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Oakmont Fights Haverford House Fire
The fire is being investigated by the Haverford Township Police Investigations division, but at this time is not being deemed suspicious.

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She had been working as a local news reporter for nearly seven years with the Suburban and Wayne Times and Main Line Suburban Life before joining Patch in February 2011.
Sam became interested in journalism by working at the student newspaper of her high school, Merion Mercy Academy. She then studied print journalism at American University in Washington, DC.
Sam returned to the Main Line in 2002 briefly before a short sojourn living in France. She returned again to her hometown to work as a barista at the Gryphon Café, taking in the town gossip before being hired to report the news.
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The fire is being investigated by the Haverford Township Police Investigations division, but at this time is not being deemed suspicious.

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