Monthly Archives: February, 2012

Editorial: Houston, you had a problem

Much of the American people’s attention has been focused on the shocking death Saturday of Whitney Houston.The singing superstar’s voice was one of the best...

Mayfair is gearing up for the Shamrock Shuttle

The Shamrock Shuttle is scheduled to come to Frankford Avenue on March 3, and neighborhood groups are working with bar owners to make it...

Doing it by the numbers

CFL Volunteer Seble Menkir Tutors Gerald A. DoughtertyReading is something many of us take for granted. We learned to read when we were kids....

Judge nixes request that she exit clergy abuse trial

The judge assigned to preside over the upcoming clerical sex-abuse trial isn’t going anywhere.Common Pleas Court Judge M. Teresa Sarmina announced Wednesday that she...

Memorial fund-raiser will salute work of popular Tacony booster

The Joseph C. “Goople” McCloskey Charitable Fund will hold a beef-and-beer fund-raiser on Saturday, Feb. 18, from 7 to 11 p.m. at the Ancient...

Lawmaker to host Feb. 21 hearing on property neglect

The public is invited to attend a hearing regarding absentee landlords and property neglect on Tuesday, Feb. 21, from 1 to 3 p.m. at...

Ode to Joe

This is singer/lyricist Becky Dadi from Bustleton andcollaborator/producer Michael BihovskyRebecca “Becky” Dadi never attended Penn State University. She’s still a high school student, after all.Nor is...

Collecting rain water can be a barrel of fun

A rain barrel painted by artist and former Abington EAC member Iris Innes. It is on display in the Abington Township building lobby.Had a peek...

Waiting on a miracle

Mike Garvey’s medical troubles started in 1999, when a life-threatening auto-immune disease landed him in Nazareth Hospital for a three-month stay.The disease exposed his...

Millbrook Civic denies neighbor parking spot outside his home

Members of the Millbrook Civic Association won’t support a local man’s request to legalize a parking space that is just 2 feet shorter than...
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