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June 16 marked the start of the 2026 season for the women’s basketball summer league that was founded more than 30 years ago at Chestnut Hill’s Water Tower Recreation Center.
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by Tom Utescher
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6/25/26
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What started as a classroom idea grew into an award-winning business venture for Springside Chestnut Hill Academy graduating senior Colin Salas.
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6/25/26
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Herb (great name for a chef) Scott, whose Mt. Airy firm, Herb Scott Catering, has been one of the area’s top catering firms for 27 years, is hanging up his utensils, pots and pans and other cooking paraphernalia.
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by Len Lear
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6/25/26
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With the Fourth of July approaching in a year that also celebrates the nation’s 250th birthday, there is perhaps no better time to highlight the historic significance of two area landmarks.
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by Len Lear
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6/24/26
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Over the past several weeks, hundreds of Northwest Philadelphia and Southeast Montgomery County students walked across a stage to accept their diplomas as members of the graduating class of 2026.
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6/18/26
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"Right from the beginning, this community was loving and caring to everyone. So many different and great teachers and staff which I want to thank for their help and lessons."
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6/18/26
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For the first time in 20 years, Mount St. Joseph Academy has won in the USRowing Youth National Championships, held in Sarasota, Florida.
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6/18/26
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"I found my siblings here, at Friends’ Central. I found a second family. I found people whom I look up to, people who inspired me to change for the better."
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6/18/26
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"My friends know I love my odd analogies, so ... imagine we start out as big lumps of clay. We’re amorphous and bumpy, and easily impressionable. When we’re young, that’s enough."
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6/18/26
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"Don’t give up just when there’s an obstacle in your way, and remember, you have the power to make a change."
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6/18/26
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"As we leave this place, I think a lot of us feel pressure to have a plan. To know what comes next. To have every step mapped out before we can take it. But I think what defines life is not knowing."
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6/18/26
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"Up to this point, we have had structure. We have had teachers who corrected us. Coaches who demanded effort. Brothers who held us accountable."
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6/18/26
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"Here, the job title of teacher is far beyond teaching. Throughout each essay, through each math assessment, through each project, I’m challenged and supported."
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6/18/26
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For Sam Markow, the path to his new stand at Chestnut Hill’s Market at the Fareway began when he was a kid, baking alongside his mom, Peg.
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by Jeff Meade
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6/18/26
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Psychiatrist Dr. Franklin Maleson, who has lived in Chestnut Hill for 31 years, is rather modest considering his pioneering achievements as a U.S. Army doctor treating drug-addicted Vietnam War veterans.
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by Len Lear
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6/18/26
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"The Mount has not only taught us to be writers of essays and research papers, but writers of life. We write every day, not just in the words we jot down, but in the actions we take."
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6/18/26
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"If I could give you one piece of advice to take home tonight, I would encourage you to see the good in all things."
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6/18/26
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"Saul is a unique school, and every person who comes here has had their own unique experience. It’s not just anywhere can you do precalculus in one class, and help birth a sheep in the next."
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6/18/26
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"After four years, I have realized that the most influential people in this class, the ones who changed me the most, are those who were entirely themselves."
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6/18/26
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Coming up with a name can be one of the most challenging parts of forming a musical act. Every once in a while, though, a group strikes gold.
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by Maggie Dougherty
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6/18/26
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