Yearly Archives: 2013

Fatal car crash in Bustleton

A 22-year-old woman died in a fiery two-car crash in Bustleton on Monday night that five others, including two infants, survived.Police said that Anna...

Letters to the Editor: October 23, 2013

A tribute to ‘Nan’When I was 6 years old, I was approximately 8 inches shorter than everyone else in my class. I was not particularly...

Alvarez announces self-imposed term limit if elected

Danny Alvarez, the Republican nominee for district attorney, has announced a self-imposed term limit of one four-year term if he were to win the office.“I...

School bus fatally strikes pedestrian

Philadelphia police are investigating a Tuesday morning school bus accident that claimed the life of a pedestrian.According to news reports, the incident occurred shortly...

Police seek smash-and-grab serial burglar

Surveillance photo of the suspectPolice are trying to identify a smash-and-grab burglar who may be responsible for a dozen burglaries of Northeast businesses since Oct. 4.In...

Six pipe bombs found in Oxford Circle home

A former Oxford Circle man is facing federal weapons charges after he allegedly stashed six makeshift pipe bombs in his mother’s basement.Michael Beer’s mom...

Convicted child rapist accidentally released

A convicted child rapist named in a recent front-page article in the Northeast Times was erroneously released from prison on Oct. 14, just 24...

DA drops sex-abuse case against priest

Robert BrennanPhiladelphia’s district attorney has decided to withdraw charges against the Rev. Robert Brennan almost two weeks after the death of the young man...

2nd District officers awarded for heroic rescue

Aug. 14 was not a particularly typical day in the neighborhood.At about 10:30 that morning, 2nd District Police Officer Richard Holland was holding Officer...

Frankford Parks elects new board

The Frankford Parks Group, a nonprofit dedicated to fixing up and maintaining some small neighborhood parks, elected a new board on Oct. 8, said...

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