Yearly Archives: 2013

Closing time?

Worrisome words: The Kraft factory on Roosevelt Blvd., which is now owned by Mondelez International, may be closing. MARIA POUCHNIKOVA / TIMES PHOTOAn in-house announcement...

Calvary pastor resigns after molestation allegations probed

Parishioners of Our Lady of Calvary Roman Catholic Church in the Far Northeast were informed at Masses today that their pastor, the Rev. John...

Elected officials aim to keep Kraft plant open

Help is on the way: State Sen. Mike Stack (left) and state Reps. Brendan Boyle (center) and Kevin Boyle (not pictured) vowed to do...

Play provides comedic look at a dysfunctional family

Center stage: Steve Solomon’s play, My Mother’s Italian, My Father’s Jewish, I’m Home for the Holidays, will be performed at the Bucks County Playhouse...

Mayor visits NE Chamber of Commerce

Being the business community’s biggest cheerleader is part of the gig for Philadelphia’s top elected official, and Mayor Michael Nutter fully lived up to...

Demoted firefighters testify before City Council

Demoted: Philadelphia Fire Lt. Joseph Pospiech stands in City Council chambers holding a plaque that members of his unit gave him to commemorate his...

Volunteers help clean up Pennypack

Litterers stepped up their game in Pennypack Park last summer, but so did volunteers from the park’s friends group on Oct. 26 when they...

Warming hearts one blanket at a time

Making a difference: Doris Waddell (left) and Janet Geissler (right) make blankets that are donated to sick children.Janet Geissler has a warm place in...

Homeowners appeal new assessments

More than 18,000 homeowners are appealing their properties’ new assessments with the Board of Revision of Taxes, an agency that typically sees between 1,000...

City offers some property tax aid

In mid-October, the city announced it will help some homeowners who have fallen behind in paying their property taxes to get current and stay...

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