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Left to right, treasurer candidates Stacy Garrity (Republican) and Erin McClelland (Democrat)
Election 2024: Your guide to state treasurer candidates
Pennsylvanians will head to the polls on Nov. 5 to choose who they want to serve as their state treasurer for the next four years. more
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Nieve Keitel, left, a sophomore, placed first for host Germantown Academy and third overall in the Patriots' Inter-Ac League opener. At right, Penn Charter eighth-grader Mackenzie Skelly is about to finish first in last week's Inter-Ac quad meet at GA.
Young talent on display in PC, GA cross country opener
The cross country runners who finished first and third at the girls' Inter-Ac League championships last year started the 2024 league season at Germantown Academy. more
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Donald F. Leatherwood, II
Age 64, of Ft. Washington, PA died on Tuesday, September 10, 2024. He is survived by his wife, Jeanne and three children Donald, III (Carolyn), William “Brett” and Douglas. more
Fitzgerald (second from left) and her co-author, Mary McCormack (third from left), aided by other “West Wing” cast members, are currently on an extensive book tour to promote “What's Next.”
Hill native and 'West Wing' star now best-selling author
Melissa Fitzgerald, a Springside School graduate, has the No. 3 nonfiction book on the New York Times Best Sellers List. more
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The first annual PhilaDelic conference in Philadelphia in 2023 brought together academics, researchers, scientists and other experts from around the world to talk about the latest developments and innovations in psychedelic sciences.
PhilaDelic conference explores psychedelic research
Researchers and scientists from all around the world will convene in Philadelphia next month to talk about psychedelics. more
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Ray Didinger
Legendary sportswriter Ray Didinger at Lovett Library
The Northwest Village Network will host an afternoon with Ray Didinger, renowned Philadelphia sportswriter and media personality. more
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The 44-year-old Beyer Studio in Germantown's stained glass restoration work can be found in churches across the Northwest Philadelphia region.
The stained glass maestro
For decades, Joe Beyer has worked tirelessly to restore corroded and blighted stained glass windows to their former glory. more
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Former Philadelphia Phillies president and CEO David Montgomery, who lived in Wyndmoor before his death in 2019, was recently awarded the team’s highest honor.
Phillies honor beloved ‘father figure,’ David Montgomery of Wyndmoor
When David Montgomery was given the team’s highest honor, the main message was about the way he treated people. more
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Rydal resident Katalin “Kati” Kariko, who is being honored by the Wistar Institute in October, won the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with her University of Pennsylvania colleague Dr. Drew Weissman for their contributions to the development of the Moderna and Pfizer Covid-19 vaccines.
Vaccine pioneer wins Wistar Institute award
Dr. Katalin “Kati” Kariko, 69, grew up in an adobe home off a dirt road in a small town in Hungary called Kisujszallas, without running water, a refrigerator or a television set. more
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Philadelphia Museum of Art Senior Curator of Costume and Textiles Dilys Blum with the extremely rare 1723 Speck Manuscript, a detailed instruction guide to over 40 ancient weaving patterns like those on Oriental carpets, that has a connection to Chestnut Hill.
Unraveling a long Gillies family history of weaving
When 64-year-old John Gillies began exploring his German ancestry, he had no idea his research would connect so many threads. more
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Chestnut Hill film animator John Serpentelli, who directed 100 short films for networks such as Nickelodeon, HBO, PBS and Sesame Street, is seen here with his sister's dog, Boo, who was named for a legendary character in “To Kill A Mockingbird.”
Award-winning animation filmmaker dies at 59
John Robert Serpentelli directed more than 100 films for networks such as Nickelodeon, HBO, PBS and Sesame Street. more
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Chestnut Hill faces steepest city tax hikes
Property taxes are going up substantially in Northwest Philadelphia – and more than anywhere else, in dollar amount, in Chestnut Hill. more
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Patient Michael Ellery, left, with Dr. Martin Edelman, chair of Fox Chase Cancer Center's department of hematology/oncology, drives from Cumberland, Md. to Chestnut Hill for treatment.
State-of-the-art cancer care in Chestnut Hill
Michael Ullery hails from Cumberland, Md., but comes to Chestnut Hill's new cancer center for treatment. more
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Ignacyo Matynia (blue face), who plays Razzorakk, and Kristen Vaganos, who plays Cleo, film a scene in “Higher Grounds,” a sci-fi film, on location in Wildwood, New Jersey.
CHA grad leaves Chestnut Hill for outer space
Christian Sarkis Graham is making waves in the indie film scene. more
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Shock and support: Local leaders respond to Biden's exit
President Joe Biden announced he will end his bid for reelection Sunday, ending a tumultuous second race for the White House. more
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Larry Weaner, of Glenside, was honored last month by the American Horticultural Society as one of only six horticulturists in the country to be given its “Great American Gardeners Award.”
Horticulturist wins major national award
Larry Weaner is one of only six horticulturists in the country to be given a “Great American Gardeners Award.”  more
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Kristin Leader Ramirez with her 4-year-old Marco, outside her recently opened Little Wares store at 8117 Germantown Ave. The shop, she said, is also a welcoming gathering space where parents and children can just come to connect.
Little Wares, a new place for parents to connect
At a time when Ramirez needed comfort, she received them in the place she had intended to be not only a business, but also a refuge for parents. more
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Farnsworth, seen here in 1936, told this reporter in a 1969 phone interview, “I thought I might be another Thomas Edison or Alexander Graham Bell, but I was completely unprepared as a naive farm boy for the world of big business."
Recalling Chestnut Hill's genius inventor of the TV set
There is no historical marker in front of the building at 127 E. Mermaid Lane in Chestnut Hill, but there should be. more
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“I just love Chestnut Hill,” said Judy Wicks, who recently moved from Center City to Northwest Philadelphia. “There is a real sense of community here. And then, of course, I fell in love with Wissahickon Park.”
Chestnut Hill ex-restaurateur a legend in her own time
How do you condense a life worthy of a best-selling biography into one newspaper article? That is the challenge when writing about Judy Wicks. more
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Desiree Pressley, who was certified to teach yoga in 2023 at the Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health in Massachusetts, teaches gentle yoga, chair yoga and Kripalu yoga at her new Chestnut Hill studio.
New Hill instructor uses yoga for healing
When potential customers walk into Jennifer's Leaf Health & Wellness Studio, they naturally assume the ultra-fit owner and certified yoga instructor is named Jennifer. more
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