Merion Station News

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.

Sailors have a short list of what to grab in an emergency. When the urgent long-short-long-short din of the Maersk Alabama's alarm bell woke third engineer John Cronan on April 8, he didn't hesitate.

Fundraiser for HIV/AIDS housing group Calcutta House, which provides housing and services for the local HIV/AIDS community, will host a fundraising event tonight at 7 at the Merion Tribute House, 626 Hazelhurst Ave.

"I looked down the barrel of an AK-47 a couple of times." 46-year-old merchant marine John Cronan recalled the morning of April 8th, when Somali pirates boarded the merchant marine vessel Maersk Alabama.

As the American skipper once held hostage by pirates headed home early today aboard an executive jet, and his 19-man crew received a heroes' welcome in the United States, the source of the piracy plague in the Indian Ocean - Somalia - said it could help fight the problem.

MERION STATION, PA, April 03, 2009 /24-7PressRelease/ -- What is the groom stomping on at the end of a Jewish wedding? What are the Jewish foods on the seder plate? Who is a shmendrick - and do you want to friend him on Facebook? What do you take to the home of a Jewish friend when making a condolence call? The answers to these and other questions ...

In selecting Rabbi Steven Wernick, religious leader of Adath Israel in Merion Station, as its next professional leader, the Conservative movement's congregational arm is betting that the 41-year-old is the right man to steer the ship at a time of anxiety -- even upheaval -- in the movement.

A Philadelphia-area rabbi is in line to become the new executive vice president of the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism - part of a leadership overhaul that movement officials hope will help restore the footing of what was once was the largest branch of Judaism in the U.S. Rabbi Steven Wernick, 41, spiritual leader since 2001 of Adath ...

What goes well with toast? Bread and butter, of course -- and life-insurance and financial services have been just that, the bread and butter for 40 years of a much honored and applauded career for Howard ...

Rabbi Steven Wernick, religious leader of Adath Israel in Merion Station, has been tapped to be the next professional leader of the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism, the movement's congregational arm.

Ray, the ESPN announcers got all over the refs when they got into "ticky-tack mode" and constantly complained that Big East officials have not let teams play all year.

"I witnessed a piece of history today and I can tell my grandkids and kids about this when I get old," said Shane Roberts of Cherry Hill.

When the fighting erupted between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, Rabbi David Straus found himself in a quandary: how to deal with leading a group of more than 80 congregants on a trip through the Jewish state while ...