Monthly Archives: November, 2012

Burholme Town Watch offers tips to avoid car theft

Police Lt. Frank Schneider offered members of the Burholme Community Town Watch and Civic Association a few tips on how they could avoid having...

7th PDAC names Officer of the Month

Officer Terrence Black has been named Officer of the Month for October in the 7th Police District.Members of the 7th Police District Advisory Council...

TD Bank buys NE Community Center

The Northeast Community Center on Holme Avenue was auctioned at sheriff’s sale on Nov. 13 to TD Bank, which held the center’s $1.1 million...

Holme Circle to review senior apartments

Election of officers and discussion of a planned 44-unit senior apartment complex will highlight the agenda of the next Holme Circle Civic Association meeting...

Bustleton mulls dental lab

Despite the opposition of members of the Greater Bustleton Civic League last to a proposal to house a dental laboratory in a Haldeman Avenue...

Methadone clinic opposed

Members of the Holmesburg Civic Association last week overwhelmingly voted to oppose a proposed methadone clinic at 7520 State Road.The vote was 18–1.The clinic, which would...

Police had robbery suspect in custody months ago

One of the gunmen recently accused of robbing 16 area pharmacies had landed in police custody in September in the midst of the 11-month...

Angels as Goodfellas? Ask ‘Boss Ralphie’

Ed Carboni (photo provided by Ed Carboni)Story ideas can come to writers in surprising ways.Holmesburg native son Edward Carboni was watching television when he got...

Why this community fund deserves a second look

This time of year, our mailboxes tend to be full of requests from charities, food banks and others who are asking us to donate...

Woman sexually assaulted in Somerton

A 38-year-old woman was assaulted sexually and robbed in a Somerton alley late Saturday, according to a report by television station 6abc.The incident occurred just...
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