Lower Merion
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New Red Light Cameras Go Live in Lower Merion — Here’s What Drivers Need to Know
Drivers traveling through Lower Merion Township will want to pay closer attention at one of the Main Line’s busiest intersections, as new red light cameras are now active at Remington Road and Lancaster Avenue, writes Michael Tanenbaum for The Philly Voice. The cameras officially went live this week, marking the township’s first step into automated…
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New Lower Merion Ordinances Would Raise Parking Rates, Reduce Speeds on Lancaster Avenue
Lower Merion’s board of commissioners is set to approve several new ordinances in December, including the first increase in parking meter rates in 26 years, writes Denali Sagner for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The new ordinances also cover reducing the speed limit on sections of Lancaster Avenue from 40 miles to 35 miles per hour and…
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Lower Merion, Harriton Football at a Crossroads as Parents Push for Merger
Lower Merion Township’s football community is wrestling with a difficult reality, writes Denali Sagner for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Participation has fallen so sharply that Harriton and Lower Merion High Schools can no longer sustain healthy, competitive programs on their own. Harriton went 0–9 last season in the Central League, marking its 10th straight winless campaign,…
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Lower Merion and Narberth Voters Donate Hundreds of Food Boxes Amid SNAP Reductions
Voters in Lower Merion and Narberth brought hundreds of bags of nonperishable items for local food banks amid the reduction in SNAP benefits due to the ongoing government shutdown, writes Denali Sagner for The Philadelphia Inquirer. According to Daniella Weinberg, director of communications for the Democratic Committee of Lower Merion and Narberth, every precinct in…
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Steve Donahue, Former Penn Coach, Named Head of St. Joseph’s Men’s Basketball
Steve Donahue, former Penn coach, will take over St. Joseph’s men’s basketball program following Billy Lange’s move to the New York Knicks to run the team’s player development program, writes Dylan Johnson for The Philadelphia Inquirer. “Billy and I shared a vision for how to run a program in the new world of college sports,”…
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Lower Merion’s Growth Outpaces Region Amid Affordability Crunch
Lower Merion is experiencing yet another population upswing, writes Denali Sagner for the Philadelphia Inquirer. According to the latest census estimates, the township added 455 residents between July 2023 and July 2024. This .71 percent increase brings the population to 64,702. The slow but steady growth marks a continued rebound from decades of stagnation. Since…
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Red-Light Cameras Coming to Lower Merion’s Busiest Intersections
Last week, Lower Merion’s Board of Commissioners advanced an ordinance moving the township closer to installing red-light cameras at several busy intersections, writes Denali Sagner for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The proposal, widely supported by both the board and local law enforcement officers, will be put to a vote on July 16. The township would install…
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St. Joseph’s Hires Former Penn Basketball Coach as Assistant Coach
Former Penn men’s basketball coach Steve Donahue has been hired by St. Joseph’s head coach Billy Lange and will join the staff as associate head coach, writes Jeff Neiburg for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Donahue, who was dismissed earlier this year after nine seasons at Penn, will replace former associate head coach Justin Scott on the…
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Amazon Prime’s Spy High Docuseries Follows Lower Merion’s ‘WebcamGate’
The new docuseries ‘Spy High’ explores the Lower Merion “WebcamGate” scandal, writes Rosa Cartagena for the Philadelphia Inquirer. In 2010, the Lower Merion School District was accused of secretly recording students using school-issued laptops. The Spy High series follows Harriton High School student Blake Robbins, a 15-year-old accused of selling drugs based on a photo…
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St. Joe’s Offers Buyouts to Staff Amid Budget Rebalancing
Lower Merion’s St. Joseph’s University is offering voluntary buyouts to some faculty and staff as it works to close a small budget deficit, stemming from recent college mergers, writes Susan Snyder for the Philadelphia Inquirer. President Cheryl McConnell said the acquisitions of the University of the Sciences in 2022 and Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences…
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Lower Merion Skater Among Elite Group Representing Philadelphia at U.S. Figure Skating Championships
Lower Merion’s Blake Gilman and his partner Julia Epps are part of the small but elite group of local skaters who are representing Philadelphia at the 2025 U.S. Figure Skating Championships, writes Ellen Dunkel for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The nineteen-year-old Gilman and 15-year-old Epps have been ice dancing together for a decade. “I can take…
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St. Joe’s Lists its University of the Sciences Properties for Individual Sale
Saint Joseph’s University has listed five former University of the Sciences (USciences) properties for sale, reports Ryan Mulligan for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The Lower Merion university lists the properties individually after struggling for more than two years to sell the contiguous 24-acre University City campus acquired through a 2022 merger. While still seeking a…
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Penncrest Grad Coach Gregg Downer Continues to Steer Lower Merion Boys’ Basketball to Success
For over three decades, Coach Gregg Downer, a former player at Penncrest High School in Media, has steered Lower Merion High School boys’ basketball team to victory, writes Michael Bradley for the Main Line Today. During his 34 seasons with the team, Downer won 696 games and captured three state titles. The first came in…
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Moops: Latest Venture from Lower Merion Grad and Shark Tank Alum
Lower Merion High School graduate Jess Edelstein is once again making waves in the entrepreneurial world with Moops, reports Lisa Dukart for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Nearly a decade after her first startup, PiperWai, found success on “Shark Tank,” Edelstein launched her latest venture, Moops. This South Jersey-based company focuses on providing relief for those…
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Natural Lands in Media Buys Historic 10-Acre Villanova Estate
The Lower Merion School Board has agreed to sell the 10-acre Oakwell Estate in Villanova to Natural Lands, a conservation nonprofit based in Media, writes Frank Kimmel and Maddie Hanna for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The estate land was purchased by the Lower Merion School District in 2019 with initial plans to build athletic fields for…
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Lower Merion Native Writes Soundtrack for New Documentary Highlighting U.S. National Parks
Elizabeth Phillipson-Weiner, a composer born and raised in Lower Merion, was recently tasked with writing original songs for a new documentary called, “Out There: A National Parks Story,” writes Kristen Hunt for PhillyVoice. The documentary allows viewers to indulge in U.S. national parks, which display their wildly different terrains and critters that call them home.…
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Lower Merion’s City Avenue Shifts to Walkable Living
The landscape along City Avenue, marking the border between Philadelphia and Lower Merion Township, is undergoing a significant transformation, writes Jake Blumgart for The Philadelphia Inquirer. What was once a congested, auto-oriented thoroughfare dominated by strip malls and office towers is now poised for a shift towards walkability and mixed-use development. Lower Merion Township,…
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Kobe Bryant’s Dad Puts Son’s NBA Championship Ring Up for Auction
The recent decision of Kobe Bryant’s dad to auction his son’s NBA championship ring highlights the uneven relationship his parents had with him during his 20-year career with the Lakers, writes Steve Henson for y! Sports. Joe “Jellybean” Bryant was gifted the 2000 NBA championship ring by Kobe. Bidding on the ring is now up…
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