Haverford
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Andy Lewis, Haverford Commissioner, Former County Councilman, Has Died
Andy Lewis, a Haverford Township commissioner for the Fifth Ward and former Delaware County councilperson, has died from a neurodegenerative disorder, writes Patricia Madej for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Lewis was a Republican with a long business and political career. He was diagnosed with Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease late last month. “Mr. Lewis was a man of high…
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Malvern Bank: House of the Week: Stunning English Manor in Haverford
A stunning English manor with six bedrooms and six full and two half bathrooms is available for sale in Haverford. Nestled on 1.37 beautiful acres in an incredible location, the 2005 home displays striking attention to detail. The many highlights include the spacious entrance hall with grand staircase, a bright formal living room offering gorgeous…
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Haverford High Graduate Creates Opportunities for Staff as They Clean Up
The first professional cleaning job Haverford High graduate Donna Allie did back in 1982 yielded a day’s work and compensation of only $10, writes Michael Bradley for Main Line Today. “I looked at it as 10 more dollars than I had before the day started,” says Allie. She was desperate to support herself and a…
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2 of Pennsylvania’s Most Expensive Homes Sold in 2020 Were in Delaware County
Two Delaware County homes were among the 20 most expensive homes sold in Pennsylvania in 2020, as listed on Zillow, writes Daniel Urie for pennlive.com. A house on Conestoga Road in Radnor Township made the list at No. 20. It sold for $3.4 million on Oct. 20. Typical homes in that 19087 Zip code sell…
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Dr. Harold Haft, Delaware County Memorial Hospital Neurosurgeon, Administrator Dies at 94
A neurosurgeon and hospital administrator with strong ties to Delaware County Memorial Hospital has died at age 94, writes Gary Miles for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Harold Haft of Haverford died Jan. 19, of lymphoma at the Quadrangle retirement community in Haverford. Dr. Haft started in 1966 at Delaware County Memorial Hospital. He was a surgeon…
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Demolition Bids for 100-Year-Old Brookline School, Preservationists Want School Saved
Haverford Township Commissioners are asking for bids to demolish the 100-year-old former Brookline School in Haverford even as preservationists lamented the loss of the township’s last stone elementary school, writes Pete Bannan for the Daily Times. The building dates to 1913 and was designed by David Knickerbacker Boyd, a prominent architect. Newspaper ads in the…
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Fay Gardner Lawton of Haverford–a Gentle Poet, Singer and Teacher
A teacher of children with reading disabilities, who was also a published poet and a singer, died Dec. 31, writes Gary Miles for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Fay Gardner Lawton, 96, of Haverford, was an educator at Greene Street Friends School and the Bryn Mawr College Child Study Institute. At age 74, she published her first…
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Haverford College Senior Runs a Free Tutoring Service for Frontline Families
A Haverford College chemistry major has found a unique way to help the families of frontline workers during the pandemic, reports 6abc.com. Senior Brett Mozarsky started Free for the Frontlines Tutors, a free tutoring service for the children of health care workers. “I obviously saw on the news all the work and sacrifice that healthcare…
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Malvern Bank House of the Week: ‘Great Gatsby’ 8-Bedroom Home in Haverford Township
This home at 110 Quaker Lane is available for sale in Haverford. Welcome back to the roaring Gatsby era. This estate is reminiscent of the Gold coast estates that dotted the North shore of Long Island and was the inspiration for the Hollywood production of the movie, “The Great Gatsby”. This compound sits on 4.8…
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Haverford College Students Strike in Response to Suggestion They Avoid Protests for Walter Wallace Jr.
For more than six days, some Haverford College students have refused to attend class, do course work or perform college jobs. Organizers say the strike now involves hundreds of students, and some faculty who have cancelled classes in solidarity, writes Susan Snyder for The Philadelphia Inquirer. They are protesting the college administration’s response to protests…
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Haverford Businesses Encourage Residents to Buy Local During the Pandemic With Gift Card Program
Haverford Township businesses are rolling out a unique digital gift card program they hope will keep the customers coming during the COVID-19 pandemic, writes Pete Bannan for the Daily Times. Starting Nov. 1, residents can buy the “Discover Haverford Keep It Local” gift card which can be sent via email, text or hard copy along…
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Haverford Native Wrote, Produced, and Co-Stars in New Historical Drama
Sarah Megan Thomas, a Haverford native, wrote, produced, and co-stars in A Call To Spy, a new historical drama about three women who worked as spies during the Second World War, writes Ukee Washington for CBS Philly. “I grew up in Haverford, I was born on Lombard Street, huge, huge Eagles fan,” said Thomas. “Went…
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Student Parties, Positive Case Test COVID-19 Procedures at Haverford, Swarthmore Campuses
Students at Swarthmore and Haverford colleges are creating a challenge for COVID-19 mitigation protocols put in place for the new college season, according to reports in both campus newspapers. At Swarthmore, a student is quarantining in an on-campus dormitory after testing positive for COVID-19 Friday night, according to The Phoenix. Students were alerted. The college…
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Haverford Mom Says Virtual Learning Doesn’t Work for Her Special Needs Son
Delaware County schools are challenged to meet the learning needs of all students in this pandemic, reports Kelly Rule for fox20.com. A Haverford Township mom needs her son’s school to provide alternatives because virtual learning isn’t working. “Our school district has not made any accommodations or plans for how they would treat these kids with…
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Malvern Bank House of the Week: 1925 Stone Colonial in Haverford
This home at 401 College Avenue is available for sale in Haverford This Grande Stone Colonial catches the eye with romantic large covered porches, columns, ornate moldings, 10-foot plus ceilings and many large decorative windows. It is set on about an acre of lush private property in Haverford’s Merion Golf Manor neighborhood, landscaped with trees,…
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Ordering Takeout? Here’s a Haverford College Startup That Reduces Your Takeout Trash
The explosion of takeout food brought on by the pandemic with its throwaway plastic and Styrofoam isn’t good for the environment. Now a Haverford College senior and a recent graduate have created a startup, a reusable takeout food box and service to reduce all that trash, writes Max Bennett for patch.com. Bentbox was developed by…
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Haverford Teen Shows Off Cupcake Baking Flair on Food Network
A 13-year-old Haverford Township boy recently impressed the judges on the Food Networks’ “Kids Baking Championship Season 8” with his indoor hobby—baking cupcakes, reports Vittoria Woodill for Philadelphia.cbslocal.com. Avner Schwartz seems to have a flair for cupcake design using the simplest baking ingredients and a good imagination. The cupcakes are easy for children of any…
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Two Delaware County Teens Make It to the Big Top at Circus Smirkus
A Haverford and Springfield teen will be on a 10-week “Big Top” tour with the nonprofit Circus Smirkus, an international youth circus, writes Mari A. Schaefer for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Haverford’s Naomi Eddy, 18, and Springfield’s Scott Raison, 16, will do 70 shows. As clowns, they’ll juggle, unicycle, tumble and fly through the air. Both…
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