10 area high school soccer teams gathered on Saturday at Northeast High School for the Second Annual Shane Kelly Memorial…
Frankford’s “Cat Lady” has been acquitted of hundreds of animal abuse charges and intends to sue the SPCA for “destroying my life.”
Municipal Court Judge Charles Hayden on Sept. 16 acquitted 65-year-old Alaine…
Hanagan boots a game-winning field goal last October against Conwell-Egan. PHOTO COURTESY OF…
Louis C. Hartdegen, 76, will never go to trial on charges he murdered his wife. He was to go on trial on Oct. 27. Police said he murdered his wife of 50 years in May 2013.
Hartdegen died Sept. 9. According to Shawn Hayes, a spokeswoman for the…
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania did not put any Philadelphia schools on its 2014–2015 list of “persistently dangerous schools.”
So, there is no list.
No sophomore slump: Little Flower sophomore forward Cailey Plath (center) and her team-leading…
A roadway speed bump caused a sudden jolt in Somerton when it popped up unexpectedly near the neighborhood’s SEPTA train station last month. But Streets Department Commissioner David Perri smoothed things over last week, announcing the…
A fresh start: The Bridge moved from Fox Chase to Adams Avenue in Northwood in March. The program, started in 1971, helps…
Megan Doto
While you’re taking your pooch out for a walk and a sniff around, you might see things happening on your neighborhood streets.
Before you start building that new garage next to your house in Fox Chase, you may want to get the proper permits from the city. And you may want to check in with the Fox Chase Homeowners Association, too.
Tickets are available for the Northeast Philadelphia Hall of Fame induction ceremony, to be held on Sunday, Oct. 19, at 1 p.m. at Holy Family University’s Education & Technology Center Building, Frankford and Grant avenues.
Get your recycling bins on Saturday
City Councilman Brian O’Neill will sponsor a recycling bin giveaway on Saturday, Sept. 20, from 9 to 11 a.m. at his neighborhood office at Bustleton Avenue and Bowler Street.
Two Northeast Philadelphia children were critically injured when a pickup truck struck them as they walked home from school on Sept. 10.
The siblings, a 10-year-old girl and 7-year-old boy, were attempting to cross busy…
A 15-year-old girl who had been reported missing was found lying unconscious in her school uniform alongside Roosevelt Boulevard in the Northeast’s Sandyford Park section on Monday evening.
Officer Joseph Griffin
A Philadelphia cop who lives in the Northeast was arrested on Sept. 11 for allegedly beating his wife.
Officer Joseph Griffin was suspended by Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey on the same day. Griffin…
In loving memory: St. Veronica Elementary School recently blessed and dedicated its new…
Holmesburg Civic Association president Rich Frizell last week paid tribute to Jim Ryan, a neighborhood activist who died late last month.
Ryan was active with the Friends of Pennypack Park, Town Watch and local Police…
Republican Majority for Choice endorsed Megan Rath in the 1st Congressional District.
Rath is challenging Democratic Rep. Bob Brady.
Was it truly a case of mistaken identity or was something more sinister behind a Northeast father’s fatal shooting of a man inside his adult daughter’s bedroom, a man who turned out to be the young woman’s boyfriend?
Marvin
The owner of a kosher market in Castor Gardens arrived at his shop last Thursday morning to discover hate symbols scrawled in red paint all over the front windows and on the back facade as well.
ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS
Nativity BVM
(Port Richmond)
• Class of ’82. Searching for former classmates interested in a reunion. Jackie, 215–332–2997.
BRISTOL CULTURAL AND HISTORICAL FOUNDATION Sept. 14 to 18, 2014. Cape Cod. Prices from $635 include visit to Nantucket Island and Martha’s Vineyard. 215–788–9408.
GOLDEN FRIENDS Sept. 20 to 27, 2014. Cruise to New England and Canada ports of interest. $1,275…
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.
Surveillance photo
An upcoming charitable yard sale/flea market is looking for vendors.
Delta Lighting Products, in partnership with the Philadelphia Centurions Law Enforcement Motorcycle Club, will be sponsoring the event on Saturday, Oct. 11, from 6 a.m. to 4…
Stephen Furtek graduated from Temple University with a bachelor’s degree in accounting in a ceremony on Sept. 12.
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Gregory Parfitt and Christian Matico have enrolled at the University of Dayton in Dayton, Ohio.
Pennsylvania: A bad place to be an animal
When the Pennsylvania legislature returns to session this fall, our state representatives will have the opportunity to pass House Bill 1750, which will, finally, outlaw the barbaric…
Possession of a little bit of marijuana will remain illegal in Philadelphia under an ordinance City Council is considering, but it will be decriminalized.
That might need an explanation.
Thursday, September 18
EVENTS
Adult Painting Classes Resurrection Regional Catholic School, Castor and Shelmire avenues. Beginners and more experienced students will receive individualizexd instructions in their…
Healthy living: District Attorney Seth Williams led a contingent of city prosecutors who joined police…
Golden Friends Nov. 11. Resorts Casino. $60 includes a buffet, show and $20 slot play. 215–335–2287, 267–251–7422.
Golden Friends Dec. 31. Mt. Airy Casino. $65 includes show, lunch buffet and $15 slot play. 215–335–2287, 267–251–7422.••
One of the oldest civic organizations in Northeast Philadelphia has decided to give itself a facelift. The East Torresdale Civic Association unveiled proposed changes to its 49-year-old bylaws during the group’s monthly meeting on Sept. 8.