Tuesday, May 14, 2013
LMSD expansion is on the agenda.
Lower Merion School District's director of operations, Pat Guinnane, will join the Penn Valley Civic Association for its monthly meeting Thursday, the group announced. The meeting begins at 7:30 p.m. in the library of Penn Valley Elementary School. Guinnane will speak about the school district's plans for facility expansion. Also expected to attend is the township Board of Commissioners' Ward 1 representative, Dan Bernheim.
Sunday, March 31, 2013
Take a look at March's most popular articles. Did you miss any of last month's most important news?
A popular Creole cafe is returning, plans for two sets of Righters Ferry Road apartments are underway, a woman allegedly bit a security guard, and that's not all that happened this month. Take a look at the story above to see some of March's most popular articles in Narberth-Bala Cynwyd Patch. Don't see the story? Try viewing Patch on your desktop.
Monday, March 25, 2013
In three incidents, the homeowners were away on vacation.
Lower Merion police responded to three burglaries and two attempted burglaries in Bala Cynwyd, Penn Valley and Narberth within the past week, police said at a Monday briefing. Pry tools were used in several of the burglaries. In three incidents, the homeowners were away on vacation. Jewelry taken in Penn Valley: Several jewelry items were stolen from a home on the 300 block of Bobarn Drive in Penn Valley on March 20, police said. Homeowners reported the burglary at 10:19 p.m. when they returned home from dinner and found the front door unlocked, a rear kitchen window standing open and a suitcase on the counter, according to the report. Police believe the burglar(s) first tried to pry open the front door, then entered through the rear …
Thursday, March 7, 2013
A roundup of police incidents the week ending Feb. 24 in Penn Valley.
Lower Merion police responded to 43 incidents in Lower Merion's Penn Valley neighborhood the week ending Sunday, Feb. 24, according to LMPD statistics. A list of those incidents is attached to this article, sorted by type. Incident descriptions do not necessarily indicate arrests or convictions. Incidents included: Did you see a police incident from this timeframe that isn't included on the attached list? Tell us about it in the comments section below.
Monday, March 4, 2013
The following homes were purchased in the month of February 2013.
NARBERTH-BALA CYNWYD: HAVERFORD-HAVERTOWN: MARPLE-NEWTOWN: MEDIA: RADNOR: SPRINGFIELD: CHESTNUT HILL: MT. AIRY: ROXBOROUGH-MANAYUNK: MALVERN: PHOENIXVILLE: TREDYFFRIN-EASTTOWN: WEST CHESTER: ARDMORE-MERION-WYNNEWOOD: BRYN MAWR-GLADWYNE:
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Here are five things to know this week for those with an interest in Narberth, Bala Cynwyd, Belmont Hills and Penn Valley.
1. The Lower Merion Board of School Directors will meet at 8 p.m. Tuesday in the administration building's first floor board room (301 E Montgomery Ave, Ardmore). A vote on the preliminary 2013-14 budget is among the agenda items. View the agenda. 2. The borough of Narberth is soliciting applications to serve on its three-member Shade Tree Commission, which has one vacancy. Residents may apply via mail, at 100 Conway Ave., Narberth, PA 19072; by email, at narberth@comcast.net or by fax, at 610-664-0803. 3. There will be daytime Schuylkill Expressway shoulder closures all week, in both directions through Lower Merion, according to PennDOT. 4. The Lower Merion Board of Commissioners will decide Wednesday night whether to hold a public …
Saturday, February 16, 2013
49 neighborhood police calls were recorded in the week ending Feb. 10.
Lower Merion police responded to 49 incidents in the Penn Valley neighborhood in the week ending Sunday, Feb. 10, according to LMPD statistics. A list of those incidents is attached to this article, sorted by type. Incident descriptions do not necessarily indicate arrests or convictions. Incidents included: Did you see a police incident from this timeframe that isn't included on the attached list? Tell us about it in the comments section below.
Friday, February 15, 2013
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Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Jeffrey Scher is also ordered to pay more than $250,000 restitution, according to the IRS.
A T-shirt company accountant on Tuesday was sentenced in federal court in Philadelphia to one year and one day in prison for filing false tax returns, the Internal Revenue Service announced. Penn Valley resident Jeffrey Scher was also ordered by U.S. District Court Judge Patrese Tucker to pay restitution in the amount of $254,818. From the IRS statement: Scher, a certified public accountant, was employed as the chief financial officer at Bodek and Rhodes, a Philadelphia-based T-shirt wholesaler. Scher received cash receipts from Bodek and Rhodes’ controller for deposit into Bodek and Rhodes’ bank account. Instead depositing all of the money into his employer’s bank account, Scher surreptitiously diverted cash receipts belonging to …
Monday, February 11, 2013
A heads up for those who live or work in Narberth, Bala Cynwyd, Belmont Hills and Penn Valley.
1. Narberth's Planning Commission meets at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at borough hall to hear from the prospective buyer and redeveloper of the United Methodist Church of Narberth property. Borough officials say the applicant's intent is to preserve but renovate the church and parsonage while also putting two homes between those buildings and Price Avenue. The borough council meets at 8 p.m. Monday. 2. PIAA District 1 basketball playoffs begin this weekend. ForAAAA programs (the state's largest), the opening round for boys is Friday, Feb. 15, and for girls Saturday, Feb. 16. AAA schools do not begin district playoffs until Feb. 19 (for girls) and Feb. 23 (for boys). 3. The Neighborhood Club of Bala Cynwyd meets at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Lower …
Dick Wexelblat
11:11 am on Sunday, February 17, 2013
It would be interesting to know how many of the alarm activations could be documented as truly false alarms. I suspect most of them. more ›