Monthly Archives: February, 2012

Easy reading

Librarian Catherine Krystopowicz surveys the adult audio books at the Bushrod Library. FAYE MURMAN / TIMES PHOTOYou’re a fan of audio books? You’ll find plenty...

Editorial: Plenty of shame

By most accounts, Joe Paterno and Anthony Bevilacqua were intrinsically good and decent men, with good hearts, good intentions and good motives — for the most part.By...

A push for vouchers

St. William Grammar School will close in June after 88 years of Catholic education, and eighth-grader Tracy Glova cites a lack of government vouchers...

Commission to redraw district maps

Local state legislative candidates are working to collect nominating petitions for the April 24 primary, and party leaders continue to look ahead to a...

Ex-suspect in dungeon case is back on the hook

Eddie Wright may have been partly to blame for the “House of Horrors” after all.That’s what a Philadelphia judge decided on Thursday after hearing new...

Teacher is head of the class

Mary Thurston pictured with third graderBrenna Gispert at Christ the King.The Acme supermarket at 3200 Red Lion Road recently honored Christ the King Elementary School...

Tacony’s troubles top town hall meeting

A lot of Tacony residents don’t like what’s been happening to their neighborhood in recent weeks.On Jan. 20, at Longshore Avenue and Tulip Street, two...

Vandals damage 24 cars in Mayfair

Vandals used spray paint and another unknown substance to damage 24 vehicles on a Mayfair Street late Friday or early Saturday, Philadelphia police said.Officers from...

Hearing postponed in scam-artist case

Sandra Anderson bought herself some more time on Friday.The woman accused of using her good looks and persuasive sob story to scam an 80-year-old Northeast...

Ex-cop to pay fines, serve probation for theft

The disgraced former Philadelphia police officer who stole $825 from a business where a fellow officer had been fatally shot was ordered on Thursday...
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