Philadelphia Public Record

IT’S ACADEMIC Vol. XV No. 14

Issue 1001

April 4, 2019

“The good things we do must be made a part of the public record”

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FUND OUR FACILITIES COALITION kicked off a campaign to raise $170 million immediately to fix the worst problems in Philadelphia’s most-decrepit public schools.

They met at Key School in South Philadelphia, the oldest school in the city. L-R were State Reps. Malcolm Kenyatta and Danilo Burgos; State Sen. Larry Farnese; State Reps. Brian Sims, Elizabeth Fiedler and Joe Hohenstein; and Council Members Derek Green and Cherelle Parker. Story P. 3.

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City Budget Hearings Open to Public

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HILADELPHIA City Council began eight weeks of public hearings on Mayor Kenney’s proposed Fiscal Year 2020 Operating Budget, FY2020 Capital Budget and Program, and FY2020-2024 Five-Year Plan last week.

In advance of budget hearings, Council's Finance & Budget Team has released three reports analyzing the following: • Mayor Kenney’s Proposed FY2020-2024 Five-Year Plan and Economic Update • City and School District of Philadelphia Fiscal Year 2019 Mid-Year Update

• Governor

Wolf's Proposed FY2019-2020 State Operating Budget Members of the media and the public are encouraged to review these reports.

“Philadelphia is well on the path to long-term fiscal stability, thanks to years of responsible budget-making and reforms, particularly those implemented by the Board of Pensions,” Council President Darrell Clarke said. “We are obligated to now make even bolder investments in policies and programs, including those detailed in our ‘Narrowing the Gap’ report that will

make meaningful, sustainable reductions in poverty in the City of Philadelphia.

Poverty touches every quality-of-life challenge we face – from access to quality education, to illness and disease, to public safety.”

All City departments and offices are required to transmit budget testimony to Council for release to the public ahead of hearings. Departments and offices with operating budgets under $5 million are not required to appear before Council but may be called upon request.

Documents and testimonies submitted to Council are

posted on Council’s FY2020 Budget Center: PHLCouncil. com/budget2020/.

The public is welcome to participate in the budget process by attending hearings in Council Chambers or watching meetings live on the City of Philadelphia’s cable channels (64 on Xfinity, 40 on Fios) or livestream (phlcouncil.com/watch).

The public is invited to testify on FY2020 budget proposals on the following dates: • Monday, April 15, at 4:30 p.m. (all departments and programs) • Wednesday, May 8, at 5:00 p.m. (Tax Bills)

• Wednesday,

May 15, all day starting at 10:00 a.m.

(School District) Members of the public may present written testimony at any time and sign up for public testimony via e-mail to Budget.

Hearings@Phila.gov. Persons not having access to e-mail or needing further information may call 215-686-3407.

Hearing dates and times are subject to change. The public is encouraged to check the City Council Budget Center regularly for updates and to subscribe to Council's public meetings calendar (www. tinyurl.com/phillycouncilcalendar).

Evans Urges Retirement Plan for Small Biz

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ONGRESSMAN Dwight Evans (D-Phila.) chaired a House hearing on retirement security for employees of small businesses, which is vital for Pennsylvania employers to compete for and retain quality workers. Evans also took part in a Mar. 27 hearing on the 2017 tax law and how it left many Americans behind.

Speaking at the House Small Business Committee hearing, Evans said, “In addition to serving as vice chair for this Committee, I serve on the Ways & Means Committee. Last month, we had a hearing on improving retirement security where I had the op-

portunity to talk about the vitality of this issue with small businesses being able to provide retirement benefits to their employees, and also explore some of the obstacles facing small business employers in providing this benefit.

“In my home state of Pennsylvania, we have nearly 1 million small businesses, employing 2.5 million workers, accounting for 46.7% of the workforce for the entire state. Small firms account for 99.6 percent of my state’s employers. Needless to say, small businesses are the drivers in our community. In order for these small businesses to remain competitive, and to contin-

ue to be the economic and innovative drivers they are, they must be able to offer substantial benefits to their employees.”

Evans said options include tax incentives; allowing employers to band together to establish a single retirement plan to achieve many of the economies of scale generally only available to large employers; and making it easier for employees to enroll automatically in a retirement plan.

In the Ways & Means Committee hearing, Evans said the 2017 tax law that Republicans rushed through Congress went in exactly the wrong direction. Philadelphia has a

26% poverty rate and Evans wants to see tax laws changed to help people who struggle just to get by.

“In writing the 2017 tax bill, Republicans had an opportunity to improve the Earned Income Tax Credit and the Child and Dependent Care Credit – both of which have garnered largely bipartisan support – but left them instead largely unchanged, and even offered less of a child credit to low-income taxpayers than to wealthy ones,” Evans charged.

“We are seeing income inequality reach new heights as the wealthy benefit from the bill’s tax cuts, and the working poor sink

deeper in their struggle to make ends meet. This bill doesn’t work for my hardworking constituents in Philadelphia, and doesn’t work for the rest of Americans who are forced to make tough decisions to get by,” Evans said.

“It’s time for us to work towards a solution that doesn’t simply put more money in the pockets of our nation’s wealthiest while increasing the deficit – we need a legislative vehicle that puts the right tools in our toolbox to bust poverty, improve economic growth, and benefit the hardworking Americans who truly understand the value of a dollar.”

years. To accommodate the change, Philadelphia Parks & Recreation and the Mayor’s Office of Education provided extra funding for City summer camps to open early to make sure Philadelphia families have affordable, accessible and high-quality care for their children this summer.

“Families – my own included – rely on the City’s recreational summer camps

to care for their children while they work. Ever since we learned about the change in this year’s school calendar, getting our summer camps up and running early has been Parks & Rec’s top priority,” said Ott Lovell. “Last summer, our rec center camps served nearly 8,000 young people. This summer, we hope even more kids take advantage of the fun, enriching programs offered at City

summer camps.”

“To thrive in school and beyond, Philadelphia children deserve access to enriching activities year-round,” said Otis Hackney, the City’s Chief Education Officer. “We are proud to partner with our City’s recreation centers and help with funding an extended summer-camp season that will give kids opportunities to learn and grow all summer long.”

Summer camp registra-

tion is now open. Families can find a summer day camp near them by entering their zip code in the Philadelphia Parks & Recreation program finder and contacting recreation centers directly to confirm availability. Registration forms are available at participating recreation centers and online. All completed youth participation forms must be dropped off at the participating recreation center.

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Summer Starts Early at Recreation Centers

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HILADELPHIA Parks & Recreation Commissioner Kathryn Ott Lovell announced that the City’s 130 summer camps will open on Monday, June 17. Recreation centers’ summer camp will begin a full two weeks early this year.

Due to changes in the School District of Philadelphia’s academic calendar, classes will end earlier in June compared to previous

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‘Fund Our Facilities’ Is Cry Of New School Lobby

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and windows in need of replacement.

The average age of school buildings around the nation is 42 years. In Philadelphia, it is 64.

A child at Watson Comly Elementary School in Northeast Philadelphia was severely poisoned by lead paint flaking from his classroom ceiling last year.

Lead and asbestos aren’t the only schoolroom safety hazards. Poor pest control can trigger outbreaks of asthma, which affects Philadelphia children at an elevated rate.

Organized labor is a key part of the Fund Our Facilities Coalition. It was organized by Philadelphia Federation of Teachers, which was represented by President Jerry Jordan. The president of the National Federation of Teachers, Randi Weingarten, came to town to make a fiery pitch for the coalition.

Philadelphia Council AFL-CIO President Pat Eiding backed the cause with a personal note. “I come from the Insulators & Asbestos Workers Union,” he said.

“I have been to too many of my brothers’ and sisters’

funerals to bear the thought that we are exposing our children to the same dangers.”

Other elected officials who are on board with the Coalition include State Sen. Vincent Hughes (D-W. Phila.); Philadelphia Delegation Chair State Rep. Jason Dawkins (D-Kensington); State Reps. Joe Hohenstein (D-Northeast), Danilo Burgos (D-Kensington) and Brian Sims (D-S. Phila.); Council President Darrell Clarke; and Council Members Cherelle Parker (9th District), and Helen Gym and Derek Green (both at large).

The coalition’s opening statement made clear that $170 million was not a high bid, but a low entry on a much-bigger infrastructure problem: its “proposed investment is separate from the billions that will be required to do a complete, district-wide renovation of Philadelphia’s public schools.” The $170 million will only be for “immediate and critical health and safety hazards.”

Left unsaid: where the initial funding and continued monies will come from.

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VOTE May 21st for Leadership Committed to Philadelphia Progress www.omarforphilly.com Facebook: @OmarForPhilly Instagram @OmarForPhilly

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BY TONY WEST broad coalition of labor leaders and public servants rallied at Francis Scott Key School last week to announce the launch of a drive to raise $170 million to remediate Philadelphia’s aging public-school plants.

The press conference was staged outside the elementary school in the Lower Moyamensing neighborhood of South Philadelphia.

It was chosen because it is the oldest School District building in Philadelphia, dating back to 1889. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

But history is a two-edged sword and the years have not been kind to the building. State Rep. Elizabeth Fiedler, whose district it is in, said it suffers from water damage, heating failures in winter and rodent infestation.

Its condition is emblematic of scores of Philadelphia schools, which are rife with these and other problems such as asthma triggers, lead paint issues, asbestos issues, deficient electrical and lighting systems, worn-out bathrooms

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AS AFL-CIO President Pat Eiding speaks passionately about his own experiences with asbestos poisoning, a rack of leaders back him up: L-R, PFT President Jerry Jordan; State Rep. Elizabeth Fiedler; NFT President Randi Weingarten; State Reps. Malcolm Kenyatta, Danilo Burgos and Brian Sims; Councilman Mark Squilla; and State Rep. Joe Hohenstein.

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BY JOE SHAHEELI nsiders look forward to this point in every campaign season: the filings for the Cycle 1 campaign-finance reports. Filing began Apr. 2 and must be completed by next Tuesday, Apr. 9.

While the general public is sure to snooze through this deadline, campaign professionals and potential backers will pay close attention to the numbers posted by candidates. These numbers will tell potential workers how likely they are to get paid; they will tell endorsers how likely they are to pick a winner.

Some will carry on for a lightly funded candidate out of love or loyalty. But citywide elections in particular are expensive, even for those with passionate followings. Even in the age of social media, simply getting the word out to that base costs money. (Talk to us in

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the newspaper business!)

Cycle 2 deadline is May 10, 11 days before the primary. That may be about when the average primary voter wakes up, but it’s a little late for activists and consultants to get in the game, so Cycle 1 is an important determinant of how campaigns take off before those three crucial last weeks.

Today is too soon to get the final numbers for Cycle 1. But you can already explore City Commission’s website to read the reports of early filers. As a rule, well-resourced campaigns are apt to get their reports in earlier. For one thing, they can afford the staff to do the reporting; also, they want to brag. But the dust will not settle until Apr. 9.

DCC Begins Its Endorsement Path

Democratic City Committee began its journey toward a slate of endorsements with the convening of a 13-member screening group last Monday. The full committee will vote on its recommendations tomorrow.

Most subcommittee work like this is respected by the general membership most of the time. That’s especially true when a candidate also happens to be a ward lead-

er (i.e., member). But some observers speculate that the rush of millennials into many ward leaderships may inspire some of the young bucks to kick back at an endorsement or two.

The old hands were young bucks once and they may defer by moving to “no endorsement” on a race or two. In the end, though, dissenters are likelier to defect from the party ticket quietly as they plan to chart courses for unendorsed candidates that they favor.

The screeners backed all incumbents in all offices with the exception of Councilwoman Maria Quiñones Sánchez (D-7th District). Her primary opponent, State Rep. Angel Cruz (D-Kensington), is a veteran member of DCC. In the 10th District, the incumbent is a long-established Republican, Brian O’Neill. Judy Moore, the lone Democrat to survive the petition process, is endorsed.

At-large councilmanic races and judicial races are more dynamic; it is certain that DCC will pick a full slate.

With two incumbents, Blondell Reynolds Brown and Bill Greenlee, dropping out, DCC had two slots to fill. It chose Katherine Gilm-

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ore Richardson (13th ballot position) and Sandra Dungee-Glenn (25th position).

Both will need a strong push to get to that fifth-highest vote; it’ll be a test for the party organization.

But they have track records. Gilmore Richardson was Reynolds Brown’s chief of staff. Dungee-Glenn chaired the School Reform Commission.

In the judicial races, the slate moving forward is, for Common Pleas Court, Joshua Roberts, currently at number-2 position; Sherman Toppin, at 11th; Cateria McCabe, at 12th; Anthony Kyriakakis at 20th; Henry Sias at 27th; and Carmella Jacquinto at 30th).

Everyone grieves that Vincent Melchiorre, who has been appointed judge many times but always drew bad ballot positions and lost that job, finally drew number-1 for Common Pleas – only to be booted from the ticket because his petitions had been bungled by Crews & Moseley, a firm he had hired to circulate them. Everyone in the know says that Melchiorre belongs on the bench.

For Municipal Court, only one seat was open.

Dave Conroy, who drew 1st ballot position, was recommended. Number 2, Gary Silver, also had his petitions challenged. Numbers 3 through 6 – Betsy Wahl, Carmella Jacquinto, Christian DiCicco and Gregory (Cont. Next Page)

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SUPPORTERS of councilmanic candidate Isaiah Thomas gathered at SOMO South in the Stadium District to boost his citywide campaign.

Among them, L-R, were State Rep. Jason Dawkins, consultant Kevin Fassett, State Sen. Anthony Williams, Fred Williams and Anthony Fullard of Millennium 3. Photos by Wendell Douglas

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A NEW municipal campaign-finance reporting system was unveiled by the Board of Ethics and City Commission last week, just in time for the current reporting cycle, which concludes next Tuesday, Apr. 9. Although users will find it feels similar to the old system, this one lives in the Cloud, so its information cannot be lost as a result of PC breakdown. Demonstrating are Bryan McHale of the Board of Ethics, L, and Seth Bluestein of City Commission.

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AFL-CIO Lays Down Its Primary Slate

Philadelphia Council AFL-CIO did not shilly-shally. It has endorsed the following slate: In the mayor’s race, no endorsement.

For City Commission, incumbents Lisa Deeley and Al Schmidt, with Omar Sabir.

For sheriff, incumbent Jewell Williams.

For register of wills, incumbent Ron Donatucci.

For City Council at large, the labor group was more adventuresome. It picked three challengers, not two: Ethelind Baylor, Katherine

Almirón Racks up Progressive Cheers

Erika Almirón, who currently holds 14th position on the Democratic Council at-large ballot, is pushing for the progressive wave.

Born here to Paraguayan immigrants, she has received endorsements from Reclaim Philadelphia, 215 People’s Alliance, Neighborhood Networks, Second Generation, Philadelphia’s 1st Ward, the Coalition to Abolish Death by Incarceration and the AFT CCP Professors & Teachers Union and Philadelphia’s 1st Ward Democratic Committee.

Her candidacy will be a test of how well millennials can organize behind single standard-bearers – shrewdly doing “bullet voting,” as the pros call it. That’s the

way a minority constituency punches its way forward in a multi-candidate race: not by blowing kisses at everybody but by piling up votes behind, at most, one or two leaders.

Dissident Rumbles In the 4th District

Two women have vowed to continue their campaign against Councilman Curtis Jones, Jr. (4th District), despite having been tossed off

the official ballot by petition challenges.

Jeannette Geter announced that she intends to continue to run as a write-in candidate, believing that she has the necessary support.

Jeter tied her announcement to the start of Child Abuse Prevention Month because she was a foster-care worker and has advocated for change through work with the PA Auditor

General’s office, The Field 5 Center and the Covenant House.

Another challenger, Karla Cruel, has switched her registration to Independent so that she can go against Jones in the fall general election without dealing with the May primary. This gives her more time to organize a grass-roots campaign. And time is money to a grassroots challenger.

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ership environment where it is hard to grow dynasties. In this white-collar union, there are always bosses who think they know more than the other boss does.

Pizza Pleases 27th Ward

27 TH WARD Democratic Committee packed Clarkville in University City for its Candidates Night. In addition to a host of city office-seekers, its famous pizza was a draw. Ward Leader Carol Jenkins, R, was joined by consultant Maris Piccarreto. Councilman Derek Green chatted up voters.

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(Cont. From Prev. Page) Weyer – may still have a shot if they can build a loyal, high-turnout base.

Several challenges are still outstanding, mostly in the appeal process. So the final ballot won’t settle down for another week.

Gilmore Richardson and Isaiah Thomas.

Thomas is an educator who has run many times before, usually coming close.

He enjoys the backing of NUUHCE Local 1199C. Baylor wound up with the last ballot position – which is not the best but is far from the worst. You can easily skip to the bottom of the list on your voting machine.

Names in the middle are the hardest to find after you’ve closed the curtain and are staring at the screen.

“Of course, I’m honored to be endorsed by the AFLCIO,” said Baylor, who is also VP of AFSCME DC 47.

“But the fact it comes from my fellow union brothers and sisters makes it even more special.” Baylor has long been active in the Coalition of Labor Union Women.

But her own union organization declined to endorse her. DC 47 has the reputation of being a contentious lead-

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Separation Anxiety

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T’S A RARITY TO SEE any issue last more than one or two news cycles, especially if said issue doesn’t have anything to do with memes, celebrities, celebrity memes or scandals.

But here we are, more than a week removed from the now-national embarrassment caused by freshman State Rep. Stephanie Borowicz last week during her invocation before the chamber reconvened. In less than two minutes, Borowicz managed to invoke Jesus 13 times and call out, “At the name of Jesus

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MARK your CALENDAR Apr. 4- State Rep. Joanna McClinton hosts “How to Buy the Block” Homeownership Seminar at Community of Compassion CDC, 6150 Cedar Ave., 6-8 p.m. For info: (215) 748-6712.

Apr. 5- State Sen. John Sabatina hosts Policy Committee Hearing on Pedestrian Safety at Holy Family U., 9801 Frankford Ave., Campus Ctr., Rm. 115, 10 a.m. Focus on Roosevelt Blvd. For info: Emily Walker (717) 787-5166.

Apr. 5- Councilwoman Maria Quiñones Sánchez hosts “Community

every knee will bow and every tongue will confess, Jesus, that you are Lord.”

This kind of blatant evangelizing would itself be cause for concern, coming as it did before, you know, a political body in the country that made separation of church and state a bedrock foundation of its existence.

That it came just before the swearing-in of Movita Johnson-Harrell, the House’s first hijab-wearing Muslim woman as a representative made it even more galling.

We take Rep. Borowicz at her word that she didn’t launch into her just-short-of-glossolalia diatribe as a direct response to Rep. Johnson-Harrell’s swearing-in. And we respect her assertion that she shouldn’t need to apologize for her faith – as the wife of a pastor, she has a clearer understanding of that role than Fiesta!” Campaign Benefit at Maken Studios, 3525 “I” St., VIP Party 6-7 p.m., Party 7-11 p.m. VIPS $250, Friends $100, Couples $50, Persons $35. Payable to “Friends of Maria,” P.O. Box 60811, Phila., PA 19133. For info or RSVP: (267) 2355624 or MariaQS2019@ gmail.com.

Apr. 6- United Republican Cl. hosts Spring Shrimp Night at 3156 Frankford Ave., 7-11 p.m. All-you-caneat shrimp & beer. $35.

Apr. 7- City Commissioner Lisa Deeley is hosted Dance Party by Jerry Blavat at Chickie’s & Pete’s, 1526 Packer Ave., 3-6 p.m. Special guest: Bob Brady. Contribution levels: Gold $1,000, Silver $500, Tickets $50.

Payable to “Deeley 15,” PO. Box 22535, Phila., PA 19110 (memo “4.7 event”). Contribute & RSVP: www.deeleyforphilly.com/events. If by check, RSVP: Events@LPerryGroup.com. For info:

many. Instead, we would like to extend our gratitude, not disdain, toward her.

Thanks to her, the conversation about the need and propriety of a religious invocation before a political body has been brought into the spotlight – and doesn’t seem to be going away anytime soon – as it should.

When it is possible to inveigh dogma that excludes, denigrates and demeans entire swaths of the chamber, state, and nation – as Borowicz so blithely did by calling for Muslims, Jews, Sikhs, Hindus, Buddhists, atheists, and everyone else who doesn’t believe that Jesus is their savior, to accept him as such – then something needs to change.

We call on Speaker of the House Mike Turzai to make sure that the separation of church and state fully encompasses his chamber.

(215) 696-0291.

Apr. 9- Hawthorne Empowerment Coalition hosts 2nd Council Dist.

Candidates’ Presentation Meet & Greet at Hawthorne Rec Center, 1200 Carpenter St., 6-9 p.m.

Apr. 9- C o u n c i l m a n Mark Squilla hosts Reception at Tango Restaurant Karaoke Lounge, 1021 Arch St., 2nd fl., 6-8:30 p.m. Platinum $3,000, Gold $2,500, Silver $1,500, Bronze $500, Friend $250. Payable to “Squilla for Council,” P.O. Box 37332, Phila., PA 19148. For info: reprocenterllc@gmail.com.

Apr. 10- Councilman David Oh is hosted Re-Election Reception at Racquet Cl. of Phila., 215 S. 16th St., Red Rm., 5:30-7:30 p.m. Hot food, cold drinks & good company. Contribution levels: $2,500, $1,000, $500, $250, $100. Payable to “Citizens for David Oh,” 5813 Thomas Ave., Phila., PA 19143.

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TWO YOUNGSTERS performed an old-fashioned civic rite on Mar. 20. Republican at-large councilmanic candidate Drew Murray, L, had his older daughter, Kendall, assist her younger sister, Alexandra, in drawing her father’s ballot position out of the fabled Horn & Hardart can.

candidate Matt Wolfe is hosted Reception at Paddy Whacks, 150 South St., 6-9 p.m. Supporters $40, VIP $100. Payable to www.Wolfe.org, 4256 Regent Sq., Phila., PA 19104.

Apr. 11- State Rep. Elizabeth Fiedler hosts Spring Fundraiser at Paradiso, 1627 E. Passyunk Ave., 6:30-8:30 p.m. Contributions $50 at ElizabethFiedler.com/Contribute.

Apr. 12- Penna. Soc. Hosts 121st Annual Lunch at Union League, 140 S. Broad St., Reception 11:30 a.m., Lunch & Mtg. 12:30 p.m. Includes tour. For info: (215) 233-2650.

Apr. 13- Councilmanic candidate Drew Murray hosts “It’s Time for Leadership” at Germantown Cricket Cl., 411 Manheim St., 4-7 p.m. $100/ person, Families $150, Sponsorships $500, Silver $1,000, Gold $3,000.

Payable to “Friends of Drew Murray,” 143 N. 22nd St., Unit D, Phila., PA 19103.

ESVP: Margaret Buettner

(610) 585-7380 or RSVPMetrostrategiespa.com.

Apr. 13- The Met Phila. hosts “An Evening with the Clintons,” 858 N. Broad St., 7:30 p.m.

Ticket: $85-95 at Travelzoo.com.

Apr. 14- Phila. Bldg. & Construction Trades Council hosts All-Star Labor Classic at USciences, 600 S. 43rd St., 10:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Top highschool basketball talents.

Benefits MS Soc. For tickets & info: www.philadelphiabuildingtrades.com.

Apr. 14- City Commission candidate Marwan Kreidie hosts Fundraiser at Fergie’s Pub, 1214 Sansom St., 4-7 p.m. Free food, happy-hour drink specials. For info: (619) 507-6425.

Apr. 16- Judicial candidate Anthony Kyriakakis is hosted Fundraiser at 1518 Bar & Grill, 1518 Sansom St., 5-7 p.m. Special guest: Gov. Ed Rendell. Hosts $1,000, Gold $500, Silver $250, Friends $50. Payable to “Anthony Kyriakakis for Judge.” RSVP: campaign@

anthonyforjudge.com.

Apr. 16- NAACP hosts All Candidates Night at Bright Hope Ch. Youth Ctr., 12th St. & Cecil B. Moore Blvd., 6:30 p.m. Call to speak: (215) 455-1011.

Apr. 18- State Rep. Joanna McClinton hosts Economic Empowerment & Entrepreneurship Seminar at Ezekiel Bapt. Ch., 57801 Grays Ave., 6-8 p.m. For info: (215) 748-6712.

Apr. 19- 42nd Ward Democratic Committee hosts Spring Fish Fry at Cooper’s Sports Bar & Grill at 100 E. Wyoming Ave., 4-9 p.m.

Donation: $12. For info: Sharon (215) 313-7019) Apr. 25- Councilman Mark Squilla hosts “NFL Draft” at location to be determined, 6:30-9:30 p.m.

Contribution Levels: Hail Mary Pass $3,000, Touchdown $1,000, Field Goal $500, General Admission $100. RSVP: Events@lperrygroup@.com. For info: (215) 696-0291.

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understanding BANKRUPTCY

BY MICHAEL A. CIBIK AMERICAN BANKRUPTCY BOARD CERTIFIED uestion: Can I keep a credit card out of my bankruptcy?

The Bankruptcy Code requires a debtor to list all creditors in his bankruptcy schedules. However, a “creditor” is typically defined as someone to whom the debtor owes money.

Specifically, 11 U.S.C. § 101(10)(a) defines a creditor as an “entity that has a claim against the debtor that arose at the time of or before the order for relief concerning the debtor.”

So, if the debtor has a

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STATE SEN. Art Haywood announced he would facilitate Senate passage of Pennsylvania Treasurer Joe Torsella’s proposal to develop a State-run private-sector retirement program.

wood said the bill will be introduced soon.

Haywood applauded

“both Treasurer Torsella for his initiative in creating and working with

credit card with a zero balance, the issuer of that card is not a creditor, and therefore, the debtor need not disclose his bankruptcy to that credit-card company.

But that’s not the end of the story.

Card issuers write very one-sided credit-card agreements that seem to get modified all the time. The Terms and Conditions always includes the following language: Default – You and your Account will be in default of this Agreement if … you become insolvent, assign any property to your creditors, or go into bankruptcy or receivership.

Cancellation of your Account – We may cancel your Account or suspend your ability to use the Account at any time, with or without any specific reason and with or without prior notice to you as permissible by applicable law.

So even if a debtor has a zero-balance credit card, the issuer has the absolute right to cancel it. But how does the credit-card issuer know the debtor filed bank-

ruptcy if the debtor does not give the issuer notice of the bankruptcy?

Credit-card companies use sophisticated systems, like Automated Access to Court Electronic Records (AACER), to provide virtually instant data of new bankruptcy filers. They compare multiple pieces of debtor information with their account holder databases. If enough pieces of a debtor’s data match an active account, the credit-card issuer assumes a match.

Once the credit-card company has a match, does it always close the credit account? I honestly don’t know, but I do know that debtors often use zero-balance credit cards after filing.

Maybe the card company is making the decision to keep the account open or maybe they failed to make a match.

In either case, it is important to know that, despite not listing a zero balance credit card in the bankruptcy schedules, the credit card can get cancelled.

Next Week’s Question: Is tax withholding the way to balance your budget?

will provide for a private retirement savings plan for Pennsylvania workers whose employer does not offer a retirement plan.

This ensures that all Pennsylvanians will have financial security when they retire.”

The Task Force report calls for legislation that would: • create of an auto-IRA within the Treasury Department that includes automatic enrollment • and tax free and low employee contribution levels Molly Schenker, a social worker with no current retirement savings plan, said that as a millennial professional, “I fear my future will never include what my parents had before me — a home, a child and health insurance. If I were given the opportunity to start

a retirement plan, I’d at least have an idea of what kind of goals I should be setting for myself.”

“As former Democratic Chair of the Aging & Youth Committee and as a member of the Finance Committee, I saw the challenges that hardworking individuals face when they have limited retirement savings,” Haywood said.

This sweeping initiative

by Torsella caught the eye of political observers, who have long seen in Pennsylvania’s treasurer a potential for a bigger statewide future. A splashy innovation like this could serve as a jump-off point for Torsella’s next campaign.

It could also help him develop allies across the state – allies like Haywood, who is influential in Southeast Democratic circles.

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the Task Force, producing strong recommendations and making retirement savings a priority; and Se. Browne for his leadership in helping to develop a plan that ensures access to retirement savings for those without workplace options.”

“More than 2 million working Pennsylvanians do not have access to a retirement savings program at work and 750,000 workers who do have access to a program at work do not participate. This has to change. If it doesn’t, Pennsylvania taxpayers will be the ones who have to cover their costs in retirement through longterm care and other public assistance programs,” said Browne.

“Sen. Haywood and I will work together to introduce legislation that

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TATE SEN. ART Haywood (D-Montgomery/Philadelphia) applauded the findings of Pennsylvania Treasurer Joe Torsella’s Private Sector Retirement Security Task Force to establish a State-managed private retirement savings plan.

“There are more than 2.1 million Pennsylvanians who do not have access to a workplace retirement savings plan,” Haywood said. “The Task Force has a solution.”

Haywood, Torsella and Sen. Pat Browne (R-Lehigh) are developing legislation to create retirement savings plans for employees of companies that do not have private pension or retirement plans. Hay-

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Sen. Street Celebrates His Birthday…

STATE SEN. Sharif Street threw himself a birthday party in the Divine Lorraine. Joining the senator, L, were his father, former Mayor John Street, and Connie Little, a longtime aide to Mayor Street. Photos by Wendell Douglas

SPREADING good cheer at the affair were, L-R, Yancy Harrell, State Rep. Movita Johnson -Harrell, State Sen. Sharif Street and Congressman Dwight Evans’ aide Numa St. Louis.

STATE SEN. Sharif Street’s wife April was overcome with emotion during the event.

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IN FINE FETTLE were, L-R, Grands as Parents leader Jean Hackney, former Mayor John Street and former State Sen. Shirley Kitchen.

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L-R, CONGRESSMAN Dwight Evans, State Sen. Sharif Street, State Reps. Jason Dawkins and Malcolm Kenyatta, and former Mayor John Street celebrated the senator’s birthday.

DIVINE LORRAINE developer Eric Blumenfeld, L, welcomed Robin Thomas and Temple basketball star Shizz Alston to the party.

L-R, LIFE of the party were State Sen. Sharif Street, Congressman Dwight Evans, Divine Lorraine developer Eric Blumenfeld and former Mayor John Street. Photo

by Wendell Douglas

PUTTING in an appearance were, L-R, Democratic City Committee Chairman Bob Brady, 48th Ward Committeewoman Stephanie Hasson, State Sen. Sharif Street and senatorial aide Jim Harrity. Photo by Jim Jenkins

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L-R WERE judicial candidate Vicki Markovitz, Councilman Allan Domb and Hannah Dubinski. Photo by Wendell Douglas

SHARING a moment were State Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta, City Commission Chair Lisa Deeley, Ward Leader Elinor Brown and Connie Little. Photo by Wendell Douglas

WARD LEADER Donna Aument hung out with Lisa Rhodes of Democratic State Committee.

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CITY COMMISSION candidate Omar Sabir, L, and Councilman Allan Domb took in the night air on N. Broad Street.

Photo by Wendell Douglas

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eyond the bright lights of Broad Street and far from the bustling bodies that careen around the streets of “Brotherly Love,” a hotly contested race is under way.

A vacant 37th District State Senate seat in politically volatile suburban Pittsburgh has just come to a close. Democrat PAM IOVINO faced Republican D. RAJA in a district that PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP won, yet GOV. TOM WOLF also won by

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BY DENISE CLAY

If you’ve ever been a part of a community group or organization, you know that the cardinal rule for surviving in said organization is to never be absent when folks are planning things.

The reason why you should never be absent when organizations are planning things is because your absence implies consent. If you’re not there to say you’re not interested in doing the thing that’s being decided upon, you’ll

double digits. And Iovino won, too.

So what does this special election have to do with us? Some may not be aware of it, but a small but strong group of local loyal Republicans were making calls into that district to try and assist Raja. They envision a new breed of Republicans who understand the large challenges in Philadelphia as a minority party and grasp that the real goal is to neutralize Democrat votes to help the statewide and federal candidates win. Now they’re going to the next step by using their time to help candidates in other parts of the state.

Locally, this movement is beginning embrace a new “Urban Republicanism,” which is more socially moderate yet still staunchly fiscally conservative. The old way of wheeling and deal-

ing is no longer being tolerated – as we witness with the new wave of Democrats vying to oust the status quo and their tactics.

Is this “Republican Spring” just another fad?

An upstart rebellion only to be crushed by the old guard again, or is it more of a philosophy in foment whose time has finally arrived?

All indications point toward a real surge in voters kicking out those that have grown too comfortable.

The French Revolution has begun in Philly. Patronage is diminishing, corruption oozing, and indictments looming. Republicans are even attacking their own that are part of that corrupt cabal and even those that seem to be too far to the right. No tolerance is being displayed with those farright elements that seem to keep trying to infiltrate the party, especially locally.

end up deputized to do it … and there’s no getting out of it.

If Mayor Jim Kenney felt that way after Tuesday night’s “Conversation with the Mayoral Candidates” at the Masjidullah Center for Human Excellence in the Northwest, you couldn’t have blamed him. Due to a scheduling conflict, he missed the opportunity to hang out with his opponents in the Democratic primary, former City Controller Alan Butkovitz and State Sen. Anthony Williams.

In any case, this forum wound up being the textbook definition of why you shouldn’t hand a couple of guys who want your job the baseball bat they’ll use to hit you in the head. By not being there, Kenney played into a narrative that is going to be used against him the entire campaign: Jim Kenney doesn’t care about Black people.

“[Kenney] says he isn’t here because of a scheduling conflict,” Butkovitz said. “But I don’t believe him. He’s here because he can’t face you because he hasn’t done anything for you.”

To his credit, Williams wasn’t that direct. He just said that nothing was better and that’s why “the people” said he should run. He also said that he had to take on Kenney because he was hoping that someone younger would do it, but no one did.

The conversation, which was moderated by Vincent Thompson, principle at Thompson Media Man Communications and host of WURD’s “City Council Live,” also included questions on how to combat the poverty rate; how to pay for pre-K, community schools and Rebuild, which Butkovitz called a “fraud,” by the way, while (Cont. Page 12)

WALKING the BEAT

BY JOE SHAY STIVALA

“Up in a garret away from the din, someone (editorial) is playing an old violin. Gently, pleadingly, the notes fall, just for the love of the music, that’s all.”

Well, maybe not so much for the love of music, as of power-seeking (?). Such is the latest rehash editorial call to eliminate the office of the REGISTER OF WILLS. It says the office costs $8 million. That is peanuts for an efficient, no-waste office. Bet money that if the courts took

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EPUBLICAN STATE REP. MARTINA WHITE was honored as the Tree of Life recipient at the annual Congregation Beth Solomon gala. CBS, as it is better known, has been the growing dream of RABBI SOLOMON and his son RABBI SHLOMI ISAACSON for decades.

The synagogue originated in the basement of the rabbi’s Northeast rowhome.

He now has a beautiful community center and synagogue in Somerton

it over, the $8m could double. “Reform” IS NOT CHEAP. Lower-cost clerks will be replaced by directors of functions. (In the former BRT, some salaries went from five figures to six after “reform.”) They cite again the old reliable FICA and Committee of 70 (yawn).

It is not for an editorial board to tell us what is redundant and wasteful. We decide. They point out a complaint (a waste of a column inch). They mention a forged will that would steal the home of a dead woman. One complaint, amid THOUSANDS of successful transactions?

The “patronage jobs” there are commendable in output and efficiency – and why not – they occur in an era where investigative agencies and reporters are on watch! Dear EB: Do not tell us what is unfair, or tell vot-

ers that they are FORCED to make a decision on candidates there. It is up to you to EDUCATE ALL VOTERS on candidates for ALL offices! Could the allegations against the Register of Wills office, also be made against EBs? This subscriber is considering purchasing mirrors to send to them.

How about the news of I.C.E. AGENTS in Philly courtrooms? A BLATANT interference in hearings there. To I.C.E. agents: GET OUT of courtrooms.

It is a lazy way to apprehend someone who is obeying a subpoena.

Hats off to Joe FORKIN, Chairman of the Delaware River Waterfront Corp., for work with the Cooper’s Ferry Initiative, where we integrate the future of both New Jersey and Philly side of the Delaware River!

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and plans to grow exponentially with a new land acquisition.

The Philadelphia-area building trades have been a tremendous booster for the CBS gala. Local 401 Ironworkers BUSINESS AGENT KEVIN BOYLE was honored at the event for his work in the community. Building Trades PRESIDENT JOHN DOUGHERTY was on hand to extend good wishes to the rabbi and has always been a strong supporter.

Many folks from business and government attended the CBS gala. Attendees included former Managing Director and power attorney MARTY WEINBERG, who was seated on the dais with Drexel University PRESIDENT JOHN FRY, former GOV. ED RENDELL and former LT. GOV. MIKE STACK. Attending the dinner was business pow-

erhouse developer CARL DRANOFF. He has built a commercial real-estate empire in Philadelphia and New Jersey. Interestingly, he is a graduate of Northeast High School.

The list of guests attending the event included beverage mogul and entrepreneur HAROLD HONICKMAN, automobile superdealer GENE BARBERA and Police COMMISSIONER RICHARD ROSS, who was also an honoree. Also on hand were Northeast Philadelphia-based business folks SIMON FRIEDMAN, DR. MARK COHEN, SASHA & SOFYA TAMARKIN, and YURI VOLIN. Recent media reports say that MAYOR JIM KENNEY is in hiding. His poll numbers must indicate that he’s in a strong position so his advisers are telling him there is no need to engage opponents (Cont. Page 12)

CELEBRANTS CAME TO A PARTY AT Sheet Metal Workers’ Hall on Columbus Boulevard last Thursday. A good time was had by all. Photo by Wendell Douglas

ATTENDEES included many active candidates in this spring primary, such as judicial aspirant Jennifer Schultz, who now has number-1 ballot position in the Common Pleas race, with her friend Richard Miller.

Photo by Wendell Douglas

INFLUENTIAL Building Trades leader Ryan Boyer enjoyed the evening with Salima Susswell, L, and Dominique Goss. Photo by Wendell Douglas

COUNCILMAN Mark Squilla presented the Public Record with a citation for service: L-R, Squilla; Dr.David Truscello, grandson of the newspaper’s founder Jimmy Tayoun; and Publisher Greg Salisbury. Photo by Jim Jenkins

ENJOYING the evening were Maurice O’Neill, judicial candidate Sherman Toppin and Ducky Birts.

Photo by Wendell Douglas

L-R WERE City Commission Chair Lisa Deeley, Laborers’ District Council Business Manager Ron Boyer and City Commission hopeful Omar Sabir.

Photo by Wendell Douglas

ON THE SAME team were, L-R, Dcc Chair Bob Brady, judicial candidate Carmella Jacquinto, 36th Ward Committee People Greg Girdy and Stephanie Hasson, and former City Controller and life of the party Jonathan Saidel. Photo by Jim Jenkins

HAL & SUE Rosenthal hung out with City Commission Chair Lisa Deeley. The Rosenthals practically invented progressive politics in Philadelphia.

Photo by Wendell Douglas

READY for the primary were Curtis McAllister, judicial candidate Gregory Weyer, councilmanic candidate Alex Trevino and City Commission candidate Dennis Lee. Photo by Wendell Douglas

A PASSEL of activists talked of old days and new faces: L-R, councilmanic candidate Drew Murray. Ward Leader Vince Minniti, activist Fred Druding, Jr., Dr. David Truscello and judicial hopeful Janine Momasso. Photo by Wendell Douglas

FORMER Congressman Bob Brady, R, shared a moment with Bernard Lopez, fresh from the Phillies opener. Photo by Wendell Douglas

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MAN ABOUT TOWN Donald “Ducky” Birts joined councilmanic candidate Sandra Dungee-Glenn to note the 1,000th publication of the Philadelphia Public Record.

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(Cont. From Page 10) getting rid of the Sweetened Beverage Tax; and how to improve the city’s murder rate, which Williams said was higher than Chicago’s, and fix the city’s potholes.

There was also a bit of news made. Williams proposed giving every student $10,000 at their highschool graduation and Butkovitz said he’d look into bringing the Fruit of Islam, the Muslim security force, into the City’s schools, something that would definitely eliminate the need for metal detectors.

But there’s a couple of things that came up in this forum that I really wish I could have pushed back on.

For starters, both Butkovitz and Williams said they’d finance Kenney’s signature programs after getting rid of the Sweetened Beverage Tax by us-

ing the City’s surplus to finance them.

Spoken like two guys who have spent substantial time in Harrisburg, where deficit spending is the rule of the day.

A big part of the reason why the School District of Philadelphia was deep in debt when the late Arlene Ackerman left was because she used one-time monies from the Obama stimulus to pay for recurring programs. You don’t go nuts with a surplus. You make one-time payments for things. You pay off bills.

You keep some in the fund balance. You don’t finance stuff you’re going to want to pay for continuously with surplus monies because, surprise, you may not always have a surplus.

The other thing I really wanted to push back on was both men’s stances on education.

For most of this campaign, Butkovitz has been pushing for

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$100,000-a-year jobs that folks can get at the ports without a high-school diploma. Thompson pointed out that even these jobs require someone who can read, and that the city’s illiteracy rates were troubling.

(By the way, I’m still waiting for someone to verify Butkovitz’s accusation that John Dougherty of Local 98 refused to support anyone who wasn’t trying to remove Darrell Clarke as Council president, because he made that accusation again on Tuesday. Denisethewriter1@gmail.com.)

But when Williams started to talk about how he’d improve education, all I could remember was the conversation I had with him regarding charter schools, how under-regulated they are, and how, for all intents and purposes, Williams owes his most-recent political career to a group of people who want to make a profit off of education.

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(Cont. From page 10) or talk to the press. STATE SEN. ANTHONY WILLIAMS, who is running for mayor, intends to draw Kenney out. The problem with relying too much on poll numbers is that they are only a snapshot. They indicate a moment in time on a given day.

Most voters are not even aware that a municipal election is forthcoming.

They really won’t pay attention to anything until about three weeks out.

And so much can happen in a short period of time.

Kenney is not the warmest of politicians; neither are his two opponents, Williams and ALAN BUTKOVITZ. But of those three, Williams is the most gregarious and knows how to laugh.

40A Executive Committee.” For info: Ed Thornton (215) 834-3414.

May 16- State Rep. Pam DeLissio hosts Shredding Event at Roxborough Municipal Lot, 514 Dupont St., 9-11 a.m. For info: (215) 482-8726.

May 17- Sid Booker hosts Get Out The Vote Rally at Club LaPointé, 4600 N. Broad St., 5:30-8:30 p.m.

May 21- Primary Election Day, 7 a.m.-8 p.m.

May 21- N.J. State Council of Sheet Metal Workers hosts Golf Outing at

Mercer Oaks C.C., 725 13 Village Rd., W. Princeton, N.J., Registration & Lunch 10:30 a.m., Shotgun Start 12 m., Dinner Buffet 5 p.m.$150 per golfer, Sponsorships $2,000$250. For info: Lou Coppalino (215) 416-0450.

NOTICE OF DEFAULT AND FORECLOSURE SALE - Re: The Unknown Heirs, Successors, Assigns and all Persons, Firms or Associations Claiming Right, Title or Interest From or Under Helen Ruth, Deceased, 1326 West Rush Street, Philadelphia, PA 19132. The Estate of Helen Ruth, 1326 West Rush Street, Philadelphia, PA 19132; Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Inheritance Tax Office, 1110 N. 8th St., Ste. 204, Phila., PA 19107; Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Bureau of Individual Tax, Inheritance Tax Division, Re: Helen Ruth (DOD: 12/18/16), 6th Fl., Strawberry Sq., Dept. #280601, Harrisburg, PA 17128; Dept. of Public Welfare, TPL Casualty Unit Estate , Recovery Program, Willow Oak Bldg., POB 8486, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8486 and Pa. Dept. of Revenue, Bureau of Compliance, PO Box 281230, Harrisburg, PA 17128-1230. WHEREAS, on 4/20/10, a certain Mortgage was executed by George Ruth and Helen Ruth, as Mortgagors in favor of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, as Nominee for Sun West Mortgage Company, Inc. and recorded at Document ID No. 52206139 on 5/3/10, in Phila. County, PA. Said Mortgage was assigned to The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development as recorded on 1/7/14 at Document ID No. 52737547. WHEREAS, a default has been made in the covenants and conditions of the Mortgage in that the Mortgagor has failed to make the payments when due and payment has not been made to bring the loan current; WHEREAS, the entire amount delinquent as of 5/13/18 is $72,948.76. WHEREAS, by virtue of this default, The Secretary has declared the entire amount of the indebtedness secured by the Mortgage to be immediately due and payable. NOW, THEREFORE, pursuant to powers vested in me by the Single Family Mortgage Foreclosure Act of 1994, 12 U.S.C. § 3751 et seq., by 24 CFR part 27, Subpart B, and by the Secretary’s designation of me as Foreclosure Commissioner, recorded on 1/18/19, at Instrument No. 53467743 Notice is hereby given that on 5/14/19 at 11:00 A.M. local time, all real and personal property at or used in connection with the following described premises (“Property”) will be sold at public auction to the highest bidder: ALL THAT CERTAIN lot or piece of ground with the two story brick messuage or tenement thereon erected. SITUATE at the Southeasterly corner of Rush Street and Park Avenue in the 37th Ward of the City of Philadelphia. CONTAINING IN FRONT OR BREATH ON THE SAID Rush Street 14 feet 6 inches and extending of that width in length or depth Southwardly along the Easterly side of Park Avenue 46 feet 6 inches to a 4 feet wide alley leading from 13th Street to Park Avenue. Bounded as follows: Eastwardly by ground now or late of Elizabeth H, Katheya, Westwardly by said Park Avenue, Southwardly by the said alley and Northwardly by the said Rush Street aforesaid. TOGETHER with the free and common use, right, liberty and privilege of the aforesaid 4 feet wide alley as and for a passageway and watercourse at all times hereafter, forever. BEING the same premises which John Fednya and Mary Kerchak Fedyna, his wife, by Deed dated 12/28/59 and recorded 12/30/59 in the Recorder of Deeds of Phila. County, PA, in Deed Book D, Vol. 1251 Page 149, granted and conveyed unto George Ruth and Helen Ruth, his wife. George Ruth is deceased thereby vesting his interest in Helen Ruth by operation of law. Helen Ruth died 12/6/15.

There are no known heirs. The Sale will be held on the outside steps of the Phila. County Court House, Security Entrance, City Hall, 1400 ++John F. Kennedy Blvd., Phila., PA 19107. The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development will bid $72,948.76. There will be no proration of taxes, rents or other income or liabilities, except that the purchaser will pay, at or before closing, her prorata share of any real estate taxes that have been paid by the Secretary to the date of the foreclosure sale. When making their bids, all bidders except the Secretary must submit a deposit totaling $7,294.87 (10% of the Secretary’s bid) in the form of a certified check or cashier’s check made out to the Secretary of HUD. Each oral bid need not be accompanied by a deposit. If the successful bid is oral, a deposit of $7,249.87 must be presented before the bidding is closed. The deposit is non-refundable. The remainder of the purchase price must be delivered within thirty (30) days of the sale or at such other time as the Secretary may determine for good cause shown, time being of the essence. This amount, like the bid deposits, must be delivered in the form of a certified or cashier’s check. If the Secretary is the high bidder, he need not pay the bid amount in cash. The successful bidder will pay all conveyancing fees, all real estate and other taxes that are due on or after the delivery of the remainder of the payment and all other costs associated with the transfer of title. At the conclusion of the sale, the deposits of the unsuccessful bidders will be returned to them. The Secretary may grant an extension of time within which to deliver the remainder of the payment. All extensions will be for 15-day increments for a fee of $500.00 to be paid in advance. The extension fee shall be in the form of a certified or cashier’s check made payable to the Secretary of HUD. If the high bidder closes the sale prior to the expiration of any extension period, the unused portion of the extension fee shall be applied toward the amount due. If the high bidder is unable to close the Sale within the required period, or within any extensions of time granted by the Secretary, the high bidder may be required to forfeit the cash deposit or, at the election of the foreclosure commissioner after consultation with the HUD Field Office representative, will be liable to HUD for any costs incurred as a result of such failure. The Commissioner may, at the direction of the HUD Field Office Representative, offer the Property to the second highest bidder for an amount equal to the highest price offered by that bidder. There is no right of redemption, or right of possession based upon a right of redemption, in the mortgagor or others subsequent to a foreclosure completed pursuant to the Act. Therefore, the Foreclosure Commissioner will issue a Deed to the purchaser(s) upon receipt of the entire purchase price in accordance with the terms of the sale as provided herein. HUD does not guarantee that the property will be vacant. The scheduled foreclosure sale shall be cancelled or adjourned if it is established by documented written application of the Mortgagor to the Foreclosure Commissioner not less then three (3) days before the date of the Sale or otherwise that the default or defaults upon which the foreclosure is based did not exist at the time of service of this Notice of Default and Foreclosure Sale, or all amounts due under the Mortgage Agreement are tendered to the Foreclosure Commissioner, in the form of a certified or cashier’s check payable to The Secretary of HUD, before public auction of the property is completed. The amount that must be paid to pay off the Mortgage prior to the scheduled sale is $72,948.76 as of -3/13/18, plus all other amounts that would be due under the mortgage agreement if payments under the mortgage had not been accelerated, advertising costs and postage expenses incurred in giving notice, mileage by the most reasonable road distance for posting notices and for the Foreclosure Commissioner’s attendance at the sale, reasonable and customary costs incurred for title and lien record searches, the necessary out-of-pocket costs incurred by the Foreclosure Commissioner for recording documents, a commission for the Foreclosure Commissioner, and all other costs incurred in connection with the foreclosure prior to reinstatement. Tender of payment by certified or cashier’s check or application for cancellation of the foreclosure sale shall be submitted to the address of the Foreclosure Commissioner provided below. /s/ Leon P. Haller, Foreclosure Commissioner, Purcell, Krug & Haller, 1719 N. Front St., Harrisburg, PA 17102, 717.234.4178(p), 717.234.0409(f)

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May 11- 40A & 40B Ward Democratic Committees host Pre-Primary Party at Bocce Cl., 24th & Point Breeze Ave., 6-10 p.m.

Food, drink, music! Committee persons free, others $35, candidates $100.

Checks payable to “Ward

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(Cont. From Page 6) hosts Medallion Scholarship Banquet at Santerian Ha., 101 Ashmead Rd., Cheltenham, Pa., 12-4 p.m. For info: (215) 2421220.

Apr. 28- Congregations of Shaare Shamayim host Meet the Candidates Brunch at 9678 Verree Rd., 9:30 a.m.-12 m. For info: Paul Kaplan (215) 715-1872.

Apr. 30- Queen Village Neighbors Ass’n & Bella Vista Neighbors Ass’n host Neutral Primary Candidates Forum at Settlement Music Sch., 416 Queen St., 6-9 p.m. Citywide races for City Council, sheriff, City Commission. For info: Eugene Desyatnik edesyatnik@bellavistaneighbors.org.

Apr. 30- Councilman Mark Squilla hosts Reception at Tango Restaurant Karaoke Lounge, 1021 Arch St., 2nd fl., 6-8:30 p.m. Platinum $3,000, Gold $2,500, Silver $1,500, Bronze $500, Friend $250. Payable to “Squilla for Council,” P.O. Box 37332, Phila., PA 19148. For info: reprocenterllc@gmail.com.

Apr. 30- Judicial candidate Kay Kyungsun Yu hosts Celebration at Jane G’s Restaurant, 1930 Chestnut St., 6-7:30 p.m. Fundraiser. For info: info@kayforjudge.com.

May 3- Carpenters Joint Apprenticeship Committee hosts Contest & Open House at 10401 Decatur Rd., 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Competition in 5 categories, trade-show exhibits.

Complimentary refreshments. For info: (215) 824-2313.

May 10- McCall Sch. HAS hosts Gala & Auction honoring restaurateur Michael Solomonov

at Reading Terminal Mkt, 7-10 p.m. Special guest: Mayor Jim Kenney. Support a Nat’l Blue Ribbon public school. Early-bird ticket $95 through Apr. 5. For info: Lisa Widawski Hallowell lisa.w.hallowell@gmail.com.

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Salute to Labor

On June 20th, The Philadelphia Public Record will publish its annual Salute to Labor Special Issue and award ceremony. It will feature five Delaware Valley organized labor leaders who have each made unique contributions to the labor movement and to the community as a whole. Please nominate a person, or persons, in the Philadelphia labor world deserving of this recognition.

The five leadership categories we will honor are:

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Lifetime Achiever: People at the pinnacle of their career whose accomplishments, stretching back decades, have had a lasting positive impact.

Rising Star: Youthful project executives who deserve recognition for their talent, their success and their growth.

Organizer-Activist: Union leaders with a track record of organizing success in the workplace or political arenas.

Management Leader: Union executives who excel in the vital duties of maximizing benefits, training and assets.

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Good Deeds: Effective promoters and paractitioners of philanthropy in the larger society that union members proudly live among and serve.

Nomination Deadline: Friday, May 3rd Awards Ceremony: Thursday, June 20th, 5 p.m.-7:30 p.m

Nominate @ http://tinyurl.com/pprsalutetolabor2019 For more information please call: Melissa Barrett: 215-755-2000 Ext. 5 mbarrett@phillyrecord.com

1. Johnny’s mother had three children. The first child was named April.

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2. There is a clerk at the butcher shop, he is 5 feet 10 inches tall, and he wears size 13 sneakers.

What does he weigh? Answer: Meat.

3. Before Mt. Everest was discovered, what was the highest mountain in the world? Answer: Mt. Everest; it just wasn’t discovered yet.

4. How much dirt is there in a hole that measures 2 feet by 3 feet by 4 feet? to the Ben Franklin Post on the statistics of Abraham Lincoln’s election.

A column of ballot bright spots instead started with the writer’s OPINION of dark spots. He poked at the hair dressing of Mike STACK. He called the DEM Party a “machine.” And noted the gall of “party hacks.” A zap at hair grease seems childish (?). There has not been a machine in 25 years, and hacks could be someone with a different opinion.

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the third child’s name?

2. There is a clerk at the butcher shop who is 5 feet 10 inches tall and wears size 13 sneakers.

What does he weigh?

3. Before Mt. Everest was discovered, what was the highest mountain in the world?

4. How much dirt is there in a hole that measures 2 feet by 3 feet by 4 feet?

5. What word in the English Language is always spelled incorrectly?

6. Billy was born on Dec. 28, yet his birthday is always in the summer.

How is this possible?

7. In California, you cannot made in MARGATE, N.J. to erect a statue of the late Army Medic Bernie FREIDENBERG. Bernie was medically rejected for military service in World War II. He fought that and ended up treating many injured at D-Day to the Battle of the Bulge. Donate to it.

I was not to be a Willy Singletary voter in his quashed effort for a City Council at Large seat. But it is going too far for a journalist to write that his conviction was for INFAMOUS crimes. Is there a list of ADJECTIVES on a push pin at the work station of the writer?

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