A Holme Circle physician was sentenced on Sept. 19 to almost three years in federal prison for distributing millions of prescription diet pills illegally from his former practice.
Johnny Kihm’s buddies from Presentation BVM Elementary School were devastated when he died in Afghanistan and…
Not everyone gets a second chance at life, but having survived an apocalyptic earthquake in his hometown of Port-au-Prince, Haiti…
The Philadelphia district attorney on Sept. 20 filed an attempted-murder charge against a Frankford man whom police shot and critically wounded in April.
The Rev. Ted Bach is hopeful that more community outreach will bolster the congregation of his Johnson Memorial United Methodist Church…
The Frankford High School baseball team received their championship rings last week during a…
Less than a day after Philadelphia police released surveillance images from three armed robberies in the Northeast, a tipster led investigators to the suspect, who was arrested on Sept. 14.
There was an old-fashioned union rally on Frankford Avenue on Tuesday. Signs were carried and slogans were chanted as…
It could have been written in the stars. But it was probably just something passed through the genes, said Sarah Colonna, great-niece…
Attorneys representing residents of the Fountain Pointe condominium complex and…
Friday, Sept. 30
EVENTS
Arts and Crafts Max Myers Playground, 1601 Hellerman St. Suitable for ages 5 to 12. Fridays. 7 to 8:30 p.m. $25 per month. 215–685–1242. Also at: Russo Park Playground, 7321 Torresdale Ave. For ages 8…
Philadelphia police and the FBI seek the public’s help in identifying two men who robbed a Bustleton bank at gunpoint last month. They also are suspects in a suburban bank robbery.
Mercury is a shiny gray blue short hair boy that is also de-clawed. He has grown up with his brother…
A man who robbed four banks in the Northeast and Cheltenham Township last year struck again locally on Aug…
Whether a rift existed in City Council before the passage of new district boundaries last week is a matter of contention. But now that the vote is done, the verbal and political sparring may just be starting.
ST. JEROME’S SENIORS (JEMS) Nov. 29. Hunterdon Hills Dinner Theater. $80, includes Christmas show, sit-down dinner and dessert buffet. Reserve by Sept. 30. 215–338–3787, 215–743–1035, 215–333–2785.
Wednesday, Oct. 5
Adult Irish Ceili Dancing American Legion hall, 301 E. Godfrey Ave. Wednesdays. 7:30 to 9 p.m. 215–725–8055.
Two vehicles were involved in an accident with a young pedestrian at a Holmesburg Wawa on Aug. 30, but neither driver bothered to wait for help to arrive. Instead, they fled the scene.
Northeast residents can chip in their ideas about a series of murals planned for Frankford’s business corridor during two community meetings that will be held Wednesday, Oct. 5, and Thursday, Oct. 13, at Denby’s Sweet Sensations, 4428 Frankford Ave. Both…
Seniors on the Go Oct. 6 and Oct. 19. Showboat. $20, includes bus and $30 reel play. Bus leaves Hellerman and Walker streets at 9:30 a.m. Inf.: 215–744–4391.
Golden Friends Oct. 11. Delaware Park. $50, includes $30 slot play and buffet. Bring a…
All Saints Episcopal Church, Rhawnhurst, 1811 Loney St. Handicrafters meet Tuesdays at 9:30 a.m. Harmonie Singing Society meets Tuesdays at 7:30 p.m. Holy Eucharist services on Sunday at 8 and 10 a.m. Sunday school for children at 10 a.m. 215–342–6310…
AHFCU member Michael Hickey checks his funds on a computer in the lobby of the bank. JENNY SWIGODA /…
Is Brian J. O’Neill being picked on because he’s a Republican? Yes, but the longtime Philadelphia councilman from the Far Northeast is a big boy and can handle it.
When City Council last week approved a redistricting plan that puts the heavily…