Lower Merion
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Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia CEO Committed to Bringing Support to Israel
Michael Balaban, chief executive officer of the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia and volunteer board member of the Lower Merion Fire Department’s Penn Wynne-Overbrook Hills Fire Company, has been meeting with politicians, families of attack victims, and wounded soldiers to see how he can support Israel during the conflict with Hamas, reports Times of India.…
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Philly, Lower Merion Considering New Trail to Connect Manayunk and Lower Merion
Transportation professionals in Philadelphia and Lower Merion have been studying the feasibility of creating a new trail connection across the Schuylkill River. The new trail would connect the Schuylkill River Trail in Manayunk with the Pencoyd Trail in Lower Merion Township. The feasibility study explored whether an existing bridge dubbed by many as the “Mule…
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St. Joe’s Director of Athletics Gives U.S. Senate Committee Testimony on NIL
Saint Joseph’s University vice president and director of athletics Jill Bodensteiner recently testified in front of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on the issue of NCAA’s name, image, and likeness policy, writes Mia Messina for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Bodensteiner represented smaller institutions like St. Joseph’s as the federal government looks to set a NIL standard…
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Lower Merion Eyes Sidewalk Policy to Increase Pedestrian Safety and Mobility
Residents and officials want to see Lower Merion become more walkable, writes Richard Ilgenfritz for the Main Line Media News. To move safely around the community and have easier access to public spaces, residents are requesting more sidewalks. “What do you do during the weekend? Can you get to school, can you get to church,…
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Lower Merion Commissioners Give Preliminary Nod to Main Line Greenway
The Main Line Greenway is one step closer to becoming a reality after Lower Merion commissioners gave the preliminary concept of the greenway approval, writes Richard Ilgenfritz for Delaware County Daily Times. Jillian Dierks, senior planner with Lower Merion, described the Main Line Greenway as “a network of designated roadways shared between cars and bicyclists…
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St. Joseph’s University Has Footprint in Lower Merion, City Avenue, and Beyond
St. Joseph’s University, which has a location in Lower Merion, will be expanding its reach in Philadelphia. The college recently acquired 11.6 acres of property for $15 million along City Avenue, writes Ryan Mulligan for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The property will be adjacent to the school’s Maguire Wolfington Welcome Center. St. Joe’s will…
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Montgomery County High School Grad Wins Award, Overcomes Adversity
Zusil Atkins, a Lower Merion resident and recent graduate of Agora Cyber Charter School in King of Prussia, is headed off to college despite being told in the 4th grade that he would never achieve a higher education. Atkins received Agor’s Karol Canfield Award which recognizes a special education student with an outstanding academic record…
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Plans Are Underway to Turn Lower Merion’s Bala Plaza into a Live-Work-Play Complex
Developer Tishman Speyer has big plans for Bala Plaza in Lower Merion, but the long timetable expected to make it has some people concerned, writes Michael Bradley for Main Line Today. The vision is to turn the office park into a live-work-play complex, but it could take 20 years to do it. Lower Merion Township…
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Shot Tec Owner in Bala Cynwyd Challenges Lower Merion’s Strict Gun Rules
In April, Lower Merion Township limited gun businesses to only certain areas of the township away from mostly residential areas. Now the owner of Shot Tec in Bala Cynwyd and a Pennsylvania PAC are challenging the new ordinance in court, writes Emily Rizzo for WHYY. The township’s gun laws are now stricter than the state’s,…
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Los Angeles Clippers Rookie Inspired by Lower Merion Namesake
The night in 1996 Greg Brown watched a young Kobe Bryant play basketball for Lower Merion High School had such a profound effect on him that years later he named his son after the rising star. Now that son, Kobe Brown, is a rising star athlete with the Los Angeles Clippers, writes Andrew Greif for…
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Pennsylvania Deprives Students with Disabilities a Year of Education, a Lower Merion Family Says
A lawsuit filed earlier this week on behalf of a Lower Merion School District student alleges that Pennsylvania is denying some students with disabilities up to a year of federally guaranteed education, writes Kristen A. Graham for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Students with special needs are granted the right to an education under Federal law until…
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Food Insecurity Was the Fifth Most Pressing Need in Lower Merion Township in 2022
Lower Merion Township is one of Montgomery County’s wealthiest areas, but even residents there worry about having enough food to feed their families, writes Emily Rizzo for WHYY. Food pantries in Lower Merion Township are seeing increasing food insecurity with SNAP benefit cuts, according to Rizzo. The township’s 2022 community need assessment found that food…
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Lower Merion Native Is Fighting for Nondiscrimination Protections for All
Jason Landau Goodman, a Lower Merion native and former director of the Pennsylvania Youth Congress, is helping advance the LGBTQ+ movement to full equality, writes Ivey DeJesus for Penn Live. Goodman has an undergraduate and a master’s degree from the University of Pennsylvania and is also a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh School of…
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Lower Merion School District Finds Its New Superintendent in Steven Yanni
Steven Yanni has been chosen as the new Superintendent for the Lower Merion School District, writes Richard Ilgenfritz for the Main Line Media News. He has been Superintendent in the Upper Dublin School District for the past five years. And before joining Upper Dublin, Yanni served as assistant superintendent and later superintendent in New Hope-Solebury.…
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Diaries of Lower Merion Man Offer a Glimpse of 18th-Century Life
More than two centuries old, the diaries of Joseph Price, a fourth-generation Quaker from Lower Merion Township, offers valuable insight into the history of the Main Line, writes J.F. Pirro for the Main Line Today. Despite having little formal education, Price was considered one of the most esteemed residents in the township. He was a…
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USA Lacrosse Volunteer, ‘Heart and Soul’ of Lower Merion Youth Program Remembered
Chris Hupfeldt, a longtime national volunteer with USA Lacrosse and an icon in the Lower Merion and Philadelphia lacrosse community, passed away at age 69, writes Brian Logue for USA Lacrosse. Hupfeldt served as an assistant general manager for the 1998 U.S. Men’s National Team, as well as the general manager for the 2002 and…
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Saint Joseph’s University to Break Ground on New Residence Hall This Fall
As part of its Hawk Hill development projects, Saint Joseph’s University will start construction on its new residence hall in the fall, writes Ryan Mulligan for the Philadelphia Business Journal. It is all part of the university’s master plan to transform the campus over the next five to seven years. The plan includes the new…
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New Lower Merion Program Celebrates Township’s Rich History
The Lower Merion Conservancy is honoring the historic homes in the township with special brass plaques, writes Paul Jablow for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The pilot program first started earlier this year in the English Village development in Wynnewood, where the architecture of the manor homes pays homage to not only the rich history of the U.S., but…
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