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Joanne Dhody, a third-generation resident of Chestnut Hill and a beloved volunteer who never met a worthy cause she would not help, is stepping down as a library volunteer after 27 years.
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by Len Lear
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1/27/23
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Salon owner Maryam Lavasani is hosting a life-sized sculpture of Mahsa Amini, the 22-year-old whose death at the hands of Iranian "morality police" has sparked worldwide protest.
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by Len Lear
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1/26/23
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In last Thursday's Athletic Association of Catholic Academies basketball bout, host Mount St. Joseph Academy fell to Villa Maria, 56-50.
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by Tom Utescher
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1/26/23
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The Germantown Friends girls traveled to Bucks County last Tuesday to take on a George School hoops squad that is aiming to move up out of the middle of the pack in the Friends Schools League.
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by Tom Utescher
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1/26/23
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Just past mid-January, nothing was set in stone yet in the quest for the girls' basketball championship in the Inter-Ac League, but last Friday, Penn Charter made a big step towards retaining its title.
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by Tom Utescher
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1/26/23
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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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