Worker convicted in Kraft murders

Yvonne Hiller’s “mental rollercoaster” reached a grinding halt on Monday as the Kraft killer learned…

Events (September 12, 2012)

Thursday, Sept. 13

EVENTS

Adult Painting Classes Resurrection Regional Catholic School, Cottman Avenue and Shelmire Street. Beginners and more experienced students will receive individualized instructions in their choice of…

Trips (September 12, 2012)

MATERNITY BVM SENIORS AND MAKIN’ MEMORIES WITH CAYE Sept. 13. New Hope/Ivyland Railroad. $83, includes transportation, lunch at Cock ’n Bull Restaurant in Peddler’s Village, wagon ride at Snipes Farm followed by marshmallow roast and more. 215–342–5038.

Voter ID Day

The half-dozen members of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court will soon determine whether the state’s new voter identification law stays or…

Woman raped in Frankford

The mayor’s office has put up a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of a man who beat, raped and robbed a woman on a Frankford street Aug. 29.

The victim had accompanied a younger friend to a bus stop and was walking home near…

Gunfire and abduction plagues Frankford in a week of violence

It was a violent week in Frankford.

At least four men were wounded by gunfire, while another was robbed and reportedly abducted at gunpoint, all from Sept. 1 to 7 and within a three-block radius.

Reunions (September 12, 2012)

ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS

Incarnation of Our Lord

• Classes of ’62 and ’63 are holding a combined reunion on Oct. 13 at St. Katherine of Siena Parish hall. ’62 grads should contact Cathe Makem Stock at 610–352–9919 or e-mail…

Casino Trips (September 12, 2012)

St. Bede’s Young at Heart Club Sept. 18. Resorts. $50, includes buffet, show and $20 slots play. Departure info.: 215–598–3227.

Seniors on the Go Sept. 19. Showboat. $20, includes bus and $20 reel play. Bus leaves Hellerman Avenue and Walker…

Tacony mom waives hearing

A Tacony woman accused of killing her twin toddlers last May in a fit of rage over her husband’s suspected infidelity waived a preliminary hearing in Municipal Court on Tuesday.

Stacey Newkirk-Smalls, 41, was ordered to stand trial for the May 24 murders of…

Editorial: Safe passage

Students returned to classes at Fels and Northeast high schools last week to the good news that their schools had done the hard work and become safer. The two schools were taken off the state Education Department’s “persistently dangerous schools” list for this year.
But two other…