Yearly Archives: 2013

Deadline is Friday to apply for Homestead Exemption

You probably won’t have much luck getting a substantial city real estate tax break after Friday. Because Friday — and, yes, it is Friday the 13th — is...

Recovery houses a hot topic at Frankford Civic meeting

Illegal housing for addicts “has been plaguing our neighborhood for years,” state Rep. James Clay told members of the Frankford Civic Association during their...

Schwartz proposes natural gas severance tax

U.S. Rep. Allyson Schwartz, a Democratic candidate for governor, last week proposed a 5-percent natural gas severance tax to make record investments in education...

Letters to the Editor: September 11, 2013

To bomb or not to bomb?We have a president who has painted himself into a corner by talking tough about his “Red Line,” concerning the...

Mugger beats elderly man in Frankford

A strong-arm robber brutally beat an 82-year-old man on a Frankford street corner in broad daylight last week.The attack occurred on the 5100 block of...

Police seek Somerton Wawa robber

Surveillance image of the suspectA man dressed up for a pick-up basketball game robbed a Somerton convenience store on Aug. 24, say Philadelphia police, who...

Second suspect arrested in pharmacy heist

Philadelphia police on Friday announced the arrest of a second man in connection with the May 5 burglary of the Delaire Pharmacy in East...

Alleged cop shooter ordered to stand trial

With wounded Philadelphia Police Officer Edward Davies showing signs of recovery last week, an alleged heroin dealer was ordered to stand trial for trying...

Three charged in murder of Somerton man

Stephanie FoulkeA Somerton man’s rendezvous with a couple of young prostitutes on Aug. 26 ended with a botched robbery, followed by his suffocation and...

The time is finally here for fall fashion

I try to resist.But every year at around this time, as summer really starts shifting into fall, I feel the stirrings.I must shop.I must look beyond...

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