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E-mail: sam.strike[at]patch.com
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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On Friday the Philadelphia Freedom Valley YMCA will officially cut the ribbon to the new state-of-the-art Haverford Area YMCA at 891 N. Eagle Road in Havertown.
Find homes for sale in the region on this page every week, from our partners at Zillow.
Main Line HealthCare is now offering instant online access to appointments with Main Line HealthCare’s leading primary care physicians.
Main Line HealthCare is now offering instant online access to appointments with Main Line HealthCare’s leading primary care physicians.
The Radnor League of Women Voters is sponsoring Candidates Forums in preparation for the upcoming November 5 election.
Find homes for sale in the region on this page every week, from our partners at Zillow.
Longtime meat and fish purveyor in Wayne Floyd K. Alderfer, 82, died on October 5.
The right lane of northbound U.S. Route 1 (State Road) between Rolling Road and Township Line Road in Springfield will be closed Wednesday through Friday.
Read recent reports of burglary, theft and fraud.
Taste Artisanal Market sells at the Oakmont Farmers Market.
Read what new job opportunities are available in Havertown and Haverford.
The forecast is good, not great.
Forecast is good, not great.
Radnor Police Officer Anthony Radico should not be alive after suffering cardiac arrest. Now he’s trying to figure out why he is one of the “lucky ones.”
Read what new job opportunities are available in the area.
Sunday, October 6 kicked off the fall 2013 crew season with the Head of the Christina head race in Wilmington, Delaware.
Students from Radnor High School have entered a video in the “Katy Perry/GMA ROAR video contest”.
The Medical Examiner's office released the finding after reviewing an autopsy and toxicology test.
Read about recently reported thefts in Springfield.
In 1946 the Llanerch branch post office changed its name, and the rest is history.
