One of the ‘Golden Girls’

Lady of the hour: St. Hubert teacher Carol Snowden graduated from the school 50 years ago and has taught there…

Returning to his roots

Listen up: Far Northeast native Tony McDevitt addresses his campers at the 7th annual Philly’s Finest Lacrosse Camp…

Thousands of layoffs stun Philadelphia School District

The Philadelphia School District’s plans to lay off more than 3,700 employees, in what could prove to be the largest job cut in almost 40 years, would turn the city’s schools into “empty shells,” Superintendent William Hite said.

A warm and fuzzy feeling

Measure of success: As part of a math lesson, Baldi Middle School sixth-graders make blankets for kids who live in…

Making history

Marking time: Fred Moore (left), chairman of the celebration committee, and Jonathan Stayer, a representative of the Pennsylvania…

Third-grader enlists in budget battle

Melissa Galm chats with diners at Chickie’s & Pete’s on Roosevelt Boulevard. Galm, a recent…

Congregants in Frankford plead to keep church open

We bid farewell to a key newsroom editor

This week, we will say goodbye to the one person who has touched more lives in Northeast Philadelphia over the last 20 years than anyone else in the newsroom of the Northeast Times.

Enjoy a budget-friendly meal

Cooked in a crock pot, it’s a tender and tasty dinner.

Creating something Awesome

Picture perfect: Josh Goldbloom, a Somerton native, is a film director and founder of Awesome Fest, a…

Rush hopes budget cuts don’t kill exchange program

Days could be numbered for Philadelphia Traffic Court

The Pennsylvania Senate could follow the House of Representatives this week in approving a bill that would transfer Traffic Court operations to Municipal Court.

Journey to honor a stepdad on Father’s Day

His name was Irv. I was so predisposed to dislike him that I even found fault with his name.

“Who is he?” I demanded of my widowed mother during the moments when she had regained her equilibrium enough to speak of this stranger…

Crime log (June 12, 2013)

May 20 through June 2

As reported by Northeast Detectives. Does not include homicides, sexual assaults, narcotics offenses or other specific crimes investigated by specialty police units. All locations listed by block, not by exact address.

Bustleton TD Bank robbed

Surveillance image of the suspect

Woman allegedly assaulted in Frankford appliance store

Philadelphia police reportedly arrested a man on Sunday after he allegedly pulled a woman into a Frankford appliance store and assaulted her sexually.

Sports Hall of Fame announces inductees

Shoppers buy veggies at the Frankford market. JENNY SWIGODA / TIMES PHOTO

Welsh Road bank robbed

Surveillance image of the suspect

Discover fun on the Delaware

Fun in the sun: National Marina Day, sponsored locally by the nonprofit Discover Boating on the Delaware…

A dream come true

On top of the World: Eric Frain, a 2011 graduate of Archbishop Ryan, recently helped Gloucester County College win the NJCAA…

Two suspects sought in botched robbery

Surveillance image of one of the suspects.

A Rhawnhurst tobacco store cashier survived a frightful clash with a violent gunman during a failed robbery attempt late last month.

Letters to the Editor (June 12, 2013)

Time to take a look at the Patriot Act

Given the potential for abuse of power, including but not limited to political expediency, is it time to re-write and/or amend the Patriot Act to include the following provisions?

Schwartz gets labor union’s endorsement

U.S. Rep. Allyson Schwartz last week received a couple bits of good news related to her campaign for governor.

Schwartz, a Democrat, was endorsed by a labor union and was pegged in a poll as the leader in the primary and general…

Mayfair man pleads guilty to assault on grandmother

A Mayfair man who allegedly assisted in the home-invasion robbery and assault of his 94-year-old grandmother pleaded guilty to felony charges last week, as did his accomplice.

Masked men rob Wissinoming store

Surveillance image of the robbery at 5231 Harbison Ave.

Judge sentences priest and former school teacher to prison terms

A Philadelphia judge today ordered lengthy prison terms for a priest and a former Catholic school teacher who were convicted of molesting a 10-year-old boy.