Familiar face

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A couple of weeks ago, Chief Inspector Bill Colarulo was at Kmart on Oregon Avenue when an elderly woman grabbed him by the arm.

“Oh, honey, don’t I know you from television? Aren’t you Mike Chitwood?”Colarulo recalled.

Teen slashed

A 13-year-old was in stable condition at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia with a deep slash to his neck, delivered Friday during an argument with another 13-year-old, police said. The incident happened at about 9:50 p.m. on the 2600 block of Geritt Street.

Goodbye to ‘05

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Also by Lorraine Gennaro

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Barking mad

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Ask anyone who has ever lived near a constant barking dog and they might agree with the old saying: The bark is worse than the bite.

A few Saturdays ago at about 11 a.m. the dog on Lynn Petroski’s block started barking — again. “Woof. Woof. Woof…

Record-setting player

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The Neumann-Southern football game is a Hatty family tradition. Bill Hatty, Class of 1971, played quarterback for the Pirates.

Jack Hatty, Class of 2003, was an All-Catholic receiver on the 2002 Neumann football team, which…

Child injured by gunfire

A 9-year-old is reportedly in good condition at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia after shooting himself in the leg Monday morning.

The boy found a .25 caliber semi-automatic handgun in the basement of a residence on the 2100 block of South Opal Street. The…

A new path

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After decades of practicing their own traditions, all-male St. John Neumann and all-female St. Maria…

Raising anger levels

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As the snow fell Dec. 5, Peter Dodaro thought he found a secure location for his car.

“I’ve been living in my house for over 10 years,” said Dodaro, of the 1200 block of South Hancock Street. “Every time it snows, the entire…

An American in Paris

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The art of Beauford Delaney traces a line of progression found in the works of many 20th-century American artists. Essentially, it is the story of talent fostered at home, celebrated, but ultimately unsatisfying to its creator. A trip abroad allows the…

A banner year

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For some, 2005 was historic.

Take Prep Charter. Thanks to the boys’ basketball team, it became the first charter school to play for a Public League title in any sport. The Huskies were also one of three South Philadelphia basketball squads to…