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Local Government
View MoreLower Merion wins $397,200 state grant for 27 traffic signal upgrades on Lancaster Avenue
Lower Merion Township will upgrade traffic signals at 27 intersections along Lancaster Avenue and Wynnewood Road after receiving a $397,200 PennDOT Green Light-Go grant, the second such award in eight months for the township's busiest commercial corridor.
Local Government
View MoreRep. Briggs backs bill ending automatic life sentences for second-degree murder
State Rep. Tim Briggs championed House Bill 1042, which passed the Pennsylvania House on Thursday, July 23, with bipartisan support, replacing automatic life-without-parole sentences for second-degree murder with individualized sentencing and parole eligibility after 30 years.
Local Government
View MoreArdmore Music Hall to host Mitch-A-Palooza benefit concert on August 1
Philadelphia bassist Mitchell Beer brings 14 musicians to Ardmore Music Hall on Saturday, August 1 for the Mitch-A-Palooza Benefit Concert, raising money for Philly Music Fest and the Music Media Collective.
Local Government
View MoreExtreme heat warning hits Lower Merion area Wednesday with heat index near 104°F
The National Weather Service has issued an Extreme Heat Warning for the Lower Merion area on Wednesday, July 15, with heat index values up to 104°F, arriving less than two weeks after a deadly July 1–4 heat wave that killed seven in Philadelphia.
Local Government
View MoreNational Night Out returns to Suburban Square on Aug. 4
Lower Merion's annual National Night Out will be held at Suburban Square in Ardmore on Tuesday, August 4, from 6 to 9 p.m., with police, fire, Narberth Ambulance, live music, carnival rides, and free activities for families.
Local Government
View MoreLower Merion board ends device program for youngest students after parent protests
The Lower Merion School District board voted Monday, June 15, to repeal and replace its technology policy, eliminating device issuance for students in kindergarten through second grade after months of parent-led protests over screen time.
Local Government
View MoreMontgomery County commissioners to hold road meeting in Hatfield Township on July 16
Montgomery County's three commissioners will conduct official board business at 6 p.m. Thursday, July 16, at the Hatfield Township Administration Building as part of an ongoing road meeting series that has previously stopped in Lower Merion.
Local Government
View MoreNew state budget sends $920 million to Pennsylvania schools, but Lower Merion's share will be modest
Pennsylvania's new $50.8 billion state budget delivers $920 million in new education funding statewide, but Lower Merion School District's share will be modest because adequacy dollars target the state's poorest districts.
Local Government
View MoreLower Merion police warn residents after string of burglaries targeting empty homes
Lower Merion police are investigating several residential burglaries over the past three weeks targeting high-value, apparently unoccupied homes, with Lt. Michael Keenan warning residents to make their homes look occupied and sign up for free township security programs.
Local Government
View MoreCappelletti's parole reform bill signed into law
Gov. Shapiro signed Lower Merion Sen. Amanda Cappelletti's bipartisan parole reform bill into law on Sunday, July 12, requiring the Parole Board to explain denials and shielding internal deliberation records from public disclosure.
Local Government
View MoreCappelletti backs state budget but says SEPTA funding crisis remains for Main Line riders
Sen. Amanda Cappelletti voted yes on Pennsylvania's $50.849 billion state budget on Monday, July 13, praising childcare and tax credit investments but calling the lack of long-term SEPTA funding her biggest disappointment for Lower Merion commuters.
Local Government
View MoreLankenau gala to honor 30-year foundation chairman, heart program director
The John B. Deaver Auxiliary of the Lankenau Medical Center Women's Board will host its annual "Celebration for a Cause" gala on Saturday, Sept. 26, at Llanerch Country Club, honoring longtime foundation chairman Alfred W. Putnam Jr. and Women's Heart Initiative co-founder Dr. Maribel Hernandez while raising funds for cardiac services.
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