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Within minutes of the ribbon-cutting for the renovated Bala Cynwyd Library May 19, the line of public computers was in full use.

One man was sent to the hospital to be treated for minor burns Monday after pool cleaner employees shocking a residential pool saw the chlorine explode after they mixed the chemical with water, according to Lower Merion Chief Fire Officer Chas McGarvey.

This is my 426th Volunteer of the Week column for Main Line Media News and, regrettably, my last.

The key to electing an effective Controller – defined as someone who will root out overpayments to service providers and ensure the best possible return on public spending - is to pick the...

Check out some events happening this June around the Philadelphia area:

Manayunk Bike Race

What: Racers will vie for $60,000 in prize money as they pedal a 12-mile loop through Manayunk and residents and visitors cheer them on.

When: Sunday, June 2; women's race (60 miles) starts at 8:30 a.m., once it ends, the men's race (120 miles) starts

Where: Lyceum and Manayunk avenues, Philadelphia

Cost: None

Lansdale Beer Fest

What: The fourth annual Lansdale Beer Tasting Festival is expected to feature 200 beers from 100 breweries. It's sponsored by the Lansdale Area Fundraising Society.

When: Saturday, June 22. Doors open at noon for VIP ticket holders; others get in beginning at 1:30 p.m. Taps close at 4:30 p.m.

Where: 3rd Street and Richardson Avenue, Lansdale

Cost: $75 VIP, $40 general admission, $20 VIP designated driver, $10 designated driver

Delaware County Senior Games

What: Delco residents 50 and older are invited to play a variety of sports in a 12-day series of competitions. Delaware County Council, the Department of Parks and Recreation, and the County Office of Services for the Aging (COSA) are sponsors.

When: June 10-21

Where: Several venues in Delaware County

Cost: $15 to participate; register by May 31. Spectators may consult the schedule of events.

Vegas in Conshy

What: Enjoy casino games and refreshments, and help raise money for Conshohocken charities. Sponsored by the Conshohocken Plymouth Whitemarsh Rotary Club.

When: 7 p.m. Saturday, June 8

Where: Washington Fire Company, 36 W. Elm St., Conshohocken

Cost: $50 in advance, $60 at the door

Infiniti of Ardmore Open Mini-Golf Tournament

What: Just before the pros come to town for the U.S. Open major golf tournament, area residents can play miniature golf, listen to live music and enjoy refreshments and sidewalk sales.

When: 2 p.m.-8 p.m. Saturday, June 8

Where: 12 E. Lancaster Ave., Ardmore

Cost: None

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Any other June events your neighbors should know about? Please post them in the comments section below.

Lower Merion police were called to an incident at Party Land in Ardmore about 12:30 p.m. Monday afternoon for the report of a fight in progress.

PHILADELPHIA – A former housekeeper who stole a rare 18th Century bust sculpture of Benjamin Franklin from a Main Line client faces several years in federal prison for taking the stolen property out of state.

What happens when a Canadian singer is given the task of singing the “The Star-Spangled Banner?”

Lower Merion Police arrested a 23-year-old Conshohocken man after the department said he attempted to elude a DUI checkpoint with an escape involving two separate vehicles.

On Saturday at 12:26 a.m., Lower Merion Police were sitting at a checkpoint they had established at Belmont Avenue and Belmont Terrace in Bala Cynwyd when they saw a car approach the area and stop prior to the checkpoint. Police say a man got out of the driver side door and began running westbound on Belmont Avenue, away from the checkpoint.

Police say they ran after the driver, but as they approached him he entered another vehicle, which police later learned belonged to a friend. Police say that car turned around and headed westbound—again, away from the checkpoint. 

After a brief chase, police say the car was stopped. When asked why he was running, the defendant, who was ultimately charged with DUI, told police that he was drinking and "under suspension."

Lower Merion Police had established DUI checkpoints throughout the township over the weekend.

The No. 1 issue that Pennsylvania voters care about is improving the economy, at least according to one poll.

The Frankin and Marshall College poll of Pennsylvania voters for May 2013 found that, of 11 possible issues, the one voters said to be most important to them was improving the state’s economy.

The poll listed a number of issues and asked voters to rank its importance on a scale of 1 to 10. The top two issues, “improving the state’s economy” and “help create new jobs,” both had a mean score of 8.9 among voters polled.

The poll, which was conducted between April 30 and May 5, gathered responses from 526 registered voters, including 265 Democrats, 196 Republicans and 65 Independents.

The poll’s results are listed below:

Issue Mean Score Improve the state's economy 8.9 Help create new jobs 8.9 Improve the public schools 8.1 Protect the state's enviroment 8.0 Increase spending to repair roads, highways and birdges 7.6 Refore the state's pension systme 7.3 Expand Medicaid to provide insurance coverage for low-income residents 6.9 Repair and improve the state's storm water runoff systems 6.8 Create more laws that regulate natural gas drilling 6.6 Privatize the state liquor stores 4.9 Privatize the lottery 3.6

What do you see as the most important issue for the state to address? Let us know your opinion in the comments area below.

Check out more findings from the Franklin & Marshall College Poll from May 2013:

• Same-Sex Marriage 
• Legalized Pot
• Privatize the Liquor Stores

Rich Wilkins has some nice things to say about the Democrats he doesn’t favor in tomorrow’s primary, and I’ll say something nice about two of the Republicans. I was excited to hear...

RADNOR — Sunday marked the 170th commencement ceremony for Villanova University, where graduates gathered under gray skies to bid a fond farewell to their college days with an eye to the future.

U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey urged Villanova University’s Class of 2013 on Sunday not to accept current economic conditions as “the new normal.”

Jed Lewison reads the new CNN poll, which shows Obama’s approval ratings are up despite Republican efforts to make these supposed “scandals” stick. I’ll ask a few voters to...

William Williams Keen, of Ardmore, dies on May 15.

Samuel Chester, of Merion Station and Narberth, dies on May 10.

• Stephen Bolger, of Bryn Mawr, dies on May 18.
• Maxine Boodis, of Bryn Mawr, dies at 83.
• Sebastian Leo, of Bryn Mawr, dies on May 13.
• Charles Sigel, of Bryn Mawr, dies on May 16.
• Henry Clay Smith, of Gladwyne dies on May 12.

• Barbara Guss, of Radnor and West Chester, dies at 71.
• Aurther Henshey Moss, of Wayne, dies on May 9.

• Gabriel Popp, of Berwyn, dies at 92.
• Helen Brown, of Tredyffrin and West Chester, dies at 89.
• Thelma Hay, of Berwyn, dies at 95.

• Edmund Charles Greenberger, of Paoli, dies at 77.
• Charles Alexander, of Malvern, dies at 69.

• Gerald Cain, of Phoenixville, dies at 88.
• Rose Chernous, of Phoenixville, dies at 94.
• Douglas Thorum Denithorne, of Phoenixville, dies at 56.
• William Edward Jones, of Phoenixville, dies at 76.
• Stella Koch, of Phoenixville, dies at 85.
• Clayton Setzler Jr., of Phoenixville, dies at 79.

• John Adamson Jr., of West Chester, dies at 74.
• Tim Bauernschmidt, of West Chester, dies at 53.
• Helen Brown, of West Chester, dies at 89.
• Dr. Robert Carlson, of Media and West Chester, dies at 91.
• Carl Crede, of West Chester, dies at 84.
• Mary Pearl Culberston, of West Chester, dies at 96.
• Barbara Guss, of West Chester, dies at 71.
• Patricia Morgan, of West Chester, dies at 59.
• Dr. Richard Levi Strayer, of West Chester, dies at 85.

• Dr. Robert Carlson, of West Chester and Media, dies at 91.
• Barbara Fetters, of Media, dies at 71.
• Anne Grewe, of Media, dies at 95.
• Barbara Guss, a former elementary school teacher in the Rose Tree-Media School District, dies at 71.
• Agnes Theresa Luglio, of Media, dies at 95.
• Peter Coleman, of Media, dies at 95.
• Harry Drew, of Media, dies at 85.
• Anna Marie Morelli, of Media, dies at 87.

• Anna Mary Bodkin, of Newtown Square, dies at 55.
• Joseph Rossetti, of Newtown Square, dies at 72.

• Elizabeth Cairns, of Springfield, dies at 83.
• Carl Crede, of Springfield, dies at 84.
• John Grandizio, of Springfield, dies at 69.
• Kurt Klein, of Springfield, dies at 51.
• Charles McCarthy, of Springfield, dies at 66.
• Mary Oleykowski, of Springfield, dies at 99.
• William Songster, of Springfield, dies on May 9.

• Peter Coleman, of Havertown, dies at 95.
• Gertrude Collins, of Havertown, dies on May 13.
• Lucy Ann DiAngelus, of Havertown, dies at 92.
• George Flickinger, of Havertown, dies at 88.
• Mildred Hensil, of Havertown, dies on May 15.
• Andrea Scattergood, of Havertown, dies on May 13.
• Ruth Wolf of Havertown, dies at 94.

• Harriet Harmer, of Roxborough, dies at 74.
• George Tobias, a former organist at St. Timothy’s in Roxborough, dies on March 20.

• William Williams Keen, of Chestnut Hill, dies on May 15.

• Leonard Mohr, of Bala Cynwyd, dies on May 15.
• Sonia Thomas, of Bala Cynwyd, dies on May 19.
• Samuel Chester, of Merion Station and Narberth, dies on May 10.
• Daniel Lacey Jr., of Narberth, dies on May 10.

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