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LOWER MERIONÂ â Although elections in Lower Merion and Narberth have become less competitive over the years, there will be one contested election as a result of Tuesday s Primary Election in Lower Merion this November.
On Tuesday, Democrats and Republicans in Lower Merion and Narberth went to the polls to elect a slate of four candidates for open seats on the school board.
Taking the four Democratic nominations as the endorsed candidates were Anna R. Shurak with 9,862 votes, Melanie Schafmeister with 9,484 votes and Kerry Sautner with 9,362 votes. Although not formally endorsed by the local Democratic committee but running with the slate of endorsed Democrats, Kimberly Garrison received 5,890 votes to be the final Democratic candidate.
LOWER MERION Several former and current Lower Merion commissioners and community members came out to wish an online goodbye for the four decades of service Bob Duncan gave to Lower Merion Township.
âAfter 40 years of service, our assistant manager has finally found the keys to the back door, and he plans to leave to retire,â Dan Bernheim, president of the Lower Merion Board of Commissioners, said.
Duncan, who most recently served as the townshipâs assist manager, announced a few weeks ago he would be retiring. The township has already hired Jim Smith, who most recently was the senior manager in Sarasota, Florida, and also served as borough manager in Media, Delaware County, for 20 years.
From an elected commissioner to township and borough management, there have been several announced changes in municipal leadership along the Main Line over the past week.
NARBERTH â At a recent Narberth Council meeting, officials announced that acting borough manager Matt West was leaving the borough for a new position in Bucks County.
West, who took over borough management in December after former manager Sean Metrick left for a new position in Chester County, will become township manager in New Britain Township, Bucks County.
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During the same meeting, officials also announced that Samantha Bryant, the current manager of New Britain Borough, Bucks County, was being hired as Narberthâs borough manager.
LOWER MERION â Just over a decade after the new Harriton High School was built to accommodate 1,250 students, itâs about to undergo a further expansion for more students.
This week, the Lower Merion Planning Commission got a fresh look at the latest plans to add classroom space to Harriton High School to accommodate more students.
The plans call for constructing a three-story addition with a 4,862 square foot footprint for six new classrooms and four labs.
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Along with the classrooms, there will be a new parking lot with 29 spaces next to the bus lot and the installation of 36,394 square foot concrete pads at different locations around the campus.