Yearly Archives: 2013

Chemistry of cast makes The Book Thief worthwhile

The Book ThiefThe Book Thief removes all the horrors from the Holocaust and Nazi Germany to tell the story of a little girl who loves...

High school’s move spurs complaints in Fox Chase

Until recently, Cheltenham-based Gospel of Grace Ministries garnered perhaps its greatest notoriety on the basketball court when a team of teenagers from the tiny...

Fifty years after the bullet that changed us

For a generation of us, he was the gallant knight — handsome, brave, smart and charming. The smile, the athleticism, the sweet way he showed his...

Con man strikes in Tacony, Mayfair, Holmesburg

15th District police officers are warning Tacony, Mayfair and Holmesburg residents about a man who is working a door-to-door con in their neighborhoods.The man...

Importance of voting discussed at Rhawnhurst NORC meeting

Stephanie Singer got an early start in politics, campaigning as a 12-year-old in 1976 for Democratic presidential candidate Sargent Shriver.Singer, now a city elections commissioner,...

Family of deceased accuser files suit against priest

The family of a man who had accused a former Northeast Philadelphia parish priest of molesting him when he was a child has filed...

Energy efficient home improvements to receive rebates

The Philadelphia Gas Works plans to award $4 million in rebates for energy efficient home improvements in the coming months, but property owners can...

Meeting will discuss future of Kraft factory

An uncertain future: (From left) State Sen. Mike Stack, state Reps. Kevin Boyle and Brendon Boyle attended a news conference to express their discontent...

Letters to the Editor: November 20, 2013

Honoring our veterans with supportWe stand with Pennsylvania’s more than 964,000 veterans as they honor fellow service men and women and reflect on their own...

Detectives name Northeast’s most wanted (Nov. 20, 2013)

Christopher ThomasThe Philadelphia Police Department’s Northeast Detectives Division is seeking the public’s help in locating the following most-wanted suspects in connection with crimes in...

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