Pictured at the WWII Memorial in Chestnut Hill (left to right): Myra Fields-Rouse, Donald (Luke) Rentschler, Joseph Melendez, ...

The following list is for crimes reported for the period from May 25 to June 1. (Some crimes that occurred on dates earlier than the current period but weren’t reported until later may be included.) ...

After a disastrous Stotesbury Cup Regatta rain washout in mid-May, select area crews participated in the Memorial Day weekend Scholastic Rowing Association of America Regatta (SRAA). Crews must ...

Over a decade before becoming GLEC’s board president, Taussig and a pickup basketball group of Mt. Airy dads started playing games at GLEC. Taussig said, “As winter approached, we wanted a place to go ...

What are the odds a magazine would hold a short fiction contest receiving more than 300 submissions, and the first and second ...

Supporters of environmental journalism came together May 28 at the home of Judy Wicks to raise awareness and funds for the Local’s new reporter, Abby Weiss. Weiss, a Report for America corps member, ...

Going viral Quinn started 2025 with 80 monthly listeners on Spotify. This all changed in February, when she posted a video to TikTok that currently has 4.1 million views. The video describes the ...

From ages 16 to 19, Wellington worked as a cashier at Weavers Way’s Mt. Airy location. “I loved it,” she said. “It was a great first job. They were like my second family.” The pandemic didn’t slow her ...

Larry L. Turner, a longtime Mt. Airy resident, died suddenly and unexpectedly of a cardiac event in his home on April 22 at age 65. A highly respected lawyer, he was a first-generation college ...

As environmental stewards in our Catholic parishes and members of the EcoPhilly leadership team, we were pleased that Pope Leo XIV has spoken publicly advocating for action on climate change. Pope ...

In 1924, the Sisters of St. Joseph founded a women’s college in Chestnut Hill. Renamed Chestnut Hill College in 1938, CHC has been marking its centennial since late last year, finishing with a 100th ...

After a disastrous Stotesbury Cup Regatta rain washout, select area crews participated in the Memorial Day weekend Scholastic Rowing Association of America Regatta.