Merion Station News

In this April 23, 2009 file photo Mariner John Cronan poses for a portrait at his home in Merion... In this April 23, 2009 file photo Mariner John Cronan poses for a portrait at his home in Merion Station, Pa.

Teachers at Jack M. Barrack Hebrew Academy, a private day school on the Main Line, announced today that contract talks with administrators had broken down and they will strike beginning Monday.

The Paul clan of Blue Bell bag all the essentials to ensure a festive Chanukah celebration.

Everyone likes to order in now and again, but takeout choices can get stale pretty quickly.

Five local schools have been named 2009 U.S. Blue Ribbon Schools. The winners, announced yesterday, are: Bodine High School for International Affairs and Ad Prima Charter School in Philadelphia; Waldron Mercy Academy in Merion Station; Epiphany of Our Lord School in Plymouth Meeting; and Grey Nun Academy in Yardley.

Labor Day has come and gone, and soon, summer will be just a pleasant memory. In the meantime, Mitzvah Mania coordinators are busily engaged in recruiting volunteers for two community-service projects designed to make the winter warmer for area older adults.

A federal judge yesterday gave what he called "a huge break" to a former Main Line elementary-school teacher convicted of possessing kiddie porn.

In a buyer's market, hungry homeowners often think too big, then are shocked when the tax bill arrives.

Impact100 Philadelphia is one of several groups across the nation in which 100 or more women in a community pool $1,000 each to create grants of $100,000 or more.

FRANKLIN H. LITTELL, world citizen, scholar, theologian, educator, moral ethicist, and dynamo of creative energy and inspiring humanist vision, died at his home in Merion Station, Pennsylvania, Saturday, May 23, 2009.

Built in the late 1800s, this gorgeous farm home has been completely renovated and upgraded with Viking, Bosch, and Sub Zero appliances.

There's not a whole lot of residential construction going on these days, which is the reason that some builders are cutting to the bone to survive, while others are sailing into Bankruptcy Court, leaving broken dreams in their wake.

SPEEDING FORWARD: Calcutta House's April 24 "Night Train to Calcutta" fundraising event brought together about 170 supporters of the HIV/AIDS housing organization, including event co-chairs Jody Marcell , Elizabeth Nourian and Jill Demmy and Calcutta director of development and communications Heather Osborne.