Category: Haverford Township

Savage Sisters In Trouble Over Grant

Savage Sisters In Trouble Over Grant

By Sharon Devaney

Seems like the Savage Sisters are at it again mishandling a grant given to them by Delaware County, Pa. for another recovery home .

They are asking the public for donations of $250,000 , the same amount used to purchase 142 Springton Road, Upper Darby paid in cash by Sarah Laurel — in her name — from SSAE Prop LLC.

Before SSAE, the home had been owned by the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Some are suggesting they need this back in the bank fairly quickly before an audit.

The home is assessed at $70,000, by the way.

Here are the receipts.

And do The Savage Sisters really have no plan of paying their 10 employees in 2025?

What does State Sen. Amanda Cappelletti think of all this? She sits on the board of The Savage Sisters. Amanda, a Democrat, represents the 17th District which includes Haverford Township where the organization tried to pack a home on Tenby Avenue with recovering drug addicts in complete violation of township law.

Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon might want to chime in too. She’s buds with Amanda and a big supporter of this group.

Savage Sisters In Trouble Over Grant
Savage Sisters In Trouble Over Grant

Savage Sisters In Trouble Over Grant

Superintendent Reusche Blames State For Not Notifying District Of Lynnewood Teacher Arrest

Superintendent Reusche Blames State For Not Notifying District Of Lynnewood Teacher Arrest

By Sharon Devaney

Superintendent Maureen Reusche, at the Aug. 1 Haverford Township (Pa.) School Board meeting, blamed the state for failing to notify the district of the two arrests of Lynnewood 5th grade teacher Matthew Gagat for masturbating in public.

“The problem is a technical one,” she said she was told.

The district’s policy is for parents to contact the teacher about such concerns, and then the principal before contacting the central office, she said. However, the parents can contact the administration if they feel they are being ignored.

So, were they being ignored? Was the principal told? Why wouldn’t the principal contact the superintendent?

We hear that parents had been expressing concern about Gagat’s classroom behavior for some time.

Lets not forget that the administration defended High School Vice Principal Steven Quinn despite his posting uncomfortably suggestive photos of himself on Instagram.

Perhaps the school district should worry less about diversity and more about character and competence.

In other matters, a few residents continued to push for impractical solar panels at Chatham Park Elementary School.

They argued that state subsidies would make solar energy affordable.

Newsflash: State subsidies are tax money also.

Superintendent Reusche Blames State
Former Vice Principal Steven Quinn on Instagram

Haverford’s Proud Tradition Of Perversion Continues

Haverford’s Proud Tradition Of Perversion Continues

By Sharon Devaney

Matthew Gagat, a fifth grade teacher at Lynnewood Elementary school in Haverford Township, Pa., is facing charges of indecent exposure after he was reportedly caught masturbating March 3 in Whitemarsh Cemetery in Montgomery County and on June 27 in Lenape Park in Bucks County.

Gagat made national news.

The district begged for patience .

“The challenge for a school system in these moments is to appropriately address our community concerns while maintaining the procedures — both in the criminal justice system and as a district employee– that the individual is entitled to under the law,” said Superintendent Maureen Reusche.

This statement by Ms Reusche is quite reasonable. We understand, however, that Gagat has been the subject of complaints for the last two years. These included his removing his shirt in front of fifth graders during class.

These complaints were ignored.

Perversion is nothing new in Haverford Township.

High School Vice Principal Steven Quinn was quietly let go a few years back after he exposed himself in photos on Instagram. Quinn had befriended many students on the site. One photo featured Quinn wearing nothing but Christmas lights. Students angry at Quinn made t-shirts with this photo and wore them to class.

Ms Reuche defended Quinn as long as she could. We hear he is now working in a New Jersey school district.

Former Haverford High Vice Principal Steve Quinn was defended to the end by Superintendent Maureen Reusche until student protests made it lights out. The protests included students wearing t-shirts emblazoned with this photo to class

Prized Catch In Ardmore

Prized Catch In Ardmore — A young fisherman shows off his catch on the SEPTA busway by Chestnutwold School in the Ardmore section. The creek is clean with fish, turtles and ducks. The busway needs a lot of work, though. The fish was released after it was caught.

–Sharon Devaney

Prized Catch In Ardmore

Graffiti Plagues Ardmore; Does Larry Holmes Care?

Graffiti Plagues Ardmore; Does Larry Holmes Care?— This fence that separates the SEPTA bus route from Chestnutwold Elementary School sure is looking a bit urban. This is in the 6th Ward in the Ardmore section of Haverford Township, Pa., which is represented by Commissioner Larry Holmes. So Larry what are you doing about this? Don’t you care? Does the Haverford Township School Board? By the way the SEPTA bus route is looking pretty poorly too. We see that former Montco Commissioner Ken Lawrence has been named chairman of SEPTA’s board.

— Sharon Devaney

Graffiti Plagues Ardmore; Does Larry Holmes Care?

Graffiti Plagues Ardmore; Does Larry Holmes Care?

Graffiti Plagues Ardmore; Does Larry Holmes Care?
Graffiti Plagues Ardmore; Does Larry Holmes Care?
And the poorly maintained SEPTA busway.
Photos by Sharon Devaney

Graffiti Plagues Ardmore; Does Larry Holmes Care?

Savage Sisters Withdraws Tenby Road CLA Proposal

Savage Sisters Withdraws Tenby Road CLA Proposal — The special meeting of the Haverford Zoning Hearing Board concerning turning 17 Tenby Road in Havertown has been cancelled.

The applicant, Savage Sisters Recovery Inc. have withdrawn their request.

The organization had sought to use the property as a community living arrangement for recovering drug addicts.

–Sharon Devaney

Savage Sisters Withdraws Tenby Road CLA Proposal