SOUTH PHILADELPHIA
Vol. XV No. 19
Issue 605
May 9, 2019
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COLUMBUS SQUARE Park welcomed the groundbreaking for a $2.5-million restoration project. Neighborhood children and parents joined Parks & Recreation Commissioner Kathryn Ott Lovell, 2nd from R, and Councilman Mark Squilla, 4th from R, in the occasion. The occasion was marked by unexpected protestors who objected to the memorializing of Italian explorer Christopher Columbus in the park’s name. Photo by Wendell Douglas
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Fiedler is introducing legislation – Fair Workweek PA – that would put Pennsylva-
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IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS Philadelphia COUNTY CIVIL ACTION - LAW ACTION OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE Term No. 170902887 NOTICE OF ACTION IN MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE MIDFIRST BANK Plaintiff vs. UNKNOWN HEIRS OF FRANCISCA ROMAN A/K/A FRANCESCA ROMAN, DECEASED & ALLIN ORTIZ Solely in Her Capacity as Heir of Francisca Roman a/k/a Francesca Roman, Deceased Mortgagor and Real Owner Defendant
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UNKNOWN HEIRS OF FRANCISCA ROMAN A/K/A FRANCESCA ROMAN, DECEASED MORTAGOR AND REAL OWNER, DEFENDANT whose last known address is 3143 Hartville Street Philadelphia, PA 19134. THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR AND WE ARE ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT OWED TO OUR CLIENT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM YOU WILL BE USED FOR THE PURPOSE OF COLLECTING THE DEBT. You are hereby notified that Plaintiff MIDFIRST BANK, has filed a Mortgage Foreclosure Complaint endorsed with a notice to defend against you in the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, docketed to No. 170902887 wherein Plaintiff seeks to foreclose on the mortgage secured on your property located, 3143 Hartville Street Philadelphia, PA 19134 whereupon your property will be sold by the Sheriff of Philadelphia. NOTICE You have been sued in court. If you wish to defend against the claims set forth in the following pages, you must take action within twenty (20) days after the Complaint and notice are served, by entering a written appearance personally or by attorney and filing in writing with the court your defenses or objections to the claims set forth against you. You are warned that if you fail to do so the case may proceed without you and a judgment may be entered against you by the Court without further notice for any money claim in the Complaint of for any other claim or relief requested by the Plaintiff. You may lose money or property or other rights important to you. YOU SHOULD TAKE THIS PAPER TO YOUR LAWYER AT ONCE. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A LAWYER OR CANNOT AFFORD ONE, GO TO OR TELEPHONE THE OFFICE SET FORTH BELOW. THIS OFFICE CAN PROVIDE YOU WITH INFORMATION ABOUT HIRING A LAWYER. IF YOU CANNOT AFFORD TO HIRE A LAWYER, THIS OFFICE MAY BE ABLE TO PROVIDE YOU WITH INFORMATION ABOUT AGENCIES THAT MAY OFFER LEGAL SERVICES TO ELIGIBLE PERSONS AT A REDUCED FEE OR NO FEE.
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nia workers first, ensuring employees of large hospitality, food service, and retail companies receive two weeks’ notice of their work schedules and that these employees are compensated when their schedules are changed at the last minute. “This bill puts workers first,” Fiedler said. “Two weeks’ schedule notice is common sense. When people have predictable work schedules, they can schedule doctors’ appointments, child care and college classes. Workers with predictable schedules also can set a household budget and stick to it, confident that they’ll actually be paid the money they already budgeted for rent, groceries and child care.” Fiedler said her bill would have a significant impact on the daily lives of Pennsylvanians and on challenges facing the commonwealth: helping to combat poverty and improve the health and economic stability of families. Pennsylvania is one of the top 10 states with the highest rates of underemployment in the nation. Fiedler said her bill would help the state improve by reducing the involuntary part-time work that has become a hallmark of the retail, hospitality and food service industries. There are also racial disparities evident in the current, harmful economic pattern, she said, as most people facing involuntary part-time work are people of color. Fiedler announced the introduction of her legislation at a Capitol news conference. She was joined by Pennsylvania AFL-CIO President Rick Bloomingdale; Chris Naylor with UFCW 1776; and State Rep. Jason Dawkins (D-Kensington) in discussing her legislation.
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Pan Asian Banquet Unites Many Nations
PAN ASIAN Association of Greater Philadelphia kicked off Asian Heritage Month with an awards banquet at Ocean Garden Restaurant in Chinatown. The event brought together representatives of the area’s diverse South and East Asian communities to celebrate their dynamism and cooperation. Performances of Indian and Korean dance enlivened the event. Anuj Gupta, general manager of the Reading Terminal market, was the keynote speaker. A dozen volunteers were honored for their services to Asian American communities.
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A HOST OF volunteers were honored for their services to various Asian American communities. Outstanding Non Profit Service Award went to Imja Choi, founder of Penn Asian Senior Services. PASSi delivers support for health care, community engagement and vocational training. Choi is a member of the Pennsylvania Department of Aging Cultural Diversity Advisory Council and of the Pennsylvania Commission for Women.
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ANUJ GUPTA, general manager of the Reading Terminal market, took the microphone from PAAGP Chair Narasimha Shenoy to give the keynote speech.
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May 16: The Asian Pacific American Bar Association and Blank Rome honor Asian Pacific American Heritage Month with a showing and discussion of “And Then They Came for Us”: Lessons for Today from Japanese-American Incarceration During World War II.” 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Blank Rome LLP, Marvin Comisky Conference Center, One Logan Square, 130 North 18th Street. May 19: The Philadelphia Asia & Queer Monthly Support Group will hold a special Asian Heritage Month meeting. William Way LGBT Community Center, 1315 Spruce Street. Now through June 30: The Philadelphia Chinese Lantern Festival is lighting up historic Franklin Square with dozens of lanterns along with a taste of authentic Chinese food and cultural performances. Don't miss the Kylin! With more than 30,000 bottles filled with different colored waters, it looks like a mythological creature made of gemstones. Franklin Square, 6th & Race Streets. Ongoing: The Free Library of Philadelphia’s website has an abundance of Asian American resources for teens, cultural traditions and celebrations, biographies on famous Asian Americans, history of different Asian ethnic groups in America, lesson plans for teachers to explore a variety of Asian cultures, Asian ancestry, and information and resources for the local Asian American community. https://libwww. freelibrary.org/explore/topic/asian-americans June 1: The Philadelphia
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The Asian American Chamber of Commerce of Greater Philadelphia (AACCGP) is a nonprofit organization registered in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It was organized in exclusively charitable and educational purposes. Our mission includes, but is not limited to, promoting and fostering relationships between Asian American and non-Asian communities, providing technical assistance and educational services for the start-up and growth of Asian American businesses, and bringing together Asian American business owners and professions, serving as a liaison between the federal, state and local governments and other chambers of commerce organizations, and promoting education programs to increase awareness of Asian American businesses.
Check our website for upcoming Events at:
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Pan Asian Association is a non-profit, non-political, non-sectarian organization formed primarily for cultural and educational purposes within the meaning of Section 501(c) (3) and 509 (a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, specifically, its aims and objectives are:a. To provide a common platform to the various Asian member organizations in the Greater Philadelphia area for pursuing their common goals and sharing their concerns;b. To promote, coordinate and support joint efforts in the social, cultural, educational and charitable activities of the member organizations;c. To provide civic and political education to the people of Asian origin and encourage greater participation by them in public affairs and to enhance their contribution to the society at large, d: To foster friendship and understanding between people of Asian origin and others.To act as a spokesperson for the Asian community in the Greater Philadelphia area.e. Raise funds to provide services to Asian Community. start more productive more joyful lives. JOIN YOUR ASIAN COMMUNITY IN CELEBRATING ASIAN HERITAGE MONTH 2019!
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Kahlil Presses on
Kenney Backs New Voting Machines
CITY COMMISSION candidate Kahlil Williams rallied an impressive number of supporters at a fundraiser at Griffin Rooftop in Center City. Photo by Wendell Douglas
Rep.Maria P.
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Jannie L. Blackwell
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State Rep. Jason
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A rarely encountered controversy over the purchase of new voting equipment first enlivened the 13-way Democratic primary race for two slots on City Commission, which oversees elections. City Commissioners Lisa
Representative
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STATE REP MARY ISAACSON
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Deeley and Al Schmidt had ordered new voting machines to comply with a State mandate to install systems more secure against hacking in time for the November General Election. Although the RFP went through and was vetted by the City Purchasing Department, critics charged, with no particular evidence, that the specifications may have been weighted to favor one vendor; also that there were safer systems than the one finally chosen. Controller Rebecca Rhynhart jumped into the fray, announcing that she would not sign off on payment before doing an investigation of her own. A bit awkward, that: Some of the machines have already been delivered and the complex process of gearing up the Board of Elections to deploy the new gear must start right after the May 21 primary. But Rhynhart maintains that it is unusual for deliveries to be made before a contract has been finalized. “I’m doing my job, and my job is to safeguard taxpayer money,” she asserted. Now Mayor Jim Kenney has spoken out in City Commission’s defense. While City contracts aren’t part of his job, he insisted, his office sees no problems with the way the purchase is being handled – and serious problems if it is held up or impeded. Of Rhynhart, he said, “We think she’s (Cont. Next page)
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THE HILTON on City Line Avenue was the scene of a birthday gathering for Congressman Dwight Evans. Hundreds were on hand to wish Evans, L, well, including State Rep. Movita Johnson-Harrell, her husband Yancy Harrell, State Sen. Sharif Street, City Commission Chair Lisa Deeley and Councilman Allan Domb.
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CITY COMMISSION Chair Lisa Deeley was joined at the affair by her colleague Al Schmidt.
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CITY COMMISSION Chair Lisa Deeley called her backers to 1518 Bar & Grill on Sansom Street. L-R were former Sheriff Barbara Deeley, Ward Leader John Sabatina, Sr., Lisa Deeley and Ward Leader Pat Parkinson. Photos by Wendell Douglas
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BY JOE SHAHEELI omorrow will be the day for Cycle 2 campaign-finance reports to be filed. Expert all political insiders to start rooting through Board of Elections data from then through Monday, trying to scope out the relative and absolute strength of front-runners. It’s held that any citywide race should cost at least $100,000. District Council races can go for less, but not
District’s Brian O’Neill had $100,000 to work with against his Democratic challenger. The 7th District’s Maria Quiñones-Sánchez had a pot of $100,000 with which to ward off challenger State Rep. Angel Cruz. In the 3rd District, incumbent Jannie Blackwell and challenger Jamie Gauthier were strikingly tied at $150,000 each. The hotly contested City Commissioners’ Democratic primary already had three candidates past the $100,000 mark: incumbent Lisa Deeley, Kahlil Williams and Omar Sabir. Sheriff Jewell Williams had already squirreled away $100,000 in his race against two opponents. The last week out is when a heavy expenditure on street money and advertising can make a big difference. Who else will come up with that magic $100,000?
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necessarily in competitive ones. By that measure, the end of Cycle 1 last month saw three at-large Council incumbents already way over, in the neighborhood of $400,000: Allan Domb, Derek Green and Helen Gym. Incumbent David Oh had already reached that threshold as had three challengers: Justin DiBerardinis, Eryn Santamoor and Isaiah Thomas. The 2nd District was already money-drenched, with incumbent Kenyatta Johnson blazing at $400,000; yet his challenger, Lauren Vidas, had amassed a respectable $100,000. 1st District incumbent Mark Squilla was holding $300,000 against light opposition. The 10th
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Donatucci, Gordon Wage Endorsement War
A RECEPTION was held for Judge Dan McCaffery at Giuseppe & Sons on Sansom Street. All wished McCaffery well as he seeks a seat on the State Superior Court. Mc Caffery, L, was cheered on by Nino Tinari, Esq.; John Cordisco, Bucks County Democratic Chairman; and State Sen. John Sabatina, Jr. Photos by Joe Stivala
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LABOR UNION members and government workers wished Common Pleas Judge Dan McCaffery, 2nd from R, best of luck in his quest for a Superior Court judgeship. Included were, L-R, Christin Kirlin, counsel for Parking Authority; State Rep. Mike Driscoll; Ed Harkins, political director for Boilermakers Local 420; and Matt Trzaska, director of organizing for District Council 21 Painters & Glaziers.
Register of Wills Ron Donatucci took a shot at one of his challengers, former Deputy City Commissioner Tracey Gordon, who recently picked up the endorsement of the good-government 9th Ward Democratic Committee. Irate, Donatucci tipped off the committee that Gordon had been fined by the Board of Ethics in 2016 for six violations during her tenure working under City Commission Chair Stephanie Singer. Donatucci said he believed the 9th Ward Democrats would rescind their endorsement as a result although we have not yet been able to confirm that. In the meantime, Gordon notched a second endorsement – that of Philly for Change. This progressive activist group, which focuses on local races, is notoriously choosy, requiring 60% approval from its members for an endorsement. Among the entire crowded councilmanic field, only 7th District incumbent Maria Quiñones-Sánchez won its backing.
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Bilal Scores New Boosters Candidate for sheriff Rochelle Bilal also picked up a Philly for Change endorsement on May 1. To that, she can now add that of the Philadelphia chapter of the National Organization for Women. “The local chapter was officially founded in 1971 and has fought for diversity and inclusion from the outset,” said Bilal. “They have a long history of helping to elect strong leaders in our city and I am proud to have received their support. I know that I will be able to embody
the values that NOW is focused on to make this city a place where all people feel included and supported.”
Yu Cites Numerous Endorsements Another Philly for Change and NOW endorsee is Common Pleas Court candidate Kay Yu. But PfC is not alone in choosing her. Yu has an impressive rack of backers, including the high-turnout 1st, 2nd, 5th, 8th and 9th Wards. Also endorsing her: Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Pennsylvania, Second Generation PAC, Faculty & Staff Federation of Community College of Philadelphia, AFSCME District Council 47, Millennials in Action and Korean American Chamber of Commerce for Philadelphia. Congressman Dwight Evans and Councilman Bill Greenlee have backed her, as have State Reps. Donna Bullock, Morgan Cephas, Jordan Harris, Joseph Hohenstein, Malcolm Kenyatta, Joanna McClinton, Brian Sims and Jared Solomon.
Kyriakakis Touts Crop of Backers
Anthony Kyriakakis, who is running for Judge of the Court of Common Pleas, is also looking good on the endorsement sheet. His campaign announced he has gotten the nod from the Laborers’ District Council, Philadelphia Black Clergy and NOW this past week. These endorsements are added to a growing list of unions and organizations including endorsements from Philadelphia Democratic City Committee, Liberty City Democrat Club, Sprinkler Fitters Local 692, Philadelphia Metal Trades Council, AFSCME District Council 47, Philadelphia Fire Fighters & Paramedics Union, Teamsters Joint Council 53, Plumbers Local 690 and Sheet Metal Workers Local 19. Anthony has also received the highest rating from the Philadelphia Bar Association of “Highly Recommended.”
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here is no better example of how skimming headlines is a poor replacement for reading entire articles than yesterday’s boldface type on the State House voting to nearly double the Educational Improvement Tax Credit, increasing it by $100 million. Unless you know just what the EITC does, this just looks like a welcome piece of good news for the state’s public schools. That is not the case: The EITC reimburses corporations for donating to groups that
MARK your CALENDAR May 8- State Rep. Danilo Burgos hosts Small Business Seminar at Taller Puertorriqueño, 2600 N. 5th St., 12-2 p.m. Business registration, operations, tax policies, social media & financing. For info: (215) 223-1890. May 9- 24th Police Dist. holds Officers of the Year Banquet at FOP Lodge 5, 11630 Caroline Rd., 6-10 p.m. Tickets $35, table of 10 $325. For info: Officer Tina Willis (215) 685-9963 or tina. willis@phila.gov. May 9- Councilman David Oh hosts Beef & Beer
Fundraiser at Cannstatter Volksfest Verein, 9130 Academy Rd., 6-8:30 p.m. Live music, comedy. Tickets: $30. For info: davidohphilly@gmail.com. May 10- Omar Sabir hosts GOTV Rally at Cl. LaPointé, 4600 N. Broad St., 6-8 p.m. Special guests: Councilwomen Cindy Bass & Cherelle Parker, State Rep. Morgan Cephas, State Sen. Sharif Street and former Mayor John Street. Tickets $20, Candidates $50. 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. For info: Lisa Widawski Hallowell lisa.w.hallowell@ gmail.com. May 11- City Commission candidate Luigi Borda hosts Borda Street Run/Walk 5k, starting at Marconi Plaza, Broad St. & Oregon Ave., 8-10 a.m. Participation fee:
$20. For info: Luigi (267) 886-5444. May 11- State Rep. Pam DeLissio hosts Shredding Event at Roxborough Mun. Pkg. Lot, 514 Dupont St., 9-11 a.m. Limit: 4 bags/household. For info: (215) 482-8726. May 11- State Rep. Ed Neilson hosts Shredding Event at St. Jerome Sch., 2031 Stamford St., 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. For info: (215) 330-3714. May 11- Councilmanic candidate Isaiah Thomas hosts “Rally for Our Future” at Finley Rec Ctr., 1000 E. Hortter St., rally 12-2 p.m., canvass 2-4 p.m. For info: (267) 4690673 or team@citizensforisaiahthomas.com. 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 40A Executive Commit-
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COUNCILWOMEN Jannie Blackwell, L, and Helen Gym chaired a wide-ranging, in-depth Council budget hearing on the needs of City schools, ranging from deficient infrastructure to staffing levels.
tee.” For info: Ed Thornton (215) 834-3414. May 13- City Commission candidate Luigi Borda hosts Fundraiser at Mick Daniel’s Saloon, 2nd Street & Oregon Ave., 6-8 p.m. Special guests: Councilman Mark Squilla & Sherrie Cohen. Sponsors $500, Hosts $2550, Tickets $50. For info: Luigi (267) 886-5444. May 13- 65th Ward Democratic Committee hosts Mtg. at Ashburner Inn, 8400 Torresdale Ave., 7 p.m. For info: John Donohoe (267) 334-3775. May 14- Pennsylvanians for Modern Courts hosts Court of Common Pleas Candidate Convention at CCP, Winnet Bldg., 502 N. 17th St., 5-8 p.m. Opportunity to meet and interact with many candidates. 3-minute addresses. Free but register in advance: https:// www.eventbrite.com/e/ d e ci s i o n - 2019 - p h ila delphia -cour t-of-com mon-pleas-candi-
da t e - co nve n t i o n - t i c kets-60823137642. May 15- Judicial candidate Tiffany Palmer is hosted Happy Hour at 1518 Bar & Grille, 1518 Sansom St., 5-7 p.m. Special Guest: Gov. Ed Rendell. Contribution levels: $25, $50, $100, $250, $500, $1,000, $2,500.Payable to “Friends of Tiffany Palmer,” P.O. Box 4058, 8227 Germantown Ave., Phila., PA 19118. For info: Karen Sugarman (215) 3701423 or ksugarman1@ gmail.com. May 15- Center City GOP Wards host Candidates Happy Hour Reception at Vesper Cl., 223 S. Sydenham St., 6-9 p.m. All atlarge councilmanic candidates. Free hors d’oeuvres, discounted beer & wine. Free but must RSVP: Mike Cibik macam@ccpclaw. com or (215) 735-1060. May 15- 57th & 65th Ward Republican Committees host Fundraiser at Blue Grass Billiards, 9490 Blue Grass Rd., 6:30-8 p.m.
Draft beer, soda, wings, chicken tenders & appetizers. Donations: $40, candidates more. Payable to “Elephant Fund” or “65th Ward GOP.” For info: Brian McCann (267) 702-0509. May 16- Councilwoman Cherelle Parker hosts Breakfast Reception at Bellevue Strategies, 200 S. Broad St., Su. 410, 8:30-10 a.m. Levels: Sponsors $3,000, Hosts $1,000, VIPs $500, Friends $250, Guests $150. Payable to “People for Parker,” P.O. Box 27647, Phila., PA 19118. For info: Vanessa DeRose (609) 635-3375 or vanessagervasi@gmail.com. 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 16-State Rep. Elizabeth Fiedler hosts Renter’s Rights Workshop at Main Office, 9th & Ritner Sts., 6:30-7:30 p.m. For info: (215) 271-9190.
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all involved. The path forward will require heroic resolve to secure the funding for a litany of issues. Among them: aging buildings with aging or nonexistent HVAC systems that render classrooms inadequate for proper learning; lead paint-strewn walls and floors; asthma-inducing mold and rodent infestations; lack of classroom and hygienic supplies; and student safety and gun violence. The SDP is on course to receive a roughly 7% boost to its $3.4 billion budget, but that number still won’t allow for much more than maintaining the status quo. Between lawsuits charging the state with failing to adequately fund schools and the continued battle over the future of the City’s property-tax abatement, the quest for funding is far from over.
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offer private school scholarships to low- and middle-income families – so tax dollars that should be flowing to our public schools are instead being diverted to private ones. This is particularly egregiously timed, coming as it does during Teacher Appreciation Week. Nothing says “We care” quite like voting to take away money that could be used for classroom infrastructure. At the other end of the spectrum was a City Council hearing from the Joint Committees on Children & Youth and Education, chaired by Councilwomen Helen Gym and Jannie Blackwell. Three hours of searing testimony from advocates, teachers, parents and students underscored just how adverse the conditions in the School District of Philadelphia can be for
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THE CARPENTERS’ Union Apprentice Contest drew throngs to its Northeast Philadelphia training center to watch the wide array of skills being mastered by young craftsmen. Among the spectators were, L-R, State Rep. Ed Neilson, Business Agent Thomas Breslin, State Sen. John Sabatina, training expert Frank Loughney and State Rep. Carolyn Comitta. Photos by Wendell Douglas
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HARDCORE Democratic Party activists made a show of unity at the Jefferson-Jackson affair. L-R were Councilman Curtis Jones, Jr., City Council candidate Omar Sabir, DCC Chairman Bob Brady, endorsed at-large councilmanic candidate Isaiah Thomas and City Council President Darrell Clarke. Photos by Wendell Douglas
PAYING HEED to the program were, L-R, AFL-CIO President Pat Eiding, Councilwoman Jannie Blackwell, Mayor Jim Kenney, City Commission Chair Lisa Deeley and City Commission candidate Omar Sabir.
SOLID with the ticket were, L-R, judicial candidate Carmella Jacquinto, Ironworkers leader Kevin Boyle, Ron Couser and Bob
LEONARD HEARD and Michelle Brownlee shared a moment with Sheriff Jewell Williams, R.
COUNCILMAN Allan Domb, L, chatted with judicial candidate Craig Levin, Marva Brocks and Rachel Levin.
HUDDLING with Grands as Parents leader Jean Hackney were judicial hopefuls Cateria McCabe, L, and Terri Booker.
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here’s been an uproar surrounding the recent actions by STATE REP. BRIAN SIMS, which have sparked a wildfire of Republican and conservative Democratic fury. REPUBLICAN STATE COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN (and Philly native) VAL DiGIORGIO went on the offensive, as has STATE REP MARTINA WHITE. There seems to be either an ongoing trend, staged PR stunt or just huge coincidence that’s going on across the country with far-
EVERYDAY PEOPLE BY DENISE CLAY don’t know about you, but I could go for a little break from all things political right about now. Sure, the Black Clergy of Philadelphia & Vicinity endorsed State Sen. Anthony Williams for mayor on Tuesday, something that came as a surprise to no one considering the fact that they’re both pushing a “the soda tax hurts poor people” and a “Jim Kenney doesn’t like Black people” narrative. But since it was no surprise to political watchers, this is all I’m going to write about it.
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left Democrats. Some see this as an attention-grabbing, over-the-top maneuver to try and see how far they can get. Inadvertently, the more they push the Democratic Party left, the more people seem to be changing to Republican. Some former Democrats state that it’s not about PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP; in fact, some switch without even liking him; rather, they’re switching because they don’t feel like the Democrats want them anymore. One such Republican who is running for City Council at large, DREW MURRAY, is a former Democrat who realized he was left behind by the party. Another former Democrat-turned-Republican, candidate DANIEL ORSINO (1st Councilmanic District) is running an urban Republican platform. These two men symbolize a more-moderate, commonsense conservative kindled within this new Philly re-
form Republican movement. I predict that the conservative Democratic leaders will be ousted within five years, maybe sooner. The days of loyalty to ward leaders and respect for the pecking order are gone. As this local far-left movement devours the status quo, it’s left to be seen where the current Dem ward leaders go. Many of their constituents have abandoned the party and even their own ousted committeepersons have switched to Republican. As conservative Democrats switch parties and become moderate Republicans, the Democrat-friendly Republican leadership in the Northeast will now have to prepare for a new future without being at the top of the heap or go the way of the ousted. Look to Center City, West Philly and South Philly as the new bastions of Republican power in the years to come.
Especially since the Black Clergy endorsement doesn’t supply the votes it used to. Don’t mean to be dismissive, but it is what it is. No organization’s endorsement carries the votes it used to. Just ask the unions. Or newsroom editorial sections. Now, the decision not to endorse anyone for Sheriff is kind of interesting. The person handling communications for incumbent sheriff Jewell Williams also handles communications for the Black Clergy. While I can understand that they don’t want the problems with Williams that they might get should he win re-election, a stance that much of the Black media has also taken, not making an endorsement in this race is kind of cowardly. This dude is one of the top law-enforcement officials in the city. And he has been the subject of considerable controversy. Besides, like I said, I want to take a break from all things political for a minute. If you’ve ever talked with
me in real life, you know that one of my favorite things to do is check out superhero movies. I feel a little a bit behind of late because I’ve seen neither “Shazam” nor “Aquaman” yet, but as long as there’s on-demand, I’ll catch them soon. I have, however, seen “Avengers: Endgame.” Twice. So I was particularly interested in seeing the “Marvel: Universe Of Super Heroes” exhibit at the Franklin Institute Science Museum. In celebration of Marvel’s 80th anniversary, the exhibit, which opened on April 13 and will be here through Sept. 2, brings together a really nice collection of comic books, drawings, costumes and props from the Marvel Cinematic Universe including Ruth Carter’s Oscar-winning costumes from “Black Panther,” various suits from the Iron Man movies, Captain America’s costume, and the first Marvel comic ever published. (Cont. Page 17)
WALKING the BEAT BY JOE SHAY STIVALA rive through the BEST OF NEIGHBORHOODS. Gleaming new homes and splendid home rehabs abound. A perfect city, a complete picture. A Brigadoon? NO; the streets are a disaster – and no one seems to complain (?). Driving on a glorious block of Pine Street the other day, the streets were a cratered catastrophe. The block residents are either students or professionals, and one wonders if any called their City Councilman or #311
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hiladelphia and Pennsylvania must have the worst campaign-finance laws in the country. Independent spending is immune from any real scrutiny or limitations. Essentially, all of the money from labor is benefiting MAYOR JIM KENNEY. The anti-soda-tax super-PAC is taking shots at Kenney without promoting STATE SEN. ANTHONY HARDY WILLIAMS or former CITY CONTROLLER ALAN BUTKOVITZ. Kenney’s polling numbers are
to complain. We lead busy lives and maybe think that someone else might make that call. It seems a LOST ART to petition the government for redress of what seem like small issues such as potholes. Just relearn how to DO IT with your ever-present cell phone. The many City Council at-large candidates need issues as they campaign. Right now it is POPULAR to rail against the 10-year real-estate abatement. The abatement has given us most of our neighborhood development over decades. The reason for its unpopularity now is that homeowners WITHOUT ABATEMENTS have been hit so hard with increased assessments. The rumor telegraph is saying that a mayoral FIXUP of the Office of Property Assessment would involve partitioning the city into SEVEN ASSESSMENT DISTRICTS and HIRING
FOUR DEPUTIES. There they go again with an expensive fix with high-salary new jobs. The showboat approach creates jobs, but TRUE REPAIR already lies in the office at no additional cost to us taxpayers. Today at 4:30 p.m., the portrait of Judge Paul PANIPINTO will be unveiled in Courtroom 653 ceremonies. This humble jurist began as a probation officer, and was one of many great lawyers and jurists to come out of Widener Law School. Hats off to Judge Rayford MEANS for his Double Jeopardy advisory to defense and prosecution recently.... SHARP lawyers realized that you cannot try a person with a DUI and traffic violation separately. Didn’t the Traffic Court OVERSEER notice this? A federal judge has ruled that citizens can apply for compensation when their property was taken under (Cont. Next Page)
just over 50%. A reasonable challenger would be able to get the campaign into a horse race. But Williams and Butkovitz seem to be going nowhere. No candidate is talking about campaign-finance reform and all the issues for Council candidates are essentially irrelevant to most middle- and working-class voters. On to the race for City Council: The latest issue to generate press is bike lanes. Last week, the Inquirer ran an article about bike lanes and how STATE SEN. LARRY FARNESE and STATE REP. MARY ISAACSON are sponsoring legislation to clarify the type of bike lanes that Philly can build to help reduce accidents and bicyclist injuries and deaths which have been on the rise. All the Council candidates are in favor of more and safer bike lanes. In a strange Shakespearean twist, STATE REP. MARK ROZZI, a victim of
childhood sexual assault who transformed his trauma into a crusade for justice, is being criticized by other victims. Rozzi has taken on his own party and the Republican Party’s most powerful leaders to bring insidious child molesters into court by working to expand the statute of limitations and allow victims to sue their attackers in court. The Inquirer and Daily News ran a story stating that Rep. Rozzi was “a pariah” among the members of the movement to bring the Catholic Church to justice. The story calls Rozzi a sellout for seeking a way to actually pass legislation as opposed to fighting a losing battle. He’s trying to get a constitutional amendment passed. It would require a public referendum and take three years. Countless other legislators have sought this remedy for public-policy problems and have been hailed as (Cont. Next Page)
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Port Richmond’s Campbell Square hosted an overflow crowd of thousands clamoring to take part in the annual Pierogie Festival. Among the entertainment was the traditional Polish folk dancing group, Janosik Polish Folk Dance Ensemble.
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(Cont. From Prev. Page) the now-discontinued forfeiture process of the DA’s Office. The ruling comes too late for two sweet old ladies whom I saw lose their homes to that EVIL program. POLS asked me why Trump’s actions with the Sommers model are forgotten. It is because Trump has created a 24-minute news cycle vs. the old 24-hour one. The next president should learn to tweet on TWITTER. Graham SPANIER is a fighter! His convictions have been overturned after a long legal fight. He did not give up as many have. It is VERY HARD to stop the FEDS’ prosecution train against you once it pulls out of the station…. The State AG decision to appeal may be for the polls (?). SPANIER’S life and checkbook are ruined. The federal prosecutor who mocked Bob BRADY in the Smukler sum-up should tell us of HIS profound acts of courage. A GOOD EDITORIAL told of 800 folks in jail awaiting hearings for minor offenses who cannot raise small bail amounts. But the editorial stopped SHORT of offering a
solution. Are they worried of offending some readers? The Chamber of Commerce says that it wants to develop ALL NEIGHBORHOODS as Center City has developed. Hello! It is ALREADY happening. Drive around town. CONGRATS to rising star Dwayne LILLEY for four years with Kenney15!... Also Tom ROSENDALL for 13 years at Dex Media (Yellow Pages)! A class guy. James DI VIRGILIS. Esq. was appointed as Clerk of the Liquor Control Board. BRAVO! Andrew GAY celebrates seven years with the Carlton Condo Assn! The political rumor mill is saying that Common Pleas judge candidate Henry SIAS is not backed in two South Philly millennial wards (?). Henry has LGBT
fought for justice for victims and survivors. He deserves our respect and thanks for all that he has done. and Democratic Party support. I have seen that he is liked by voters as he travels the city. He is a millennial with sterling accomplishments in the law!! It seems CHILDISH not to back him!
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heroes. Sam will say this: Rep. Mark Rozzi is a leader. He has put his heart and soul into this issue. He has
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were out of breath, laughing so hard that your stomach hurt, being tired from playing. Crowding around in a circle around the after school fight, then running when the teacher came to break it up. Did any of this get you reminiscing – good! I love to share my memories with you.
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cherry Coke from the soda fountain at the corner drugstore. A million mosquito bites at the drive-in movie and sticky fingers from Crackerjacks. Cops and robbers, cowboys and Indians, or just sitting on the curb. Jumping down the steps, jumping on the bed, pillow fights, being tickled to death, running till you
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o! Here we go way back with some of my random memories. As the Waffleman, I want you to imagine them and go back. I’m talking about way back – before the internet, before cable TV, before 9mm semi-automatics and crack and pot, before electric cigarettes before SEGA or Super Nintendo or iPads. Remember things like playing hide and go seek at dusk; sitting on the front steps talking to your friends; hot bread and butter; waiting for the Waffleman or the peanut vendor; eating a super dooper Dagwood sandwich; red light, green light; getting a chocolate-milk moustache, school-lunch tickets; pen-
bugs in a jar, playing buckbuck. When around the corner seemed far away, and going downtown seemed like a great adventure? Do you remember any of this? But wait, I haven’t finished just yet ice creams cone on a warm summer night, chocolate or vanilla or strawberry or maybe butter pecan. A lemon or
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ny candy in a brown paper bag. Playing pinball in the corner store; hopscotch; butterscotch; double-dutch; jacks; kickball; dodgeball; and halfball! Did you play: Mother May I? Red Rover? roly-poly? double dog dares or hula-hoops? Have you have any of these lately – unsalted sunflower seeds, Jolly Ranchers, blow pops, Mary Janes, banana splits, wax lips and mustaches and licorice NIBS, grape and watermelon “Now-Laters” and “Alexander the grape” or “Lemon heads,” Kool-Aid powder with sugar – any flavor. Running through spray of the sprinkler cap on the plug (I can’t get wet! All right, well don’t wet my hair). The smell of the rain and not caring if you got wet. And how about watching Saturday morning cartoons, Fat Albert, The Roadrunner, He-Man, The Three Stooges, Fractured Fairy Tales, and Bugs Bunny? Or think even back further, listening to Superman or Inner Sanctum on the radio, catching lightening
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Parcel#: 147N06-0331; 502140100 NOTICE OF DEFAULT AND FORECLOSURE SALE WHEREAS, on October 17, 2009, a certain mortgage was executed by Ophelia Harley, as mortgagor in favor of One Reverse Mortgage, LLC as mortgagee and was recorded in Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Philadelphia County in Mortgage Document Number 52142401 (“Mortgage”); and WHEREAS, the Mortgage encumbers property located at 8537 Gilbert Street Philadelphia, PA 19150, parcel number 147N06-0331; 502140100 (“Property”); and WHEREAS, Mortgagor/Record Owner Ophelia Harley died on September 9, 2015 intestate and is survived by his/her heir(s)-at-law, Gregory H. Jackson; and WHEREAS, the Property was owned by Ophelia Harley by virtue of deed dated April 24, 1979 and recorded August 15, 1980 in Book EFP 6; Page 275; and WHEREAS, the Mortgage is now owned by the Secretary of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (“Secretary”), pursuant to an assignment recorded on October 25, 2013 in Document Number 52711679, in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania; and WHEREAS, a default has been made in the covenants and conditions of the Mortgage (paragraph 9 (a)(i)), as Ophelia Harley died on August 9, 2015, and that upon the death the entire principal balance becomes due and owing, and that no payment was made, and remains wholly unpaid as of the date of this Notice; and WHEREAS, the entire amount delinquent as of March 14, 2019 is $192,849.09 plus interest, costs and other charges through the sale date; and 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, l2 U.S.C. 3751 et seq., by 24 CFR Part 29, and by the Secretary’s designation of me as Foreclosure Commissioner, recorded on September 29, 2011 at Document ID: 52395684, in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, notice is hereby given that at June 6, 2019 at 10:00 AM at the Southeast Entrance of Philadelphia City Hall located at Broad Street and Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107 all real property and personal property at or used in connection with the following described premises will be sold at public action to the highest bidder:.
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ALL THAT CERTAIN lot or piece of ground with the buildings and improvements thereon erected. SITUATE in the 50th Ward of the City of Philadelphia, described according to a Plan made for David Warren Construction Company, by William F. Bispels, Jr., Surveyor and Regulator of the 10th Survey District, dated April 22, 1958, to wit: BEGINNING at a point on the Northeasterly side of Gilbert Street (50 Feet wide) measured North 51 degrees, 20 minutes, 42 seconds West along the said Northeasterly side of Gilbert Street the distance of 299 feet; 9 inches from the Northwesterly side of Roumfort Road (60 feet wide). CONTAINING in front or breadth Northwestwardly along the said Northeasterly side of Gilbert Street 16 feet, 2 inches, and extending North 38 degrees, 39 minutes, 18 seconds East between parallel lines at right angles to the said Gilbert Street, crossing a 12 foot wide driveway, which extends Northwestwardly from the said Roumfort Road to Ivy Hill Road, 95 feet, 11-5/8 inches to the Northeasterly side the said 12 feet wide driveway; the Southeasterly line passing through the center of a party wall between the said premises and the premises adjoining on the Southeast, and the Northwesterly line passing through the center of a party wall between the said premises and the premises adjoining on the Northwest. BEING KNOWN AS 8637 Gilbert Street. TOGETHER with and Subject to the right to use in common with the Grantor its successors and assigns the free and common use, right, liberty and privilege of the aforesaid driveway as and for a driveway and passageway at all times hereafter, forever in common with the owners, tenants and occupiers of the other lots of ground bounding thereon and entitled to the use thereof. SUBJECT to the proportionate part of the expense of keeping the said driveway in good order and repair. Parcel#: 147N06-0331; 502140100 The sale will be held on June 6, 2019 at 10:00 AM at the Southeast Entrance of Philadelphia City Hall located at Broad Street and Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107. The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development will bid $192,849.09 plus interest, costs and other charges through the sale date. Ten percent (10%) of the highest bid is the deposit required at the sale. The amount that must be paid to HUD by the mortgagors or someone acting on their behalf so that the sale may be stayed is the total delinquent amount of $192,849.09 as of March 14, 2019, 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. There will be no proration of taxes, rents or other income or liabilities, except that the purchaser will pay, at or before closing, his prorata share of any real estate taxes that have been paid by the Secretary to the date of the foreclosure sale. When making their bid, all bidders, except the Secretary, must submit a deposit totaling ten percent 10% of the Secretary’s bid as set forth above 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 ten (10%) percent must be presented before the bidding is closed. The deposit is nonrefundable. 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 conveyance 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 fifteen (15) days, and a fee will be charged in the amount of $150.00 for each fifteen (15) day extension requested. The extension fee shall be paid in the form of a certified or cashier’s check made payable to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. 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’s deposit will be forfeited, and 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.
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Also, a programming note. I’ll be one of three local journalists participating on the Pennsylvania Cable Network’s “Reporters Roundtable” show. It broadcasts tonight on PCN at 7 and includes Vincent Thompson, the host of WURD’s “City Council Live” and Heshimu Jaramogi, head of Jaramogi Communications. We’ll be discussing the elections.
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THE 26TH POLICE DIS- 17 TRICT Advisory Committee held its annual gala at SugarHouse Casino, celebrating the civilians and the members of the Police Department for their service over the past year. Helping in the festivities were, L-R, Councilwoman Maria Quiñones-Sánchez, SugarHouse Community Relations Director Emily Costa Dones, PDAC president Madeline Neris Negron and PDAC Board Member and event head Theresa Marley. T HE P UB L I C R E CO R D
(Cont. From Page 12) (In case you don’t know what that was, it was a comic depicting a fight between the original Human Torch and Namor, the Submariner, who I predict will take center stage as a villain in one of the MCU films.) The exhibit is also interactive. You can see how Marvel artists draw a comic panel, get some backstory information and see how characters like Nick Fury, the head of S.H.I.E.L.D, The Fantastic Four, Spider Man, and Ant Man and The Wasp have evolved over the years. For example, Nick Fury looked nothing like Samuel L. Jackson when he and Captain America first crossed paths in the comics. If you want to take pictures next to Spider Man, The Black Panther, The Hulk or even The Thing, you can. I sat on a couch next to The Thing while I was there and took a picture. And last, but certainly not least, there’s a section on the late Stan Lee, the mastermind of the Marvel
Universe. This section has a tower that includes all of Lee’s cameos in MCU films. The group I was with really enjoyed the exhibit, and I plan on taking my fiancé this weekend. If you want to take a break from what’s quickly becoming one of the most toxic municipal campaigns in the history of a city where City Councilmen used to occasionally beat each other up in chambers, check out “Marvel: Universe of Super Heroes.” The exhibit is open from Monday to Sunday, 9 a.m.5 p.m. (last entry at 3:30 p.m.) and tickets are $35 for adults, $31 for children aged 3-11, and $12 for Franklin Institute members. These tickets also include admission to the museum itself. If you want to do a date night and see just the “Marvel” exhibit, the museum is open from Thursday-Saturday, 5 p.m.-8 p.m. (last entry at 6:30 p.m.). Tickets are $20 for adults, $15 for children aged 3-11, and $12 for members. These tickets don’t include admission to the museum itself. In the name of self-care, go see it.
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Public Hearing Notice The Committee on Appropriations of the Council of the City of Philadelphia will hold a Public Hearing on Thursday, May 16, 2019, at 1:00 PM, in Room 400, City Hall, to hear testimony on the following items: 190314
An Ordinance authorizing transfers in appropriations for Fiscal Year 2019 from the General Fund, certain or all City offices, departments, boards and commissions, the Grants Revenue Fund, certain or all City offices, departments, boards and commissions to the General Fund, certain or all City offices, departments, boards and commissions, and the Special Gasoline Tax Fund, certain or all City offices, departments, boards and commissions.
Immediately following the public hearing, a meeting of the Committee on Appropriations, open to the public, will be held to consider the action to be taken on the above listed item.
PARTY-ENDORSED judicial candidate Sherman Toppin, C, drew a crowd to a fundraiser in Logan Square, hoping to finish strong in May 21 primary. Photo by Wendell Douglas
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PUBLIC NOTICE AT&T proposes to collocate antennas (tip heights 134’ and 140’) on the building at 1216 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA (20190900). Interested parties may contact Scott Horn (856809-1202) (1012 Industrial Dr., West Berlin, NJ 08091) with comments regarding potential effects on historic properties.
PUBLIC NOTICE T-Mobile proposes to modify an existing facility (new tip heights 119.5’) on the building 317 N Broad St, Philadelphia, PA (20190895). Interested parties may contact Scott Horn (856809-1202) (1012 Industrial Dr., West Berlin, NJ 08091) with comments regarding potential effects on historic properties.
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PUBLIC NOTICE T-Mobile proposes to collocate antennas (tip heights 113’) on the building at 1080 N. Delaware Avenue, Philadelphia, PA (20182362). Interested parties may contact Scott Horn (856809-1202) (1012 Industrial Dr., West Berlin, NJ 08091) with comments regarding potential effects on historic properties.
PUBLIC NOTICE LIEN SALE AUCTION This is to advise that the personal property of Peter Mooney located at Garage #16 at 4233 Adams Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19124 will be sold to auction to the highest bidder at 4233 Adams Avenue on May 3, 2019 at 11:00 AM to satisfy the owner’s lien for rent.
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A STEADY STREAM of candidates over a three-hour period flocked to the 46th Ward Meeting hosted by Councilwoman Jannie Blackwell seeking approval by committeepersons. All were welcomed to an attentive audience and warm meal. Blackwell welcomed the first wave of candidates: Councilwoman Blondell Reynolds Brown (not seeking re-election); Dennis Lee, candidate for City Commission; Council Member Helen Gym; Council at large candidate Isaiah Thomas; Blackwell; Katherine Gilmore-Richardson, Council at Large recommended replacement for Reynolds Brown; Sandra Dungee Glenn, candidate for Council at large; and Common Pleas Court candidates Wendi Barish and Anthony Kyriakakis. Photo by Joe Stivala
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A hearing has been scheduled at the Family Court, 500 N. King Street, Wilmington, Delaware, on 06/12/19 at 02:00 pm.
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and from filing bankruptcy? Emotions, not reasons, keep people from filing bankruptcy and starting fresh. My fellow bankruptcy lawyer Jay Fleischman has it backwards when he says that for his clients, the decision to file is “purely emotional.” Emotions stand between debtors and a rational decision that their debts can never be repaid and that bankruptcy is the solution. Fear, stubbornness, and pride. Not as sexy as the seven deadly sins, but those three swirling emotions keep my clients mired in debt long after logic says “quit.” Let’s start off with a close look at fear.
If you do not appear at the hearing, the Court may terminate your parental rights without your appearance. IF YOU WISH TO BE REPRESENTED BY AN ATTORNEY IN THIS MATTER BUT CANNOT AFFORD ONE, YOU MAY BE ENTITLED TO HAVE THE COURT APPOINT AN ATTORNEY TO REPRESENT YOU FOR FREE. FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT THE CONFIDENTIAL CLERK AT FAMILY COURT, (302) 255-0244
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Jim Kenney * Together with andidate Katie Friday, May 17, 2019 5:30pm to 8:00pm es Congressman Presents a huge SID BOOKER AtWILLIAMS Club LaPointe’ JEWELL ates Congressman ENTREPRENEUR 4600 North Broad Street Mr. Sid Booker SHERIFF On Friday November 2, 2018 5:30pm to 7:30pm (at Belfield Ave.) s * State Attorney Invites Philadelphia, PA 19140 LaPointe’to his At Clubyou 4600 north Broad Street (at Belfield Ave.) Phila. Pa. 19140 h Shapiro *State Also participating Also Participating n * State Senator Street * City ner Controller Alan z* *Also inviting all elected & appointed officials *Calling on all on wardall leaders to attend this getto outattend to vote rally. sita Youngblood Calling ward leaders Presents a huge this get out to vote rally. Stphen Kinsey * ADULTS ONLY!! DarrellTuesday, L. Clarke May 21, 2019 VOTE! VOTE! VOTE! ss * City Council
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Sid Booker’s “Famous Golden Brown Shrimps” and Cocktails will be served! For more info contact Chirron 215-329-2555.