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View MoreSevere storms, 30-degree drop forecast for Lower Merion
Severe thunderstorms with wind gusts up to 65 mph are forecast for Lower Merion on Friday, Oct. 16, followed by a nearly 30-degree temperature drop that will bring highs in the low 50s and possible frost by Sunday morning.
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View MoreBriggs advances license plate reader bill from committee
State Rep. Tim Briggs' House Judiciary Committee advanced four bills during meetings the week of Oct. 12, including one setting statewide rules for automated license plate readers that would preserve local control over the surveillance cameras debated across Montgomery County.
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View MoreLower Merion expands red light cameras to two more intersections
Lower Merion will install red light enforcement cameras at two additional intersections in the coming months, Police Superintendent Andrew Block announced, after the first camera at Remington Road generated more than 1,200 citations since July.
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View MoreNarberth Ambulance expands ALS coverage to five Delaware County towns
Narberth Ambulance, Lower Merion's primary EMS provider, began providing advanced life support to five Delaware County municipalities on Sept. 11 after Crozer Health's 2025 collapse left the towns without paramedic coverage.
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View MoreWynnewood tree fire on Kent Road prompts PECO power shutdown
Merion Fire Company of Ardmore crews responded to a smoldering tree in contact with energized power lines behind a home at 267 Kent Road in Wynnewood on Wednesday, Oct. 7, coordinating with PECO to shut off power before extinguishing the hazard.
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View MoreLower Merion committee backs 5-year police pact with Narberth
Lower Merion's Police Committee unanimously recommended a renewed five-year cooperation agreement with Narberth Borough, formalizing backup policing, lockup access, animal control and training services; the full Board of Commissioners is expected to vote next.
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View MoreMontgomery County measles cases grow amid Pennsylvania's sixth death
Montgomery County has three confirmed measles cases as Pennsylvania records its sixth measles-related death and the statewide total reaches 1,136, with a free vaccine clinic scheduled Oct. 24 in Blue Bell.
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View MoreLower Merion bus cameras yield 12,000 citations in one year
Lower Merion Township has issued more than 12,000 citations for passing stopped school buses since its photo enforcement program launched in August 2025, with most violations on Montgomery and Lancaster avenues, and two more red light cameras are coming to those corridors by January 2027.
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View MoreIsaias forecast doubles Lower Merion rain estimate to 4 inches
An updated forecast shows Hurricane Isaias remnants could bring 1 to 4 inches of rain to Lower Merion by Sunday evening, double the earlier estimate, raising flooding concerns for a township that has already spent $1.2 million more than budgeted on storm response in 2026.
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View MoreSix charged in Bala Cynwyd kidnapping and robbery ring
Six people face kidnapping, robbery and racketeering charges after a man was lured to a Bala Cynwyd LongHorn Steakhouse parking lot by a fake online profile and robbed by masked men posing as police, the Montgomery County DA announced; one suspect remains at large.
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View MoreIsaias remnants may flood Lower Merion by Sunday
Hurricane Isaias, now a 75 mph storm in the Gulf of Mexico, is forecast to send remnants with 1 to 2 inches of rain into the Lower Merion area by Sunday night, raising flood concerns for a township that has already spent $1.2 million on storm response in 2026.
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View MoreLower Merion police warn of fake permit-payment email scam
Lower Merion Police are alerting property owners and businesses to a phishing scam in which criminals impersonate zoning officials and send fake permit-payment emails complete with real project details and official-looking invoices.
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