A Castor Gardens woman who has seen 20 percent shaved from her gas bill for the past 10 years now is going to be paying full price.
Eye on the ball: Markocki, a Port Richmond resident, plays a strong first base for head coach Dan Milio. Markocki also bats…
David Thomas
Union reps of the employees who will lose their jobs early next year when what used to be the old Nabisco plant closes have not yet met with the Boulevard and Byberry facility’s owner to negotiate severance and other benefits.
Four Northeast residents were among six men arrested by Citywide Vice police for allegedly patronizing prostitutes on Kensington Avenue last Thursday.
Lawrence Kelly, 55, of Lawndale; Vladimir Ferko, 37, of Bustleton; Kostandi…
State Rep. John Sabatina Jr. last week endorsed former congresswoman Marjorie Margolies in the Democratic primary in the 13th Congressional District.
Sixty-three volunteers emerged from winter hibernation to take part in the Friends of Pennypack Park’s first monthly park cleanup of the year on March 22, removing 86 bags of debris from the park, along with large discarded items.
Digging in: A crew removes scaffolding to make room for a terraced garden.
Surveillance photo
A would-be patron of a Crescentville after-hours club didn’t take it too well when a doorman turned him away in the pre-dawn hours on March 31. The man returned to the business with a gun and fired several…
On a scale of one to 10, the surveillance video of a recent residential burglary in Tacony is at least an 11.
Clay
Cuddle with Clay
A benefit is being planned for Jim Straub, a Mayfair native and Father Judge High School graduate who died of a brain tumor in January. The benefit will take place on Saturday, April 26, from 7 to 11 p.m. at St. Ephrem Parish Hall, at 5340 Hulmeville Road in Bensalem.
Superior Court last week denied a request to send two child molestation cases back to Common Pleas Court, and an attorney for one of the defendants also filed a brief last week in which he stated his client’s case should be…
DeMucci smiles with her granddaughter, Gina Maria Destra, during the festivities, which included live music.
Jon Lovitz
There are probably unlimited ways to rile up your neighbors. Here’s a new one:
A young man offered to clear the trash and dead plants off a property on the 6900 block of Eastwood Street for $10. The homeowner said OK…
(L to R) Rosemarie Sicinski, Ann Weber and Marge Hagan chat at the Philadelphia Protestant Home health symposium on March 28.
Saladworks will be the finish line sponsor for the Susan G. Komen Philadelphia Race for the Cure, taking place on Mother’s Day, May 11, in Center City.
The Komen Philadelphia Race for the Cure, entering its 24th year, will have about 35,000…
Philadelphia’s Civil Service Commission has paved the way for a Nutter administration plan to halve the number of paramedics serving on each of the fire department’s 50 medic units, despite vehement objections from leaders of the…
Juveniles as young as 15 years old can get themselves deep in grown-up trouble in Pennsylvania and find themselves in prison for life, according to Deputy District Attorney George D. Mosee Jr.
Two journalists for the Northeast Times won three 2014 Keystone Press Awards in a statewide contest sponsored by the Pennsylvania NewsMedia Association.
A man walked into a Castor Gardens pharmacy on Feb. 25, flashed a badge to employees and declared that he was conducting a narcotics investigation. Yet, the man isn’t a cop, according to the legitimate Philadelphia police.
THE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS Select dates in April 2014. Disney World special packages. Three days and four nights, or 5 days and four nights. Prices from $859 per person include roundtrip airfare between Philadelphia and Orlando, Disney magical express transfers, hotel accommodations, Disney…
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 Sundays at 8 and 9:30 a.m. 215–342–6310, www.allsaintsrhawnhurst.org.
The Burholme Community Town Watch and Civic Association is sponsoring a writing and drawing contest for children in kindergarten through eighth grades.
How and when community organizations find out about local zoning issues, and how much they find out is changing.
Kathleen Lambert of the City Planning Commission explained changes in zoning…
Justin Pugh, a Bucks County native who now plays for the New York Giants, visits St. Jerome’s School…
Thousands of volunteers spent a beautiful Saturday morning picking up trash, raking leaves, sweeping pavements, trimming, pruning, painting and planting during the seventh annual citywide spring cleanup.
NHS Human Services last week celebrated World Autism Awareness Day by honoring the memory of a former student who attended the agency’s school at 2900 Southampton Road.
City Councilman introduces new delinquent tax measure
City Councilman David Oh introduced a bill to automatically transfer delinquent tax accounts to a qualified third party to ensure greater performance in collecting more than $500 million in delinquent…
Thursday, April 10
EVENTS
Arts & Crafts Northeast Older Adult Center, 8101 Bustleton Ave. Thursdays from 9 to 11 a.m. 215–685–0576.
Prostitution is not victimless
In response to the reader who called prostitution a “victimless crime,” you are one uninformed man.
On average, prostitutes are beaten and raped roughly 12 times per year, according…
Most of the women I know simply can’t believe it.
ldquo;You mean you still cook?” they ask me in amazement as if I’ve just proclaimed that I’ve swum the English Channel…again.
St. Bede’s Young at Heart Club May 6. Resorts Casino. Lunch at Tomasello’s Winery. Reserve by April 29. 215–598–3227. More: June 30. Bally’s Casino. Free bingo and coin for slots. Reserve by June 20. 215–598–3227.
A 19-year-old man is dead after a home invasion and shooting on Monday morning in the Northeast’s Wooden Bridge Run section.
The violence occurred at about 10:23 a.m. in an apartment building on the 9400 block of Fairgreen Lane, said Officer…
The Mayfair Business Association, Mayfair Civic Association and Mayfair Community Development Corporation are promoting a number of upcoming events.
The fourth annual Easter egg hunt will take place on Saturday, April 12, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Mayfair…
ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS
Comly Elementary School
• All alumni and retired faculty members. May 31, 2014, at noon at Tiffany Diner, at Welsh Road and Roosevelt Boulevard. Lawall.joann@gmail.com
More than 10 Morrell Park residents and City Councilman Brian O’Neill (R-10th dist.) showed up at the Zoning Board of Adjustment last week to oppose a plan to operate a business in a Morrell Avenue home. They went home with a “no decision”…