Montco Election 2019: Lower Merion Is A Snooze, Gale vs. Conner Is A Circus - GOP On Its Heels In Local Races While Lower Merion/Narberth Republicans are at least going through the motions of fielding a slate of candidates for School Board, on Tuesday; only one real Republican will be running for any other office in Lower Merion and Narberth. Tiffany O'neill, who along … [Read more...] about Montco Election 2019: Lower Merion Is A Snooze, Gale vs. Conner Is A Circus – GOP On Its Heels In Local Races
LMSD (Lower Merion School District)
Historic Commission Pushes Back On LMSD Sketch for Villanova Playing Fields
Monday September 23 - The Lower Merion Historical Commission gave a qualified recommendation to the Board of Commissioners, to approve the Lower Merion School District's tentative sketch plan for improvements at 1800 Montgomery Avenue and 1835 County Line Road. The district recently acquired the two properties. Now they plan to convert them, and to use them primarily as … [Read more...] about Historic Commission Pushes Back On LMSD Sketch for Villanova Playing Fields
Rare: Lower Merion School Board – Contentious Public Discussion
On Monday night, at the Lower Merion School Board meeting, there was an unusual occurrence. A non-unanimous vote followed an almost unheard of contentious public discussion. Board President Melissa Gilbert and outgoing member David Federman sparred over what appears to be a "placeholder plan" for improvements at Harriton High School. Gilbert is concerned that the new Lower … [Read more...] about Rare: Lower Merion School Board – Contentious Public Discussion
Neighbor Objects – School District Playing Fields Plan Puts Busses On Her Street
Last Thursday (9/11) Lower Merion School District presented a tentative sketch of the playing fields plan for the anticipated new middle school. The new school will be built at 1860 Montgomery Ave., formerly the home of the Islamic Foundation. The plan that the school district presented called for having school busses cutting through Stone Ridge Lane to the proposed playing … [Read more...] about Neighbor Objects – School District Playing Fields Plan Puts Busses On Her Street
Board Prez Melissa Gilbert Weighs In On School Funding
To The Editor [Main Line Times], from Melissa Gilbert, Lower Merion School Board President We were honored to welcome State Senator Hughes last week in his effort to highlight the funding discrepancy for public education in Pennsylvania. The Senator marched from Overbrook High School to Lower Merion High School - just four miles apart on a map but worlds away in terms of … [Read more...] about Board Prez Melissa Gilbert Weighs In On School Funding