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Public Safety
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Public Safety
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Public Safety
View MoreAfter summer of '100-year storms,' Lower Merion faces aging infrastructure reckoning
After a July microburst triggered a state of emergency, Lower Merion Township faces pressure to upgrade stormwater systems identified as inadequate in a 2018 plan, with $500,000 in state sewer grants secured and $50 million in broader capital projects underway but no board votes scheduled until the commissioners return from summer recess.
Public Safety
View MoreGas leak at Ardmore businesses prompts fire company, PECO response
Merion Fire Company and PECO responded to a confirmed gas leak at several Greenfield Avenue businesses in Ardmore on Wednesday morning, ventilating the building and clearing the scene with no injuries reported.
Public Safety
View MoreGarage fire on Morton Road in Bryn Mawr contained Sunday night
Multiple Lower Merion fire companies responded to a working garage fire on Morton Road in Bryn Mawr Sunday evening, quickly containing the blaze and preventing it from spreading to neighboring structures.
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View MoreWayne man jailed for assaulting boy during forced basketball drills in Narberth
A Montgomery County judge sentenced Edward Marquell Greene, 39, of Wayne to 6 to 23 months in jail after he pleaded guilty to assaulting a 12-year-old boy he forced to run basketball drills for three hours in 90-degree heat on a Narberth court in July 2025.
Public Safety
View MoreTree branch sparks wire fire at busy Ardmore intersection
A tree branch ignited after falling onto energized wires at Mill Creek and Old Gulph Roads in Ardmore on Wednesday, prompting a three-unit Merion Fire Company response and a public safety reminder about downed power lines.
Public Safety
View MoreFBI executes search warrant at Dane Fine Art gallery in Ardmore
FBI agents executed a search warrant at Dane Fine Art, a wholesale art gallery at 2320 Haverford Road in Ardmore, on Wednesday, July 29; no charges have been announced and the investigation is ongoing.
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View MoreCar crashes into Ardmore restaurant after hitting utility pole on Lancaster Avenue
A vehicle crashed into a restaurant storefront at Lancaster and Ardmore avenues early Wednesday after striking a utility pole and a tree; Merion Fire Company Station 25 secured the scene and urged late-night drivers to stay attentive.
Public Safety
View MoreBurglar enters Saquon Barkley's Tredyffrin home while family is inside; investigators eye possible link to athlete-targeting ring
Investigators are exploring whether a July 19 burglary at Eagles star Saquon Barkley's Tredyffrin Township home is linked to organized crime networks similar to those Lower Merion police have been tracking in Ardmore, Bryn Mawr, and Wynnewood this summer. No connection has been confirmed.
Public Safety
View MoreBasement fire on Lark Lane in Villanova contained after township-wide response
Volunteer firefighters from across Lower Merion Township responded to a basement fire on Lark Lane in Villanova on Wednesday, July 23, containing the blaze before it could spread through the home.
Public Safety
View MoreMerion Fire Company volunteers save person trapped in Suburban Square elevator
Volunteer firefighters from Merion Fire Company of Ardmore rescued a person trapped in an elevator at St. James Place in Suburban Square at 4:44 a.m. on Thursday, July 23, navigating a locked building, a rooftop control room, and a secured floor before freeing the occupant.
Public Safety
View MoreMerion Fire Company sends 20-plus volunteers through live-fire drill at township burn tower
More than 20 Merion Fire Company volunteers trained in live-fire scenarios at the Lower Merion Burn Tower on Monday, July 20, 2026, while four others completed driver/operator training at Station 25 in Ardmore.
Public Safety
View MoreMerion Fire Company responds to Conshohocken restaurant fire, third mutual aid call in two weeks
Merion Fire Company of Ardmore's Ladder 25 responded to a reported restaurant fire in Conshohocken at 2:34 a.m. on Friday, July 17, marking the volunteer company's third mutual aid dispatch in under two weeks.
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