Yearly Archives: 2012

Freight company is working on the railroad tracks

Freight hauler CSX will be working on a line that runs through Northeast Philly into Bucks County, lowering track so that cars double-stacked with...

Burglars strike again in the 7th Police District

For months, officers in the 7th Police District have been on the lookout for a white van they believe has been used in numerous...

Man shot and killed in Far NE

Philadelphia police are trying to figure out who shot and killed a Parkwood man early last week and why.David Cintron, 41, of the 3100 block...

8th district commander beefing up street patrols

“It’s not my job to baby-sit your kids,” the 8th Police District’s new commander told members of the Millbrook and Parkwood civic associations last week.That...

Problem properties are targeted

City Councilman Bobby Henon last week introduced an ordinance that would designate certain properties as nuisances, create a Problem Property Task Force and provide...

Cops hurt in encounter with Jeeps

Two 8th Police District officers were hospitalized with non-life threatening injuries after a Jeep rammed their patrol car while they chased another Jeep that...

Bustleton home-invaders are sought by police

Police investigate a suspected home invasion and shooting on the 9300 block of Jamison Ave. at about 2 pm on Tuesday. Police said three...

‘The Lucky One’: It sure isn’t the audience

Taylor Schilling and Zac Efron are nose to nose in “The Lucky One.”If lines like “you should be kissed every day, every hour, every minute”...

Feds charge suspect in Bellagio Jewelers robbery

The Philadelphia district attorney’s office last week dropped felony charges against a man suspected in the armed robbery of Bellagio Jewelers in the Northeast...

Happy trails are coming to you

As executive director of the Delaware River City Corporation, Tom Branigan is overseeing a series of projects that will create an 11-mile trail from...
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