The Swarthmorean has more information about the planned development of condominiums by Bill Cumby and his building firm W.S. Cumby, in partnership with Don Delson, both longtime residents of Swarthmore. Cumby and Delson will present the initial plans for this project to Swarthmore’s Planning Commission at 7:30 on Wednesday, October 20. For subscribers only.
After a gut-punch loss to Garnet Valley seven days earlier, the Strath Haven Panthers were teetering on the edge of a possible losing streak for the first time in 2021. Last Friday, a dominant first half and 14-0 lead over Springfield evaporated late in the fourth quarter and the Cougars had all sorts of momentum on offense and defense alike. But a late drive pushed the ball close enough for Panther kicker (and soccer goalkeeper) Charlie Shankweiler to nail a clutch “full send” 31-yard field goal through the uprights as time expired, giving Strath Haven (5-1) a dramatic 17-14 victory.
Stefan Roots writes about last week’s fundraiser for the Chester Trades Education Project (CTEP), sponsored by the Rotary Club of Swarthmore. Thanks are due to the Rotary Clubs of Swarthmore and Chester, and to Delaware County Community College and the Chester Housing Authority, for helping to bring trades education back to Chester.
The decision states that Ship Bottom Brewing, Inc. can operate a “blendery” that will ferment and package beer and cider for on/off site consumption, and operate an indoor retail tasting room and outside beer garden.
Goldenrods, which many had long seen as merely a roadside weed, have in recent years become very popular plantings: they are great, stalwart perennials; they are durable and resilient, attract myriad pollinators, are relatively deer-resistant, and provide golden flowers throughout late summer and into the fall.
On Gertrude Street in Fitzroy, Melbourne, Australia, there is magic in the air, or maybe it’s just the comforting aroma of fried onions and Scotch Fillet Australian beef sizzling on a flat top grill. You have arrived at Sparrow’s Philly Steaks, the first and only authentic cheesesteak shop in the land of Oz.
For the 12th consecutive year, Swarthmore College will conduct a public hunt of the deer population in the College’s Crum Woods, on the west side of the creek.
Swarthmore High School’s class of 1956 held its 65th year reunion at the Inn at Swarthmore on September 18 and 19. Donald Little provides a recap.
After taking their first loss of the season, Strath Haven will look to bounce back on the road this week against a Springfield Cougar squad on a two-game winning streak.
We asked our subscribers how they felt about being inside with others these days. As we anticipated, the majority of people (62%) responded “it depends.” Only 17% felt truly comfortable being inside with others.
Fall is a time of brilliant yellows, oranges, and reds adorning the trees and blanketing the ground with color. It is also the time of year that many people drag out their rakes and leaf blowers to remove all that summer growth. There is good news for those who dread this annual chore: don’t do it!
Sam Sidiqi writes about the joy of summiting Denali this summer, the highest mountain in North America at 20,310 feet. It has been an unlikely journey for a kid who was born in Afghanistan and grew up in Swarthmore. The climb taught him some good lessons and it helps support the development of the country where he was born.
Dr. Wagner Marseille is the newly appointed superintendent of the Wallingford-Swarthmore School District. He was interviewed by Strath Haven High School senior (and Swarthmorean summer intern), Morgan McErlean, on Wednesday, September 1. This week’s edition carries the second part of our interview with Dr. Marseille.
For Strath Haven and Garnet Valley, on paper it cannot get much closer. Both have identical 4-0 records. Both teams have a reputation for powerful running attacks that is extending into the 2021 season. High school football fans expect this matchup between two storied programs this Friday at George L. King field in Wallingford to be the Central League’s game of the year.
Strath Haven High School English teacher Kevin Haney recounts how the gamut of emotions over the course of a fateful week took him on a journey that was as long and arduous as the one taken by his friend...a journey that has changed him forever and rekindled his belief that there can always be goodness in a world that is sometimes cruel and evil.
A recap of the September 13 Wallingford-Swarthmore School District school board meeting. Dr. Denise Citarelli Jones, WSSD’s Director of Education, led a focused discussion recapping the September 2021 meeting of the Educational Affairs committee, which resulted in the recommendation for an equity audit slated for fall of 2021, and a curriculum audit planned for the spring of 2022. The board also voted unanimously to appoint Republican Amy Caruso on an interim basis to fill the seat vacated by Chapin Cimino in August, 2021.
A recap of this week’s Swarthmore Borough Council meeting, including a proposal that Thursday, October 28, be recognized as the “Hope for Hallie Teen Mental Health Awareness Day” in Swarthmore. The motion was unanimously approved by all borough council members.
September 2021 is fundamentally different from 2020 in another crucial metric: It now is a pandemic of the unvaccinated. As a pediatrician working at the major children’s hospital in our area, I saw it during my week on service which ended just a few hours ago: The teenagers and young adults admitted with COVID—some intubated, some dying from the disease—come from all walks of life. Widely diverse and yet they all share one characteristic: They are unvaccinated.
This week, Andrew Bunting highlights one of the most effective approaches to create privacy: to use living plants as formal or informal hedges.
Former Swarthmorean Editor Chris Reynolds documents his travels this summer along U.S. Route 395 in California.
