Community Matters

The question is no longer, whether blogs can be journalism. I think there is no question that blogs are now mainstream media and that citizen bloggers ‘are’ journalists.  And we are now seeing mainstream media coming in the other direction by more traditional media outlets adding blog content.  Blog sites are now touching tens of [...]

Filed under: Mainline Media News, Pattye Benson | 6 Comments »

Between Thanksgiving and Christmas, there is a sight and sound that is just as familiar as poinsettias, Christmas trees, Santa Claus and holiday music . . . the red kettle, ringing bells and the Salvation Army volunteer!  My visits to Paoli’s Acme would not be the same this time of the year without a warm [...]

Filed under: Tredyffrin Township | 1 Comment »

Governor-elect Corbett has his work cut out for him come January.  During the campaign, he promised no new taxes yet took a pledge to “reduce congestion and build new roads”.  Now will come the seriousness of how to pay for these promises.  We all know where just the discussion of the ‘possible’ tolling of 422 [...]

Filed under: PA Turnpike Commission, Tredyffrin Township | No Comments »

In the midst of packing to leave for a family holiday, Ray Clarke was still able to attend last night’s School Board’s Finance Committee meeting.  We are all grateful that Ray attends the meetings and then kindly supplies his notes.  Thank you my friend and happy travel! Below are Ray’s notes and I think you find [...]

Filed under: Earned Income Tax, Easttown Township, TE School District, TESD Budget, Tredyffrin Easttown School District | 47 Comments »

The Valley Forge National Historical Park has reached about half of its goal of deer reduction for this winter.  To date the sharp shooters have killed 225 deer as part of the operation to reduce the deer population.  Over the next two years, the park plans to reduce the deer population from about 1,250 to [...]

Filed under: Tredyffrin Township | 1 Comment »

SEPTA announced that due to insufficient funding from Washington they would be forced to cut $110 million from its capital budget starting July 1. Back in June, I compared the financing and future of the Ardmore Train Station redevelopment project and the Paoli Transportation project. (see Will Ardmore Transit’s Funding Issues Impact the Future of [...]

Filed under: Tredyffrin Township | 12 Comments »

Who said one person could not make a difference? I have been following the  journey of University of Penn senior Jason Goodman.  Goodman, a resident of Lower Merion and founder of ‘Equality Lower Merion’ has spent the last year advocating for an anti-discrimination law in Lower Merion to prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender [...]

Filed under: Tredyffrin Township | 3 Comments »

If you were late arriving to Monday’s Board of Supervisors meeting than you were out of luck.  Literally from the time the pledge of allegiance was finished, the supervisors meeting was over within 10 minutes.  Bob Lamina read the announcements which included the Public Meeting on Wednesday, December 8 in regards to the Amtrak 252 bridge project, [...]

Filed under: Tredyffrin Township | 11 Comments »

I just received notice that Poplar House, at 600 Maplewood Ave. in Radnor Township was demolished.  Dating to 1902, the house contained 10 bedrooms, 6.5 bathrooms, 11,433 sq. ft and sat on 36 acres.  The house was demolished to make way for a new housing development. Although Radnor Township has a HARB (Historic and Architectural Review Board) in place to [...]

Filed under: Tredyffrin Easttown School District, Tredyffrin Township | 2 Comments »

We have been following the news from Harrisburg that newly elected and returning legislators were scheduled to receive a 1.7% cost-of-living pay raise. This increase was obviously causing a stir by tax-payers . . . many elections were won by candidates based on fiscal conservatism, amid high unemployment numbers and screams to stop the spending. Last week, [...]

Filed under: State House 157, Tredyffrin Township, Warren Kampf | 14 Comments »