
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When a devastating shoulder injury ended Kaitlin Frady's career as an aerial circus performer, it opened an unexpected path to healing.
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by Len Lear
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1/23/25
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Betty Long founded Flourtown-based Guardian Nurses Healthcare Advocates to provide patient and family services.
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by Len Lear
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11/27/24
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For 40 years, Mark Daugherty has been weaving musical magic throughout Northwest Philadelphia, earning him the nickname "Pied Piper of Northwest Philly."
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by Len Lear
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11/14/24
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After starting last week by splitting matches, SCH's volleyball team faced a squad that came across the Delaware.
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by Tom Utescher
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10/2/24
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Dr. Toby K. Eisenstein (nee Karet) on August 4, 2024. A renowned and prolific research scientist with over 150 scientific publications, a dynamic and beloved teacher.
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8/15/24
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Larry Weaner is one of only six horticulturists in the country to be given a “Great American Gardeners Award.”
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by Len Lear
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7/18/24
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For his Eagle Scout project, Charles "Chip" Amuso is overseeing the creation of 10 handmade quilts for residents of Keystone House.
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by Len Lear
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7/18/24
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The Northwest Philadelphia area is blessed with four prominent public gardens, all of which are a Quaker legacy.
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by George McNeely
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6/28/24
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The partnership is between the Friends for the Restoration of the Germantown YWCA and a group from Bryn Mawr College.
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by Bryan Derr
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6/26/24
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The Rev. Tanya Regli was just appointed Clergy in Charge at Grace Epiphany Episcopal Church.
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by Len Lear
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4/25/24
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On April 22, 1970, my wife and I were among the crowd of about 30,000 who gathered on Belmont Plateau in Fairmount Park -- the first Earth Day.
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by Len Lear
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4/18/24
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You wouldn’t argue against Emily S. Gavin’s commitment to service. She's a dementia care expert.
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by Len Lear
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3/21/24
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The award-winning dance troupe will hold a recruiting event on Sunday, Jan. 28, at the Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill.
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by Len Lear
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1/25/24
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Choral Arts Philadelphia will welcome the new year with a rare local performance of one of the most seminal sacred works in their repertoire.
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by Michael Caruso
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12/28/23
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Donald Nally will conduct The Crossing choir in the world premiere of a major new work.
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by Michael Caruso
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12/14/23
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This newspaper has profiled innumerable local artists over the years, most of whom always had a passion for art. Alice Lesnick took a different path.
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by Len Lear
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10/26/23
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Alice Lesnick, who lives in Erdenheim, took a different path. She spent most of her life as an academic and did not begin painting until age 50.
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by Len Lear
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10/3/23
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Editor’s note: It appears that we have a celebrity on our hands. These letters are in response to the story of Len Lear’s cat, Blackie.
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9/28/23
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There is likely no one in the Greater Philadelphia area responsible for finding more loving families for orphaned children than Shirley Sagin.
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by Len Lear
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7/13/23
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