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When 64-year-old John Gillies began exploring his German ancestry, he had no idea his research would connect so many threads.
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by Len Lear
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8/19/24
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No matter what else the future brings, longtime Mt. Airy resident Mark C. Lashley will always be known as a "Jeopardy!" champion.
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by Len Lear
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7/18/24
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At 30 years old, Jane Hughes recently became the youngest person to chair the Chestnut Hill Local board since its founding in 2016.
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by Len Lear
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6/12/24
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Alexa Kane (nee Charbonneau), 89, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, passed away on March 25, 2024, in the presence of her loving children.
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3/28/24
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It's one thing to have a surprise birthday party. It's another thing to have a surprise tribute that millions of people watch on national TV.
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by Len Lear
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2/29/24
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The longest-running scholastic basketball tournament in Chestnut Hill celebrated its 50th anniversary last week.
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by Tom Utescher
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2/28/24
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Just about every movie ever made about summer sleepaway camp includes a scene with tears. Somehow, though, things always seem to work out.
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by Leisha Shaffer
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2/15/24
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Black history will be celebrated this month in Northwest Philadelphia with a number of events. Here are some ideas.
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by The Staff
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2/1/24
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Dr. Heidi Anne Foster (10/25/1950) died on Saturday January 27th from pneumonia at the age of 73.
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1/30/24
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When the ribbon was cut on Germantown’s iconic Rowell’s department store last week, civic leaders were marking more than a grand opening.
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by Carla Robinson
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12/20/23
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In 2013, Allison Kleinschmidt and her husband, Tom, welcomed into the world son Daniel Thomas Kleinschmidt at just 29 weeks. It was traumatic.
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by Len Lear
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11/2/23
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La Salle College High School's Drew Gordon, the first Philadelphia Catholic League coach from a major sport to win a PIAA state championship, died Sept. 4.
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by Len Lear
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9/28/23
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Joseph F. McCarthy III, 76, of the Germantown section of Philadelphia, died on July 26, 2023, at Einstein Hospital.
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8/24/23
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Roy Maloumian, longtime Chestnut Hill resident, owner of Maloumian Oriental Rugs and booster of the local business community, died of cancer.
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by Len Lear
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8/24/23
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Anyone who has been around the Chestnut Hill area for several decades surely remembers the legendary, almost mythic, Stotesbury Estate.
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by Len Lear
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8/3/23
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Andre Saunders, a prominent Mt. Airy hip-hop recording artist and parishioner at St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Chestnut Hill, is scheduled to perform July 21 at World Cafe Live.
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by Len Lear
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7/13/23
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Patrick Anthony Gallagher passed away on June 1, 2023, at the age of 74. Patrick was a lifelong resident of Philadelphia. He was born on August 31, 1948, to Anna Maguire Gallagher and …
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6/23/23
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“I want our readers to know that John Currie might not have had his name on the masthead, but for three decades he was the main reason people had a copy of the Local in their hands."
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by Len Lear
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6/8/23
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John J. Currie, Jr., of Philadelphia, passed away on May 21, 2023 surrounded by his family. John was born on April 14, 1942 to Gertrude (nee Welsh) and John (Jack) Currie, in Mount Airy. John was a …
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5/24/23
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Mount St. Joseph Academy enters a few four-oared sweep boats in just about every regatta, but everyone knows the school's eights are the engine of the crew program.
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by Tom Utescher
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5/10/23
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