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A now former boys basketball coach at the Jack M. Barrack Hebrew Academy in Bryn Mawr has been entangled in the federal corruption trial of several Philadelphia police officers now that he has testified that they robbed him of his drug profits in 2007, three years before he worked at the school.

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Joseph Deal, left, and Richard Poch

During a flight review, the pilot under review typically flies the plane, while the certified flight instructor observes and ascertains the pilot’s skills, so it’s assumed that Deal was flying the aircraft when it crashed.

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RADNOR >> With the Radnor Board of Commissioner’s authorization of a $60,000 study of the Ithan Creek watershed leading to request for proposals (RFPs) at its March 23 meeting, some residents are concerned that science is being upstaged by politics.

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Meeting with the groups in February, the committee had given the two groups an assignment: get together and see if there are ways they can work in tandem to serve residents and organizations in both townships.

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Radnor residents have every right to expect that our Township’s elected officials be held responsible for their own words and actions. Thus, when Commissioner Higgins privately directed Solicitor Rice to create a new policy limiting public comment and the use of video cameras, Higgins should expect to be held accountable by the public.

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 WEST GOSHEN >> While the identities of the two people who died in a plane crash Sunday afternoon have yet to be determined, it’s believed that both victims were pilots, and the purpose of the flight was to conduct a flight review.

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There could be a few hiccups early on, but Phillies officials believe new metal detectors at Citizens Bank Park should only add a few seconds on to time of admission.

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WEST CHESTER >> The West Chester University quarterback who was charged with causing a disturbance at a downtown borough restaurant and then running from police who had been called to break up the brawl – an incident described as a minor misunderstanding by the player’s attorney – is not a stranger to run-ins with police.

Remember this photo from a 2013 part at West Chester University? 

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Who will be Lower Merion School District’s next superintendent?

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Chester and Montgomery counties added more new residents in the past four years than almost any other of the state’s 67 counties, growing at rates above 2 percent, far above the state average of 0.7 percent, according to newly released U.S. Census figures.

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Lower Merion police are investigating an attempted bank robbery at the Citizen Bank branch at 15 West City Avenue in Bala Cynwyd March 20 at 11:09 a.m.

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Bryn Mawr Film Institute awards Silver Screen Inspiration to Cheryl Boone Isaacs - BRYN MAWR >> As president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Cheryl Boone Isaacs knows a thing or two about award presentations.

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DEVON >> Preparations for Dressage at Devon 2015 are under way. Reserved tickets will be available on April 1 for the 40th celebration show. Dressage at Devon will take place September 29 to Oct. 4, 2015 at the Devon Horse Show and County Fair Grounds in Devon.

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Some residents had opposed allowing the farmer, Richard Billheim, to continue to use chemical herbicide and pesticides on crops since the land is now part of a township park and they are concerned about the effects on human health and the environment.

Karen Stark, a resident, told the board they have “the authority to be good land stewards” however, it is “clear chemical agriculture will be used.”

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Easttown police are seeking help in identifying who vandalized several businesses along the Paoli/Thorndale tracks from Berwyn to Devon.

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Members of two groups supporting the right to carry firearms in parks said Sunday they intend to file a lawsuit against Lower Merion Township and an attorney is demanding criminal charges be brought against township officials, for what they say is a clear violation of state law.

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COURTHOUSE >> The days of Montgomery County employees bypassing security in the courthouse are coming to an end.

A second scanner and a metal detector have been placed at the Main Street entrance of the Montgomery County Court House. (Dan Clark ― The Times Herald)