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.
January 20, 2021
Cyndi Rickards, EdD, associate teaching professor in the Department of Criminology and Justice Studies (CJS) at Drexel University, always learns from having cross-curricular students in her classroom. Their diverse perspectives will inform the readings she assigns, the questions she asks and the curriculum she sets.
But following a “Places of Justice” class (CJS 262) previously offered to Pennoni Honors College students and taught side-by-side with members of the local Mantua and Powelton Village communities, Rickards heard from several students about how they wanted to do more to explore their chosen disciplines through the lens of social justice. In turn, she wanted to do more than just make tweaks for the next time she taught the class. Instead, she wanted to start something new.