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Brian De Palma, Acclaimed Movie Director, Friends Central Lifer

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Before he directed "a few movies," Brian De Palma spent some time at Friends Central School on City Avenue.  Actually, De Palma spent a lot of time at Friends Central. He started First Grade there in 1946,  and graduated from Friends Central in 1958A science nerd From IMDB Won top prize in regional Science Fair in high school. Project was "An Analog Computer to Solve … [Read more...] about Brian De Palma, Acclaimed Movie Director, Friends Central Lifer

NY Times 3,000-Word Story About ‘Radnor Raider’

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The decision by the Radnor School Board to abandon the name and mascot the "Radnor Raider" is no longer a local story. The New York Times on Wednesday (June 30) published a 3,000-word article about the board’s decision, and the pushback it’s gotten from some students, alumni and members of the community. The Times story leads by telling us that – This affluent … [Read more...] about NY Times 3,000-Word Story About ‘Radnor Raider’

Narberth Bridge Update

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Thanks to Deb Lonsdorf for posting this. Three weeks ago, a piece of debris fell from the bridge on to the tracks below.  While it caused no damage, the Borough did request a copy of the last inspection report (which was from 2020), confirmed that another official inspection will be done on August 2021, and this week had the Borough Engineer do their own inspection of … [Read more...] about Narberth Bridge Update

See Where Lower Merion Schools Rank On Five Different Websites

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SchoolDigger.com ranks  Lower Merion School District 7th in Pennsylvania. Souderton Charter School at  #1 and Unionville-Chaddsford at #6 are the only school districts in Southeast Pennsylvania that they rank higher than Lower Merion U.S. News and World Report ranks Lower Merion High School 10th in Pennsylvania and Harriton 13th. The high schools … [Read more...] about See Where Lower Merion Schools Rank On Five Different Websites