Monthly Archives: March, 2012

Feathered friend

Tami Whittock, Castor Gardens, with her bird Winston. Winston was trained as a service animal after Whittock suffered trauma from an accident, she now...

Teen thanks Rotary support

Archbishop Ryan High School junior Nick Roche attended last week’s Rotary Club of Frankford-Northeast meeting to thank members for sponsoring his participation in a...

‘Jeff’ is a likable guy, not your typical slacker

Jason Segel plays Jeff, who lives at home and doesn’t have much going on in his life.Jeff, Who Lives at Home has a fairly basic...

Athletic actress glad she made jump to theater

Jessica CummingsGrowing up in Michigan, there was always that little spark in her when it came to performing. But Jessica Cummings said she preferred...

Escape to nature

Senior curator Joseph Rishel discusses paintings in the exhibit, including Van Gogh’s 1890 painting Almond Blossom. JENNY SWIGODA / TIMES PHOTO— Artist Vincent van Gogh...

Group aims to help victims of drunken drivers

Mothers Against Drunk Driving has a comprehensive legislative agenda.MADD has lobbied for the reduction of the legal threshold for impairment to .08, stiffer sentences for...

Two are convicted for their roles in drug-dealing ring

A federal jury last week convicted two members of the so-called Frankford Drug Trafficking Associates of drug dealing, money laundering and conspiracy for their...

15th district cops wound man they say pointed weapon

Officers from the 15th Police District wounded a man who allegedly pointed a gun at them outside the Whitehall Commons public housing complex last...

It’s almost like the real thing

Many things Americans buy are made in China, so it shouldn’t be a surprise that some synthetic marijuana that can be easily purchased at...

Priests’ trial to begin on Monday

The sex abuse trial of three Catholic clerics will begin next week in a Philadelphia courtroom, but, in the court of public opinion, it’s...

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