The Wallingford-Swarthmore School Board unanimously approves a plan to reopen elementary school for 4½ days of weekly in-person instruction for families who want it. Other new aspects of the plan, including a change to quarantine requirements, take effect immediately.
The public safety committee of Swarthmore Borough Council discussed the current informal arrangement the police department has with Swarthmore Collision to tow cars after accidents and arrests, as well as concerns that tow trucks are frequently slow to show up.
The Wallingford-Swarthmore School Board approves the 2021-22 calendar and passes a preliminary budget.
At a 5½-hour board meeting, the Wallingford-Swarthmore School Board heard the details of a proposed transition plan that would bring many elementary school students back into schools nearly full time. Two CHOP PolicyLab experts and over 60 community members weighed in.
Multiple competing petitions and social media posts reflect the deep divisions in the Wallingford-Swarthmore School District about when and how schools should reopen for more in-person instruction. We talk to hard-hit parents and worried teachers about their hopes and fears.
Jason Kilpatrick has purchased three major downtown Swarthmore properties from the Pastuszek Company for $4.41 million. The Wallingford resident and entrepreneur talks about how he got into real estate, why he loves Swarthmore, and his vision of the future.
Lee Awbrey of Rutledge became second in command in the Delaware County public defender’s office last fall. This article takes a look at the circuitous path that led her there, and what she’s hoping to accomplish.
At the January 25 meeting of the Wallingford-Swarthmore School Board, members discussed when school should open next fall, and whether to add an asynchronous day to the calendar. They took a first look at the 2021-22 budget, and reversed their policy of keeping athletes out of in-person school. A special February 1 meeting will be held to consider bringing elementary school students back into buildings full time.
Swarthmore’s Planning Commission may recommend adding solar energy systems to the borough’s zoning code, both to encourage and to regulate their use.
Swarthmore resident Sharon Lee discusses her life and her new book, “Public Gardens and Livable Cities,” which focuses on the essential role public gardens can play in improving urban life.
Following a rise in COVID-19 cases at Plush Mills Senior Living in Wallingford, the first doses of the Moderna vaccine will be given later this month.
The Swarthmore Zoning Hearing Board unanimously approved a special exception for Kit Raven to build a “family/caregiver suite” at her house on Dartmouth Avenue. Raven’s is the first application for a family/caregiver suite to come before the board since the borough amended its zoning code to permit them in 2018.
Nancy Daniel is the new president of the Swarthmore Senior Citizens Association. She takes over from Linton Stables, who served for three years. Stables will continue as a board member.
The Wallingford-Swarthmore School Board voted unanimously to revise the hybrid schedule at Strath Haven High School to include four half-days of in-person school each week during the third marking period. High school principal Greg Hilden said that the change would be, in part, a stepping stone to returning all students to school buildings, something he hopes will happen before the end of the year. Board members also discussed options for the 2021-22 calendar.
In this editorial, editor Rachel Pastan asks herself what the role of a small-town newspaper editor is when it comes to writing about the January 6 assault on the Capitol in Washington D.C., and reflects on connections between our community and the greater world.
Wallingford-Swarthmore School District Superintendent Lisa Palmer will retire in June. Many local residents are calling on the district to hire a replacement with experience in equity and anti-racism education. Strath Haven High School Principal Greg Hilden outlines several possible plans to increase the time students spend attending in-person school.
Hally Stief and Heidi Sharkey are Mason and Martindale Creative, a design company in Swarthmore. Fifteen years ago, they were dragging their kids to auctions; recently, they helped Swarthmore wine bar Village Vine prepare for its opening, using the Swarthmore Co-op’s original sign and decorating the bar with paper cutouts made from old copies of the Swarthmorean.
Rereading articles from this past January and February is like peering through the wrong end of a telescope into a lost world. Here’s a review of what we were doing and thinking about in 2020, as it showed up in the pages (and website) of this newspaper — both BC (Before COVID) and AD (After Distancing).
A catalog of the Swarthmorean’s changes over the past year, and a shout-out to the many who helped.
Ohev Shalom synagogue in Wallingford celebrates its hundredth anniversary this year. To mark the occasion, the congregation commissioned a vibrant new ark curtain from Indian-American-Jewish artist Siona Benjamin. The symbol-rich curtain tells the story of the prophet Joseph, an outsider who overcame oppression. This connects to the synagogue’s efforts at “tikkun olam,” repairing the world.
