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Starting in early May, the inured players for the Blue Devils were back in action, with the exception of a two-year veteran out for the season with an ACL tear. (Photo by Tom Utescher)
SCH softball reaches finals, falls to Shipley, 1-0
Starting in early May, the inured players for the Blue Devils were back in action, with the exception of a two-year veteran out for the season with an ACL tear. more
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Blue Devils junior Cortney Neverosky (left) searches for a passing option while PC senior Gracie Shoup looks for a chance to check her. (Photo by Tom Utescher)
SCH ahead for most of lacrosse semifinal, but PC leads last
Last Tuesday the second-seeded PC Quakers hosted the third-ranked Blue Devils in a Pa. Independent Schools semifinal match. more
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Dr. Rebecca Maury, 53, an internal medicine specialist and Chestnut Hill resident, became the first medical doctor in the Northwest to approve patients for the medical use of cannabis (marijuana) in February 2018, right after it was legalized in Pennsylvania.
From illicit to legal: the Northwest’s cannabis pioneer
Dr. Rebecca Maury, 53, an internal medicine specialist, was the first medical doctor in the Northwest to approve patients for the use of cannabis from her Germantown Ave.  office. more
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Comcast opens application period for small business grants
Small business owners looking for financial help and advice are invited to apply for this year’s round of Comcast RISE initiative grants, which award $5,000 to local entrepreneurs. more
SCH junior Madison Freeman is about to shoot for one of her three goals against the Hill School.
SCH girls' lax closes regular season with two wins
In girls' lacrosse, Springside Chestnut Hill Academy finished the regular season with a winning overall record. more
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Mount pitcher Emily Vinal celebrated Senior Day by going the distance for a win in the Magic's last league game ever against Nazareth Academy.
In AACA swansong, Mount softball sends Pandas packing
For many years, Nazareth Academy was a dominant softball power in the Athletic Association of Catholic Academies. Not last week. more
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The boys in Penn Charter's senior quad pull alongside Peter's Island on the lower end of the race course.
Area scullers face stiff competition at Stotesbury
The four area sculling programs were all in action last weekend at the historic, sprawling spectacle that is the Stotesbury Cup Regatta. more
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A victory by the senior eight completed Mount St. Joseph's sweep of the four major eights races at the Stotesbury Cup Regatta.
Every Mount St. Joseph eight wins gold at Stotesbury Regatta
Mount St. Joseph Academy's crew swept the eights categories to take home four gold medals. more
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Sharmain Matlock-Turner, CEO of the Urban Affairs Coalition
Gala to honor modern-day heroes of 'The German Township’
Once collectively known as the German Township, the three neighborhoods of Chestnut Hill, Mount Airy and Germantown are steeped in centuries of a rich history. more
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Author and publisher Sherrie Elle spent four years in Thailand, teaching English to children there and returning to Philadelphia six months ago.
New Germantown publisher, turning pain into art
Germantown resident Sherrie Elle, an author and founder of a book publishing company, is a woman who comes with an unusual story of her own.  more
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The Verizon building at 8318 Germantown Ave. is the Hill’s largest commercial structure.
‘Can you hear me now?’ Radio silence on Verizon building
Walking along Germantown Avenue in Chestnut Hill you can easily miss it, somehow. more
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It's a sandy landing in the jump pit for SCH's Grace Hannigan. The senior won the bronze medal in the triple jump.
Penn Charter girls overpower league rivals at Inter-Ac meet
Penn Charter won just three events last Saturday when it hosted the Inter-Ac track and field championships, but the versatility and depth of the Quakers girls allowed them to win the team title. more
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Connecting on this pitch for a single to left field, freshman Emily Markowski drove in a run for the Mount at the top of the third inning.
Late runs lift SCH softball over Mount, 3-1
The softball squads from Springside Chestnut Hill and Mount St. Joseph Academy turned out to be pretty evenly matched when they met at SCH last Wednesday. more
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Mount senior Faith DeCarlo became part of a three-way tie for first place in the high jump at the AACA Championships.
Mount wins third straight Catholic Academies track title
The Mount Magic won six of 15 events, finishing second in six others, and piling up additional points with its team depth. more
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Blue Devils sophomore Tony Hicks won gold medals in both of the hurdling events.
SCH boys come in second, Penn Charter third at Inter-Ac Champs
With 162 team points accumulated across almost the full spectrum of events, Episcopal Academy repeated as Inter-Ac champion. more
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After a few false starts in his career, Chestnut Hill resident Walter Bell became an international force in jazz.
Local musician, ‘ambassador for jazz’
Walter Bell, an international force in jazz, gave up the flute for 20 years because his music career wasn’t paying the bills. more
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For the members of the GFS girls' JV quad, the fact that they've just won a gold medal is sinking in.
Big medal haul for local crews at City Championships
Members of area sculling programs made many trips to the awards dock at the Kelly Drive grandstand last weekend, earning medals at the Philadelphia City Championships. more
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A gold-medal effort by the JV eight (pictured at the finish line) came in the middle of Mount St. Joseph Academy's sweep of the eights finals.
Mount crew sweeps the eights events at City Championships
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. more
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GA junior Emma Goodwin scored her 100th career goal at SCH on Tuesday, as did Patriots senior Mia Raven.
Fast start propels SCH lacrosse past GA girls
In a 14-9 loss to Springside Chestnut Hill Academy in an April 12 girls' lacrosse match, Germantown Academy had borne the greater share of the burden of 14 total penalty cards. more
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Longtime Mt. Airy resident Howard A. Myrick has a decades-long history of military service and teaching communications in college, including a 27-year stint at Temple University.
Race, authoritarianism, examined in 'Protect & Defend'
Howard Myrick knows what it is like to overcome odds and to battle racist attitudes and practices. more
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