Yearly Archives: 2012

Tip prompts arrest in armed robbery

A broadcast of surveillance video of an armed robbery has led to the arrest of a Frankford man, police said.On Sept. 4, at 6:40 p.m.,...

Man sentenced in 2011 fatal bar shooting in Frankford

A North Philadelphia man accused of killing a Frankford man in a notorious neighborhood bar in early 2011 pleaded guilty Monday and was immediately...

Generosity is in season for Northeast businesses

Several Mayfair businesses are involved in charitable activities this holiday season.Avenue Chiropractic, at 6233 Frankford Ave., is a drop-off site for the Toys for Tots program.The...

Redeemer hospice team assembles tins of cheer

They’re making a list and checking it twice.The list is filled with the names of hospice patients and they’re checking to make sure each one...

Lawncrest Civic plans Dec. 18 holiday party

The Lawncrest Community Association will meet at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 18, at St. William parish hall, at Argyle and Robbins streets.Doors open at...

Police probe three separate shootings

Officers investigating a report of a person with a gun near the 500 block of Cheltenham Ave. Saturday night found a 14-year-old girl shot...

Frankford Ave. methadone clinic awaits ruling

Both sides of the controversial methadone clinic planned for Frankford Avenue and Decatur Street now await a ruling from Common Pleas Court Judge Idee...

Food, glorious food!

Marcus Rieker, owner of Rieker’s Prime Meats, 7999 Oxford Ave., Fox Chase. He is with two of his store’s specialty sausages, Thuringer rostbratwurst and...

Warminster mom fights for methadone legislation

Marti Hottenstein speaks at a methadone legislation press conference at a SOAR fascility in Northeast Philadelhia. Marti lost a son to methadone a couple...

Excitement abound for girls Public League hoops

That’s the spirit: A year removed from making the postseason for the first time in the program’s history, the Franklin Towne Charter girls basketball...
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