Norman Aaron Newberg, a Mt. Airy resident, author, and University of Pennsylvania professor who trained a generation of educators, died in his sleep on May 8 at age 87.
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by Len Lear
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6/1/22
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Barbara Holman Lynn, a passionate disability advocate who was lovingly known as “Barbara of Seville,” died suddenly on Friday, April 29, in Scranton, Pa.
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by Daisy Phillips
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5/26/22
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Jean MacBryde, who grew up in St. Louis, Missouri, met Bob Swenson on a blind date when he was a freshman at Washington University School of Medicine.
“It was a terrible blind …
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by Len Lear
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5/18/22
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The 36-year Mt. Airy resident, who wrote countless fascinating and entertaining articles for many area publications, including the Chestnut Hill Local, died April 15 at the age of 91.
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by Len Lear
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5/4/22
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Marion Lucille Steinmann had a long career at Life magazine, where she started as a science reporter and was later promoted to associate editor.
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by Len Lear
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4/20/22
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Margaret (Peggy) Jane Hendrie, a lifelong Chestnut Hill resident, passed away peacefully at age 74 on March 18, surrounded by her family.
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by Len Lear
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4/14/22
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"I was really motivated by the power of community radio to reach local diverse groups with underrepresented sounds and ideas," Bear, a Roslyn native, told me a decade ago. "The major radio stations were owned by big corporations that do not want to take chances or rock the boat. It is all about money.”
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by Len Lear
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4/6/22
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