Southern To Host Town Hall Meeting
First Senior Makes The Cut Meet Tony Budwin: Volunteer Extraordinaire
Mayor Michael A. Nutter has announced a Town Hall Meeting at Southern HS to explain the City’s response to the financial crisis and changes to the budget. The meeting will take place next Tuesday, Nov. 25 in the school auditorium at 7 p.m. At the meetings, government leaders will explain the difficult decisions that need to be made, share the principles that guided the process, and listen attentively to any concerns (Cont. Page 2)
TONY BUDWIN
by R. George Linton Having spent most of my career in Government and in nonprofit community service, one can easily imagine how true it is that I have met and, in many instances, performed services of one kind or another for many different kinds of persons in need. Job development, consumerism and youth programs have all been most rewarding to me in terms of a personal sense of accomplishment, but working with seniors and homebound persons has always given me a sense of deep satisfaction that I may have in some way brought a small
treasure of happiness to the individuals that I served. Visiting with the homebound and their volunteers is always the highlight of my work schedule. It was on a recent visit to one of the volunteer Ministers that I met Tony Budwin. When I spotted Tony in front of his South Philadelphia home, he motioned for me to come in and visit with him. After politely refusing a cold soft drink, Tony asked me to sit with him for a brief conversation; it was then I spotted a huge amount of photography covering at least two walls. (Cont. Page 19)
BREAKING NEWS
Campbell Mourned Councilman Curtis Jones was the first to come out and salute the life of his predecessor, Carol Ann Campbell, who passed away yesterday afternoon after illness. He said, “It is a sad day in Philadelphia. A titan has transitioned. She was well respected by friend and foe alike. During her tenure in City Council she was responsible for several important pieces of legislation. “She was an advocate for the less fortunate. She challenged the status quo and had a distinguished career learning her trade from her late father Edgar Campbell. She will be remembered as an advocate for those things she believed in.”
Inside This Week
Vol. II No. 47 (Issue 59)
“Reporting South Philadelphia the way it deserves”
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November 20, 2008
Turning Up The Heat On Mayor Nutter
Toys for Tots The Lobster Club is collecting Toys for Tots. On Saturday, Dec. 6 the Marines will be at the Lobster Club starting at 10 p.m. to meet everybody and pick up all the toys. The Club will have a DJ and karaoke that night too. If you can’t make it that day to donate a toy, the Club is asking you stop by any Tuesday night at 7.30 p.m. The Lobster Club is located at 1310 Porter Street. Also, Century 21 Advantage Gold will participate in this year’s Toys for (Cont. Page 2)
Residents Rally To Save Engine, Ladder by Rory G. McGlasson Mayor Nutter might have called a town hall meeting at Southern HS next week to discuss his cost-cutting budget measures, but it hasn’t stopped South Philadelphians from letting him know in the meantime how they feel about his proposed fire-engine cuts and library closures. Over 100 citizens rallied outside Engine 10/Ladder 11 this week to (Cont. Page 2)
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