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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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Among this year's Local winners are several who won last year as well, shown here at the 2023 awards ceremony. Left to right, they are editor Carla Robinson; Leisha Shaffer, the Local’s sales and marketing manager; and former reporter Tom Beck. The 2024 Keystone Media Awards will be presented in the fall in Harrisburg.
The Local wins 29 media awards
The Local doubled its total over last year. more
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Michael Christopher Schantz, a Chestnut Hill Academy graduate, and Mary Cadden Tucker, Springfield High School graduate, professional actors with numerous TV, movie and theater credits, will be getting married in September.
From Chestnut Hill to Broadway: A local love story
Michael Schantz discovered acting at Chestnut Hill Academy. Meanwhile, Mary Cadden Tucker was acting in musicals at Springfield Township High School. more
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Timothy V. Alexander
Timothy V. Alexander, 86, of Chestnut Hill died peacefully on May 5, 2024 at Fox Chase Cancer Center. more
The cafeteria in OMC’s new school building is a particular favorite of Michael Pavelsky, parent of an OMC eighth grader and architect with the firm that created the design of the building’s new interior.
A bright new future for OMC
Eighth graders signed a steel roof truss in the parking lot at Our Mother of Consolation Parish School on Monday. Then it was hoisted onto the top of the school. more
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Walter Joseph Clayton, Jr.
Walter Joseph Clayton, Jr., 80, of Chestnut Hill, PA, passed away peacefully on March 19, 2024, with his family by his side. more
Alba I. Hyk
HYK – Alba I., age 103 of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Prospect, Maine, died at home on December 22, 2023.  more
Stephen M. Santa Maria
Stephen M. Santa Maria passed away on December 16, 2023 at Silver Stream Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. more
New CHC president, partnerships and chaplain part of vision for future
Chestnut Hill College’s 99th year was truly one for the history books. New beginnings and exciting milestones helped tell the College’s story. more
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Every day, Saint Clair, a former track star and rowing champion at Temple University, would ride his bike from his Moreland Avenue home to the Masterman School.
Beloved Hill teacher, coach, killed in bike accident
Kevin Saint Clair, 65, a Chestnut Hill resident and recently retired from the Julia R. Masterman School, was hit in a car crash. more
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When OMC's Class of 1967 posed for their graduation photo, they didn't know what the future might hold. At a recent reunion they discovered that, even though they've taken different paths, their childhood friendships are still strong.
Decades later, OMC memories and bonds still going strong
As we caught up, the years seemed to slip away.  more
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Patrick Gerard Lally (Lt. Col. Ret.)
Patrick Gerard Lally (Lt. Col. Ret.). Most recently of Glenside, PA, died peacefully on October 24, 2023, at the age of 90. more
Equal emphasis at the school is given to the arts, so that every student learns to draw and paint, sing in the choir, act on the stage, give speeches and engage in debate.
Small new 'Classical' Catholic school unlike any other
Christopher Roberts is often asked why in the world he would open a new Catholic school in the Northwest Philadelphia region.  He has answers. more
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The school, on East Chestnut Hill Avenue, suffered a fire earlier this year on March 21, but plans are finally here to rebuild the damaged infrastructure with even more additions.
OMC finalizing rebuild plans, hopes to open next fall
Our Mother of Consolation Parish School expects that its rebuilding effort will be complete in time for a reopening on Sept. 24, 2024. more
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Artist and philanthropist Frances M. Maguire, who died in 2020.
Frances Maguire’s enduring generosity
It would have been easy for Frances Maguire to get lost in her own life. But she found a way to do much more. more
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Susan Jane Higley Bray, M.D., 
SUSAN JANE HIGLEY BRAY, M.D.,  age 81, of Chestnut Hill, died peacefully on Tuesday, June 6, 2023. Susan was the daughter of the late Margaret Snyder Higley and Joseph Brewster Higley. … more
Marie Kelly-Tralies (from left), Dr. Susan Bray and Maura Coulter displayed a plaque recently honoring Dr. Bray, who was with Chestnut Hill Hospital for almost 50 years. Kelly-Tralies and Coulter are both Certified Registered Nurse Practitioners.
Honored Hill physician and dedicated community advocate dies
Dr. Susan Jane Higley Bray's name is on the palliative care unit at Temple Health-Chestnut Hill Hospital. more
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For three decades, longtime Chestnut Hill resident John J. Currie, Jr. made sure the Local got to dozens of area businesses, honor boxes and mail subscribers on time.
John J. Currie, Jr., who delivered the Local to readers for 30 years, dies at 81
“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." more
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John J. Currie, Jr.
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 … more
Tyrone Whiting conducting the combined choirs of St. Paul’s and St. Martin’s Episcopal Churches at the Choral Evensong Sunday, April 30th.
St. Paul’s Church hosts joint Choral Evensong and open house
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Chestnut Hill is looking to increase the number of its young Choristers, who enhance the singing of its Adult Choir throughout the liturgical season. more
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