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Phone: 484-431-4533
Hometown: Wayne, PA
Birthday: May 26
Bio
Sam is a proud Waynite (is that what we’re called?), born and raised and is now a taxpaying property owner there with her husband.
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.
She hopes that she can provide the most compelling local news and life coverage for those who live, work and have an interest in Radnor and Haverford townships.
But the more readers who are involved with her site the more comprehensive it will be, so don’t be shy to call or e-mail Sam with news tips, suggestions for the site, or anything else. Really. It’s her job to talk to you.
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Beliefs
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The following was submitted to Radnor Patch for publication. The December 13 letter is to Rev. Peter M. Donohue, O.S.A., Ph.D., President of Villanova University.
$250 in prizes will be awarded.
Find some Wayne Etsy sellers of jewelry, blankets and other handcrafted goods you can buy in time for the holidays.
Bear season in Pennsylvania was Nov. 23 to 27.
Bear season in Pennsylvania was Nov. 23 to 27.
Bear season in Pennsylvania was Nov. 23 to 27.
Also: Haverford Township School District's School Board will meet Thursday.
Also: Brunch with Santa in The Montrose Mansion, School Board Meetings and Santa's Delivery.
Read what the hours are around Christmas and New Years.
From Etsy.com to retailers, here are a few ideas for shopping locally.
For their thesis production, the Theatre III students presented “A Christmas Carol: Scrooge and Marley,” Israel Horvitz’s adaptation of Charles Dickens’ original novel.
“Pennsylvania’s numerous transportation options make us a great place to do business and put people to work,” Governor Tom Corbett said.
“Pennsylvania’s numerous transportation options make us a great place to do business and put people to work,” Governor Tom Corbett said.
Bear season in Pennsylvania was Nov. 23 to 27.
Bear season in Pennsylvania was Nov. 23 to 27.
Philadelphia Magazine has come out with its list of the five worst Wawa parking lots in the Philly area.
Philadelphia Magazine has come out with its list of the five worst Wawa parking lots in the Philly area.
Also making headlines: Abington becomes first town in state to use red-light cameras, and police release identity of man killed in 50-car turnpike pileup.
Also: Send a Note to Newtown, What's the Worst Wawa Parking Lot Around? and Assault Over a Parking Space.
Also making headlines: Abington becomes first town in state to use red-light cameras, and police release identity of man killed in 50-car turnpike pileup.