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Bob Harrington may well be the proudest of his most recent achievement – winning the the Federal Aviation Administration’s Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award.
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by Len Lear
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1/19/23
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It was a post unlike any I had ever seen before.
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by Len Lear
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1/19/23
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People from all over Northwest Philadelphia gathered to honor Dr. King on Monday.
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1/19/23
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Educator Kenyatta Patterson has been appointed site director for the Horizons at SCH program.
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1/19/23
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The Miquon School, located in Conshohocken, recently announced the appointment of K. Geetha Holdsworth as its next principal, effective July 1, 2023.
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1/19/23
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Five minutes into last Friday's Inter-Ac League basketball game, host Springside Chestnut Hill Academy was keeping it close with the Academy of Notre Dame. Then the situation deteriorated.
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by Tom Utescher
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1/19/23
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The Germantown Academy girls lost a close basketball game in their final contest of 2022, when GA was missing two important starters. Not anymore.
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by Tom Utescher
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1/19/23
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In boys' squash, Springside Chestnut Hill Academy posted its first win of the season last Tuesday, knocking off the visiting Friars of Malvern Prep, 6-1.
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by Tom Utescher
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1/18/23
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Emilie “Kayo” Rivinus Brégy, a former Chestnut Hill resident, must be the oldest active portrait painter in the U.S. She celebrated her 102nd birthday in August 2022.
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by Len Lear
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1/12/23
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It is not unusual for journalists to discuss the importance of a free press and lament the verbal attacks against it, but for one of the Chestnut Hill Local's newest board members, this principle is not academic.
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by Len Lear
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1/12/23
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When they met on the basketball court last Tuesday for the first game of 2023 and the resumption of the Inter-Ac League campaign, both Penn Charter and Episcopal Academy owned overall records under .500.
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by Tom Utescher
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1/12/23
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When a wrestling team has no one participating in six of the 14 weight classes in a dual meet, the result is usually a lopsided loss. That's not what happened to Germantown Academy last Friday.
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by Tom Utescher
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1/12/23
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The women of Chestnut Hill College were 5-6 overall a few days before the end of 2022, but won on the road on the last day of the year and then opened 2023 with a victory.
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by Tom Utescher
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1/12/23
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In men's basketball, Chestnut Hill College had been seesawing back and forth across the .500 mark for much of last month, but a victory in the Griffins' first contest of 2023 was their third win in a row.
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by Tom Utescher
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1/12/23
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In the Hindu tradition, the Sanskrit word Nirvana means a “state of perfect happiness.” It’s also the name of the newest restaurant in Chestnut Hill.
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by Stacia Friedman
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1/12/23
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While most of us will make resolutions based on the numbers that show up on our bathroom scale or our credit card bill, one group that has higher goals in mind – the merchants of Chestnut Hill.
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by Stacia Friedman
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1/5/23
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Several girls' basketball teams in the area traveled to out-of-state tournaments last week. Germantown Academy had already done that before Christmas, so last week the Patriots only ventured as far as Cardinal O'Hara.
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by Tom Utescher
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1/4/23
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There was a time when Russell Thompkins, Jr., who grew up in North Philadelphia but has lived in Mt. Airy for 50 years, could hardly walk around the Chestnut Hill area without one of his fans waving or asking for an autograph.
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by Rita Charleston
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1/4/23
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Penn Charter performed well at the top and bottom of the team ladder, but visiting Springside Chestnut Hill Academy won the third through seventh flights to clinch a victory.
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by Tom Utescher
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12/23/22
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In the Inter-Ac League opener for both teams, defending champ Penn Charter started the 2022-23 campaign with a 55-37 victory at Germantown Academy last Tuesday.
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by Tom Utescher
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12/23/22
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