SwarthmoreSome Lower Merion parents want to ‘opt out’ of Chromebooks in classrooms. The district says they can’t.Some Lower Merion parents complain that Chromebooks are used for cheating with AI, playing games, and accessing inappropriate content. Maddie Hanna Want to open a gun store, pot shop, or other ‘sensitive’ business in Swarthmore? It just got a lot harder.Denali Sagner Swarthmore’s borough manager has been terminated after just six months on the jobDenali Sagner and Lisa Dukart House of the week: A Spanish-style ranch house near Swarthmore for $699,000Paul Jablow, For The Inquirer More Philly-area students are majoring in neuroscience, with some wanting to find cures for Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’sSusan Snyder AdvertisementWallingford-Swarthmore schools are cutting nearly 20 positions amid a ‘spending problem’The reorganization plan approved Tuesday will save the district about $2 million, said Superintendent Russell Johnston. The district has been facing budget challenges.Maddie Hanna Swarthmore College president to step down in 2027 after 12-year runValerie Smith, 70, didn’t say specifically why she is choosing to leave the presidency, but it will be at the end of her current contract, which had been extended in 2024.Susan Snyder Swarthmore Public Library closes the chapter on overdue book feesThough counterintuitive, case studies have shown that library fees can actually discourage people from returning books on time, library officials said. Denali Sagner Swarthmore, Nether Providence take next step in merging fire departmentsA report highlighted a “critical” lack of volunteer firefighters and financial limitations that threaten the ability to provide an effective fire and medical response.Torin Sweeney Trash pickup, school closures, and more: What you need to know post-snowstorm in and around MediaMedia, Swarthmore, Nether Providence, Middletown, and Upper Providence have closed their offices. Trash pickup is delayed in Media and Swarthmore. Denali Sagner Get to know Swarthmore’s new mayor | Inquirer Greater MediaPlus, a rare and used bookstore is now open.Lisa Dukart Meet Conlen Booth, Swarthmore’s fire chief who just stepped into the mayor’s officeBooth, who brings more than two decades of experience in emergency services management, considers himself a “behind-the-scenes” guy who typically shies away from the limelight. Denali Sagner Why touring ‘Suffs’ in Philadelphia under Trump is a ‘radical act’The hit musical about the women’s suffrage movement centers on South Jersey activist Alice Paul but also has several other hat tips to the Philadelphia regionRosa Cartagena Media-based painter Rinal Parikh is redefining Indian folk art with contemporary themes and local imageryFrom Parikh's small home studio in Delaware County, she fuses past and present through her paintings, which are rich in texture, color, and meaning. Denali Sagner 13 ways to celebrate the new year in and around MediaThe Delaware County suburbs will have keg and ball drops, DJs, and noontime celebrations for the kids to mark the new year.Lisa Dukart These college journalists from Philly-area schools are working to support each other and seek funding for their workThe Philadelphia Student Press Association, founded by Haverford College student Jackson Juzang, is seeking funding to help support student journalism.Susan Snyder A new food hall brings over a dozen restaurants to Media | Inquirer Greater MediaPlus, Middletown Township has its first full-service hotel.Lisa Dukart Teddy Einstein, a West Philly mathematician, was about to hit his stride. Then he was killed while riding his bike.Teddy Einstein finished major research and would start a new job before he was killed earlier this month by a driver in Upper Darby. His family and friends remember the "brilliant" mathematician.Henry Savage WSSD seeks ideas to fix its dire budget issues | Inquirer Greater MediaPlus, Delaware County Council passed a 19% property tax hike.Lisa Dukart ‘Everything is up for consideration’ as Wallingford-Swarthmore tackles $2.6 million budget deficitAt a Monday meeting, Wallingford-Swarthmore superintendent Russell Johnston took suggestions from the public and said the school district is “turning over every stone” as it pares back spending.Denali Sagner See more storiesAdvertisement
Some Lower Merion parents want to ‘opt out’ of Chromebooks in classrooms. The district says they can’t.Some Lower Merion parents complain that Chromebooks are used for cheating with AI, playing games, and accessing inappropriate content. Maddie Hanna
Some Lower Merion parents want to ‘opt out’ of Chromebooks in classrooms. The district says they can’t.Some Lower Merion parents complain that Chromebooks are used for cheating with AI, playing games, and accessing inappropriate content. Maddie Hanna
Want to open a gun store, pot shop, or other ‘sensitive’ business in Swarthmore? It just got a lot harder.Denali Sagner
Want to open a gun store, pot shop, or other ‘sensitive’ business in Swarthmore? It just got a lot harder.Denali Sagner
Swarthmore’s borough manager has been terminated after just six months on the jobDenali Sagner and Lisa Dukart
Swarthmore’s borough manager has been terminated after just six months on the jobDenali Sagner and Lisa Dukart
House of the week: A Spanish-style ranch house near Swarthmore for $699,000Paul Jablow, For The Inquirer
House of the week: A Spanish-style ranch house near Swarthmore for $699,000Paul Jablow, For The Inquirer
More Philly-area students are majoring in neuroscience, with some wanting to find cures for Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’sSusan Snyder
More Philly-area students are majoring in neuroscience, with some wanting to find cures for Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’sSusan Snyder
Wallingford-Swarthmore schools are cutting nearly 20 positions amid a ‘spending problem’The reorganization plan approved Tuesday will save the district about $2 million, said Superintendent Russell Johnston. The district has been facing budget challenges.Maddie Hanna
Wallingford-Swarthmore schools are cutting nearly 20 positions amid a ‘spending problem’The reorganization plan approved Tuesday will save the district about $2 million, said Superintendent Russell Johnston. The district has been facing budget challenges.Maddie Hanna
Swarthmore College president to step down in 2027 after 12-year runValerie Smith, 70, didn’t say specifically why she is choosing to leave the presidency, but it will be at the end of her current contract, which had been extended in 2024.Susan Snyder
Swarthmore College president to step down in 2027 after 12-year runValerie Smith, 70, didn’t say specifically why she is choosing to leave the presidency, but it will be at the end of her current contract, which had been extended in 2024.Susan Snyder
Swarthmore Public Library closes the chapter on overdue book feesThough counterintuitive, case studies have shown that library fees can actually discourage people from returning books on time, library officials said. Denali Sagner
Swarthmore Public Library closes the chapter on overdue book feesThough counterintuitive, case studies have shown that library fees can actually discourage people from returning books on time, library officials said. Denali Sagner
Swarthmore, Nether Providence take next step in merging fire departmentsA report highlighted a “critical” lack of volunteer firefighters and financial limitations that threaten the ability to provide an effective fire and medical response.Torin Sweeney
Swarthmore, Nether Providence take next step in merging fire departmentsA report highlighted a “critical” lack of volunteer firefighters and financial limitations that threaten the ability to provide an effective fire and medical response.Torin Sweeney
Trash pickup, school closures, and more: What you need to know post-snowstorm in and around MediaMedia, Swarthmore, Nether Providence, Middletown, and Upper Providence have closed their offices. Trash pickup is delayed in Media and Swarthmore. Denali Sagner
Trash pickup, school closures, and more: What you need to know post-snowstorm in and around MediaMedia, Swarthmore, Nether Providence, Middletown, and Upper Providence have closed their offices. Trash pickup is delayed in Media and Swarthmore. Denali Sagner
Get to know Swarthmore’s new mayor | Inquirer Greater MediaPlus, a rare and used bookstore is now open.Lisa Dukart
Get to know Swarthmore’s new mayor | Inquirer Greater MediaPlus, a rare and used bookstore is now open.Lisa Dukart
Meet Conlen Booth, Swarthmore’s fire chief who just stepped into the mayor’s officeBooth, who brings more than two decades of experience in emergency services management, considers himself a “behind-the-scenes” guy who typically shies away from the limelight. Denali Sagner
Meet Conlen Booth, Swarthmore’s fire chief who just stepped into the mayor’s officeBooth, who brings more than two decades of experience in emergency services management, considers himself a “behind-the-scenes” guy who typically shies away from the limelight. Denali Sagner
Why touring ‘Suffs’ in Philadelphia under Trump is a ‘radical act’The hit musical about the women’s suffrage movement centers on South Jersey activist Alice Paul but also has several other hat tips to the Philadelphia regionRosa Cartagena
Why touring ‘Suffs’ in Philadelphia under Trump is a ‘radical act’The hit musical about the women’s suffrage movement centers on South Jersey activist Alice Paul but also has several other hat tips to the Philadelphia regionRosa Cartagena
Media-based painter Rinal Parikh is redefining Indian folk art with contemporary themes and local imageryFrom Parikh's small home studio in Delaware County, she fuses past and present through her paintings, which are rich in texture, color, and meaning. Denali Sagner
Media-based painter Rinal Parikh is redefining Indian folk art with contemporary themes and local imageryFrom Parikh's small home studio in Delaware County, she fuses past and present through her paintings, which are rich in texture, color, and meaning. Denali Sagner
13 ways to celebrate the new year in and around MediaThe Delaware County suburbs will have keg and ball drops, DJs, and noontime celebrations for the kids to mark the new year.Lisa Dukart
13 ways to celebrate the new year in and around MediaThe Delaware County suburbs will have keg and ball drops, DJs, and noontime celebrations for the kids to mark the new year.Lisa Dukart
These college journalists from Philly-area schools are working to support each other and seek funding for their workThe Philadelphia Student Press Association, founded by Haverford College student Jackson Juzang, is seeking funding to help support student journalism.Susan Snyder
These college journalists from Philly-area schools are working to support each other and seek funding for their workThe Philadelphia Student Press Association, founded by Haverford College student Jackson Juzang, is seeking funding to help support student journalism.Susan Snyder
A new food hall brings over a dozen restaurants to Media | Inquirer Greater MediaPlus, Middletown Township has its first full-service hotel.Lisa Dukart
A new food hall brings over a dozen restaurants to Media | Inquirer Greater MediaPlus, Middletown Township has its first full-service hotel.Lisa Dukart
Teddy Einstein, a West Philly mathematician, was about to hit his stride. Then he was killed while riding his bike.Teddy Einstein finished major research and would start a new job before he was killed earlier this month by a driver in Upper Darby. His family and friends remember the "brilliant" mathematician.Henry Savage
Teddy Einstein, a West Philly mathematician, was about to hit his stride. Then he was killed while riding his bike.Teddy Einstein finished major research and would start a new job before he was killed earlier this month by a driver in Upper Darby. His family and friends remember the "brilliant" mathematician.Henry Savage
WSSD seeks ideas to fix its dire budget issues | Inquirer Greater MediaPlus, Delaware County Council passed a 19% property tax hike.Lisa Dukart
WSSD seeks ideas to fix its dire budget issues | Inquirer Greater MediaPlus, Delaware County Council passed a 19% property tax hike.Lisa Dukart
‘Everything is up for consideration’ as Wallingford-Swarthmore tackles $2.6 million budget deficitAt a Monday meeting, Wallingford-Swarthmore superintendent Russell Johnston took suggestions from the public and said the school district is “turning over every stone” as it pares back spending.Denali Sagner
‘Everything is up for consideration’ as Wallingford-Swarthmore tackles $2.6 million budget deficitAt a Monday meeting, Wallingford-Swarthmore superintendent Russell Johnston took suggestions from the public and said the school district is “turning over every stone” as it pares back spending.Denali Sagner
