Yearly Archives: 2013

Pets of the Week (January 23, 2013)

Here’s Harris!Harris is a 1- to 2-year-old dog who is at Philadelphia’s Animal Care and Control, at 111 W. Hunting Park Ave. His tag...

Green Dot scam continues to be threat in NE Philly

Scams never die. They just fade away for a while — but just a while.During the summer, the Northeast Times reported con artists were targeting PECO customers...

Mayor skips NE Chamber for a visit to D.C.

Mayor Michael Nutter’s long-planned luncheon with the Greater Northeast Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce has been postponed.Nutter was supposed to dine and speak with Chamber...

Northwood Civic rejects bid for new hair salon

The Northwood Civic Association last week unanimously rejected a woman’s bid to open a hair salon at 5260 Castor Ave.Attorney Michael Etkin explained that the...

Fatal crashes claim two

Two people died on area expressways last weekend in a pair of unrelated crashes.The first occurred on Friday at about 11:50 p.m. when a...

Marshal says smoking is to blame in fatal fire

The Philadelphia fire marshal has declared smoking as the cause of a fire that claimed the life of a Frankford auto sales lot owner...

Crime log (January 23, 2012)

Dec. 31 through Jan. 13As reported by Northeast Detectives. Does not include homicides, sexual assaults, narcotics offenses or other specific crimes investigated by specialty police...

Bicycle shop expansion wins support at Holmesburg Civic meeting

The Holmesburg Civic Association last spring overwhelmingly approved a bid by Liberty Bell Bicycles for an addition to be used for repairs, rentals or...

Rhawnhurst NORC shows appreciation for caregivers

Virginia Harr presented three vignettes to guests at the December meeting of the Rhawnhurst Naturally Occurring Retirement Community.Harr manages CARES, a program sponsored by...

School officials discuss ways to guard against shootings

Prepare, but don’t scare: That’s the new mantra for dozens of Northeast Philadelphia schools in the aftermath of the Newtown, Conn., school massacre.About 50...
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