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WE MUST truly be the City of Brotherly Love. Where else would two workers sit back to back in middle of highway pushing their respective candidates without fighting? Sitting smack dab in middle of 5th & Washington Avenues, basking in sun, were Nolan Felix and Lawrence Smith. Seth should thank Sharon Williams-Losier for poster which inadvertently pushed his candidacy.
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Pacifico Family Marks 45th Scholarship Year Thirty-five seniors from 14 area high schools were the recipient of $1,500 scholarships from the Pacifico Family this past week. The students may not have realized it, but they were sharing in a history-making program, one that has continuously given scholarships to needy and academically excellent students for 45 years, made possible by the generosity of Kerry T. Pacifico, Sr., president of the Pacifico Automotive Organization and the Pacifico Family Foundation. Making history for a small business, the Pacifico Family has contributed over $1.5 million in scholarships since instituting the program. The scholarships were awarded to the individual high schools, which in turn applied those to the individual students named. High schools receiving the student (Cont. Page 2)
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There were times when Seth Williams wondered if he had made a mistake in the race for District Attorney, even though he could draw solace from the fact he had come close to besting the unbeatable Lynn Abraham four years ago. Also proving to be a daunting challenge was the fact his key opponent, Dan McCaffery, had early on gotten the support and the money of the majority of Local Unions. But, to his credit, despite a weak start and with little or no financial backing, he doggedly plugged on, addressing, with an enthusiasm generated by a belief this was his time, the handfuls of voters who came out for his early campaign meetings. (Cont. Page 35)
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ALLELULIA! Victorious Democratic primary candidate for District Attorney Seth Williams shouts out his thanks to crowd at his victory party at 3801 Market Street.
ipal Court vacancies in Tuesday’s Democratic Primary. The Republicans had no contests across the board. But despite the luck of the draw, (Cont. Page 35)
Bottleneck On Way Out by Tony West Almost half a century after I-95 was built, Northeast Philadelphia will finally have a proper way to reach it. Ground was broken last week at St. Vincent’s Orphanage on a $230 million rebuilding of the Cottman Avenue interchange. The project will take four years to complete, Pen (Cont. Page 2)
Jim Stevenson RECIPIENTS of Pacifico Family Foundation scholarships are these 35 high-school students representing 14 high schools. Each received $1,500, marking 45th year of scholarship program by the Pacificos. They have contributed over $1.5 million during that time.
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Pacifico Gifts For 45th Year (Cont. from Page 1) scholarships were John Bartram, Bishop Neumann/St. Maria Goretti, Overbrook, South Philadelphia, HS for Creative and Performing Arts, HS for Business, Edward W. Bok Technical HS, Motivation HS, Girard Academic Music Program, Horace Howard Furness, West Philadelphia, Communications Technology, University City and Lower Merion. Students receiving scholarships included Daniel Harrell, Nvidera Edwards, Edwin Cummings, Andrew Kearney, Marcel Reynolds, Khadijah Flythe, Takeitha Moye, Tiera Robinson, Shawnice Lewis, Sergio Ramirez, Elijah Bliss, Lytia Solomon, Earl Green, Valencia Motley, Shaynah Smith, Lateefah Adams, Karee Ones, Carlzel Bostic, LaKara McKnight, Sahuynh Le, Nykia Sizemore, Kim Nguyen, Paul Bucca, Erica Camodeca, Alyssa Milano, Tabia Linder, Tavee Mao, Tazhee Cooper, Angela Bright, Michael White, Nicole Boyd, Chasya Leibowitz, Joseph Mustapha, Myna Whitney, Monie Fisher, Saresa Williams, Jesse Hunley and Aziza Heree Bey. The Pacifico Organization was founded in 1954. It is located at the Philadelphia Airport Auto Mall and operates Ford, Hyundai and Mazda franchises as well as the Pacifico Airport Valet Service. Pacifico, who is president of the Pacifico Auto Organization and the Family Foundation, also serves as honorary director of the Automobile Dealers Association and is on the Board of Trustees for the Auto Dealers’ CARing for Kids Foundation.
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Ne I-95 Ramp For Cottman (Cont. from Page 1) nDOT District Executive Leonard Toasco estimated. When completed, the project will have radically transformed the main entrance to the Northeast. A second southbound ramp will be added. Cottman Avenue will have a southbound onramp as well as an offramp, becoming the main conduit for traffic from the interior. Princeton Avenue will no longer be a conduit for southbound traffic from Torresdale Avenue. As a result, residential Tacony will have peace restored to its streets as heavy truck traffic from the industrial district east of the train tracks will no longer be detoured into it, but hug the Interstate where it belongs. “Residents who live near the ramps at Cottman and Princeton Avenues have dealt with the traffic congestion, noise and speeding motorists for far too long,” State Sen. Mike Stack hammered home at the groundbreaking. “This project will make Torresdale, Holmesburg, Tacony and Wissinoming more attractive and safer for pedestrians. It will improve the flow of traffic by redirecting highway motorists and trucks to nonresidential area.” State Rep. Mike McGeehan further hoped the work will spur waterfront recreational development. Pete Naccarato of Tacony CDC
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STANDING where new Milnor Street onramp to I-95 will go in, Tacony Civic Association President Louis M. Iatarola, left, and State Sen. Mike Stack discuss its impact on N.E. Phila. foresaw St. Vincent gaining new desirability for residential development. Because Cottman Avenue is literally central to Northeast Philadelphia’s road transportation system, the impact of the reconstruction project will be felt everywhere in that neck of the city. Minutes will be shaved off travel times for thousands of wayfarers, and fewer of them will wind up lost on Torresdale Avenue trying to figure out how to get to I-95. In addition, Stack noted, the work will drop a ton of money on the city. “This project will create thousands of jobs for construction workers, suppliers, inspectors, engineers and designers – jobs that will help families put food on their table, heat their homes and send their children to college – jobs that will boost our troubled economy, helping us on our road to recovery.” Work began May 14 on a new northbound onramp at Milnor Street. Traffic to it will be funneled from Cottman Avenue, which will become two-way as far as State Road, via either Bleigh
or Princeton Avenues. The second southbound onramp will be at Longshore Avenue. It will provide an additional access for Tacony by way of Disston Avenue. However, its chief aim is to suck more truck traffic from State Road. The first phase of the project will last until 2011. It consists of the building of two new onramps, an extra southbound lane on State Road and the two-laning of Princeton and Cottman Avenues. Some of these pieces can’t start delivering maximum benefit until the entire project is finished, though. For that reason, warns Lou Iatarola, president of the Tacony Civic Association, in the short run, even after a particular strip of construction is completed, things could get worse in some residential areas before they get better. Iatarola is still all for the project. “When they built I95, they promised us the Princeton Avenue onramp was only temporary,” he recalls. “’Temporary’ turned out to be quite a long time indeed.”
IT’S FAMILY AFFAIR for Seth Williams at Trolley Car in Northwest Philly Tuesday. DA candidate is joined by his wife Sonita, daughters Taylor, 9, and Hope, 5, and Seth’s mom Imelda for an Election Unity lunch. Also joining Williams family is Vincent Gaudini and his son Vincent, Jr.
A NEW DAY, a new DA! That was call for election workers, candidates, and supporters of Seth Williams at Election Day Unity luncheon at Trolley Car in Chestnut Hill, hosted by Ward Leader Vernon Price, center.
PUTTING IN SOME last-minute campaigning is Seth Williams, who stopped by Trolley Car on Germantown Avenue Election Day.
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PHA Puts 1,800 Vacant Houses On Sale Real-estate developers looking for property in Philadelphia will soon have some new inventory to consider. The Federal government has approved a request by the Philadelphia Housing Authority to sell off nearly 1,800 vacant houses and lots it owns. PHA Executive Director Carl
Greene said the US Dept. of Housing & Urban Development will need about another 60 days to complete its detailed process, and once that’s done PHA will list the available properties and begin accepting bids. “We won’t know the level of interest until we begin the
bidding process. Most of the interest in these properties will come from private developers, but we also know some nonprofit organizations and individuals may be attracted as well. Anyone can put in a bid,” Greene said. He noted, however, that with the lack of liquidity in the
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WHY ARE THERE no endorsements of female African American candidates in the pages of the Philadelphia Inquirer? asks Congressman Bob Brady, and a coalition of politicians and supporters for Judicial justice outside Inquirer Building Monday. In its May 8 endorsement of candidates running for the 11 Philadelphia judgeships in the May 19 primary, Inquirer did not endorse any of three African American women on ballot. State Sens. LeAnna M. Washington and Anthony H. Williams, Brady, Democratic 8th Ward Leader Stephanie Singer and J. Whyatt Mondesire, president of Philadelphia Chapter of NAACP, question editorial decision.
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CARL GREENE …About Neighborhoods Nevertheless, the agency still serves 81,000 residents through its public-housing and Housing Choice Voucher programs. It plans to open two more newly constructed sites this year, Mantua Square in West Philadelphia and Warnock Apartments in North Philadelphia. In addition, the agency is using $90 million in stimulus money to totally rehab 300 scattered-site homes, rebuild the burned Plymouth Hall senior building and make major energy-system upgrades at several older developments. PHA initially received the scattered-site properties following the foreclosure crises of the 1960s and ‘70s as the closing of factories and the movement away from urban areas of major cities left thousands of homes vacant. “I hope as we cope with this foreclosure crisis that the federal government won’t repeat the mistakes it made decades ago. At that time, HUD turned over properties to PHA without the resources to care for them. This time programs have been set up with the intent of making things different.”
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LOCAL 98 Electric Sign Tells It All Two of the major flagship dealers at the Airport Auto Mall, David Chrysler and Family Dodge, are among the dealerships that received letters last week from Chrysler indicating they were on the retention list. Chrysler had notified over 1,000 dealers their contracts with the auto maker were being terminated. David Kelleher and his wife, Marlo, wanted their customers to know “the brief restructuring of Chrysler is not the end of anything but the be-
ginning of a bright future. We are also very pleased to let you know both David Dodge and David Chrysler Jeep locations (the other is in Chadds Ford on Route 202) have been selected to continue our Sales and Service agreements with the New Chrysler entity.” Greg Gentile, whose famState Rep.
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Lest We Forget: Those Lest we forget! The Philadelphia Public Record and the South Philadelphia Public Record call attention to the sacrifices made by the men and women of our Armed Services throughout our history. While Memorial Day marks a three-day weekend holiday for most Americans, and officially opens the seashore to many of them, we must not forget those who died in the service of our country and the living veterans who survived them in the more recent of our wars. Following the end of the Civil War, many communities set aside a day to mark the end of the war or as a memorial to those who had died. Some of the places creating an early memorial day include Sharpsburg, Md., located near Antietam Battlefield; Charleston, S.C.; Boalsburg, Penna.; Richmond, Va.; Carbondale, Ill.; Columbus, Miss.; many communities in Vermont; and some two
dozen other cities and towns. These observances coalesced around Decoration Day, honoring the Union dead, and the several Confederate Memorial Days. According to Professor David Blight of the Yale University History Dept., the first Memorial Day was observed in 1865 by liberated slaves at the historic racetrack in Charleston. The site was a former Confederate prison camp as well as a mass grave for Union soldiers who died in captivity. The freed slaves re-interred the dead Union soldiers from the mass grave to individual graves, fenced in the graveyard and built an entry arch declaring it a Union graveyard. This was a daring action for them to take in the South shortly after the North’s victory. On May 30, 1868, the freed slaves returned to the graveyard with flowers they had picked from the countryside and decorated the individual gravesites,
thereby creating the first Decoration Day. A parade by thousands of freed Blacks and Union soldiers from the area was followed by patriotic singing and a picnic. The official birthplace of Memorial Day is Waterloo, N.Y. The village was credited with being the place of origin because it observed the day on May 5, 1866, and each year thereafter. The friendship between General John Murray, a distinguished citizen of Waterloo, and General John A. Logan, who helped bring attention to the event nationwide, likely was a factor in the holiday’s growth. Logan had been the principal speaker in a citywide memorial observation on April 29, 1866, at a cemetery in Carbondale, Ill., an event that likely gave him the idea to make it a national holiday. On May 5, 1868, in his capacity as commander-in-chief of theGrand Army of the Republic, a veterans ganization, Logan (Cont. Next Page)
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longest-standing traditions is the running of the Indianapolis 500, which has been held in conjunction with Memorial Day since 1911. Some Americans view Memorial Day as the unofficial beginning of summer and Labor Day as the unofficial end of the season (with the 4th of July as the very hot middle). In the Northern United States, it is the traditional weekend in which people reopen pools that had been covered for the winter. The national “Click It or Ticket“ campaign ramps up beginning Memorial Day weekend, noting the beginning of the most dangerous season for car accidents and other safety-related incidents. The United States Air Force‘s “101 Critical Days of Summer,” marking the period that statistically has shown an increase in accidents, begin on this day as
well. Memorial Day formerly was observed on May 30. The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) and Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War (SUVCW) advocate returning to this fixed date, although the significance of the date is tenuous. The VFW stated in a 2002 Memorial Day Address: “Changing the date merely to create three-day weekends has undermined the very meaning of the day. No doubt, this has contributed a lot to the general public’s nonchalant observance of Memorial Day.” Since 1987, Hawaii‘s Senator Daniel Inouye, a World War II veteran, has repeatedly introduced measures to return Memorial Day to its traditional date. The alternative name of “Memorial Day” was first used in 1882. It did not be-
come more common until after World War II, and was not declared the official name by Federal law until 1967. On June 28, 1968, the United States Congress passed the Uniform Holidays Bill, which moved three holidays from their traditional dates to a specified Monday in order to create a convenient three-day weekend. The holidays included Washington’s Birthday, now celebrated as Presidents’ Day; Veterans Day, and Memorial Day. The change moved Memorial Day from its traditional May 30 date to the last Monday in May. The law took effect at the Federal level in 1971.
The Public Record • May 21, 2009 The gravestones at Arlington National Cemetery are graced by US flags on Memorial Day. Local celebrations will mark day as well.
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(Cont. from Prev. Page) issued a proclamation that “Decoration Day” be observed nationwide. It was observed for the first time on May 30 of the same year; the date was chosen because it was not the anniversary of a battle. The tombs of fallen Union soldiers were decorated in remembrance. Many of the states of the South refused to celebrate Decoration Day, due to lingering hostility towards the Union Army and also because relatively few veterans of the Union Army had been buried in the South. A notable exception was Columbus, which on Apr. 25, 1866 at its Decoration Day commemorated both the Union and Confederate casualties buried in its cemetery. In 1868, the 30th of May was designated for the purpose of strewing with flowers, or otherwise decorating the graves of comrades who died in defense of their country during the late rebellion, and whose bodies now lie in almost every city, village and hamlet churchyard in the land. In this observance no form or ceremony is prescribed, but Posts and comrades were, in their own way, to arrange such fitting services and testimonials of respect as circumstances may permit. Many people observe this holiday by visiting cemeteries and memorials. A national moment of remembrance takes place at 3 p.m. Eastern Time. Another tradition is to fly the flag of the United States at half-staff from dawn until noon local time. Volunteers often place American flags on each gravesite at National Cemeteries. Many Americans also use Memorial Day to honor other family members who have died. Members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars take donations for poppies in the days leading up to Memorial Day; the poppy’s significance to Memorial Day is the result of the John McCrae poem “In Flanders Fields.” In addition to remembrance, Memorial Day is also used as a time for picnics, barbecues, family gatherings, and sporting events. One of the
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Another Opinion public were life is cheap and hopes repressed. Corrupt officials should be treated as harshly as any who attempt to destroy our nation. Most corruption cases involve money, yet our legislators refuse to enact laws limiting campaign contributions (as is in other states and at the Federal level). Too many State lawmakers are showing themselves more interested in lining their pockets and cam-
Letters Why Dredge? Regarding dredging the Delaware River: Aside from the problem of the toxic material being dredged up, there is the current need for reducing long-distance shipping of food and products that should be grown and made locally to avoid huge energy costs in traveling goods. Therefore we should be
turning to local production, not international shipping of goods. It would be helpful if you had some experts in these areas give their input. Joan Sage South Philadelphia (ED. NOTE: Dredged material makes fine topsoil, good for local gardening. It’s available down at Hog Island).
Public Corruption paign coffers than enacting powerful laws going after officials who abuse their office. I don’t know if Vincent Fumo or those involved in Bonusgate deserve capital punishment, but the two Judges in Luzerne Co. who abused their positions by sending kids to private treatment facilities in exchange for kickbacks should be regarded as worse than sleazy pimps who kidnap kids and sell them for profit. At the very least, officials found guilty of public corruption should have their names and images stricken from public records.
It is not good enough for you and others to read and agree with my words. Most legislators will do nothing unless they feel pressure … or sense political gain. Only when citizens like you pull out a pen and paper and write your legislators demanding campaign finance reform (contribution and spending limits) and stronger anti-corruption laws will anything begin to change. Everyone wants good government. But good government only happens when good people get involved in making government do good things.
May 21- Women in Partnership With God’s Scholarship Awards Banquet at City Line Hilton, 4100 City Line Ave., 6 p.m. Tickets $560. For info Yvonne Johnson (215) 5389369. May 24-Jun. 12- Holy Ghost Headquarters Revival Ctr. at The Met, 858 N Broad St., Camp Meeting 2009 - A Year Of Birthing. For info visit www.holyghostheadquarters.or g or call (215) 235-3662. May 26- Laborers’ District Council Charity Golf Classic in honor of Samuel Staten, Sr. at Spring Mill C.C., 80 Jacksonville Rd., Ivyland, Pa., 10:30 a.m. shotgun. For info (267) 757-0720. Jun. 3- AIDS Education Month Opening Reception at Independence Visitor's Ctr., 6th & Market Streets, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Jun. 4- N.W. Greens meet at Weavers Way Meeting Rm., 555 Carpenter Lane (near Greene St.), 7 p.m. Jun. 8- TWU Local 234 Golf Outing “Take Care of Our Own”. For info (215) 972-
4140. Jun. 10- Shomrim of Phila. & Delaware Valley annual Banquet at Har Zion Synagogue, 1500 Hagys Ford Rd., Gladwyne, Pa., 6:30 p.m. Honorees will be Phila. Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey, "Person of the Year", and Chief Inspector James Tiano, "Humanitarian of the Year". Tickets $65. Open bar, entertainment and appetizers. Call Mitchell Spritzler (267) 235-1287. Jun. 15- CORA for KIDS Golf Classic at JC Melrose C.C., 7600 Tookany Ck. Pkwy. buffet lunch and qualifying for $10,000 Putting Contest 11:30 a.m. Cost $185 individual golfer or $700 for a foursome. Dinner only costs $65. To register call Patty Poach (215) 701-2560 or email caring@coraservices.org. Jun. 20- TWU Local 234 Women’s Committee Family Awareness Black Tie Affair. For info (215) 972-4140. Jul. 11- Juniata Golf Club, L & Cayuga Sts., sponsors Independence Day Scramble, starting 8 a.m. $65 per player. 36-hole scramble. Food, prizes, after-golf party with D.J. Mike Fox. Bring your spouse. Proceeds go to Juniata Golf Fdn.
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by William A. Cornell Wormleysburg, Pa. Public corruption is a serious threat to every citizen. Not being able to trust those who make and enforce our laws exposes every citizen to the danger of wrongfully loosing their rights, liberties or property at any time. Having corrupt lawmakers, judges and law enforcement officers makes our state look no better than a banana re-
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As we write this editorial, the figures are still coming in. By next issue we will be able to pick a winner from the Guess the Turnout contest we have been running and to which many of you responded. But for sure, we can say we are all losers. Less than 1.4 of us out of 10 turned out to vote. Those few made the decisions the rest of us have to live with for the next four years in the case of the District Attorney and the City Controller and, in the cases of the judiciary, for the next 10 years. Odds are there would not have been much of a change in the DA and Controller races, but a higher turnout could easily have flipped around many races for the Judiciary. The Public Record has been running a series about the problems plaguing the criminal-justice system as it is practiced in Philadelphia. The Judiciary plays a major role in how effective the system functions when it comes to moving those arrested through the system. There are bends in the system about here which create jam-ups, resulting in prisoners making repeated trips from prison to the courts without their cases being heard. Judges can make the difference. They can order cases to be heard. They can stop the turnstile movement due to defense and prosecutorial attorneys who seem never to be ready to try a case. We believe the bulk of the Judges elected this goaround fit the no-nonsense mold. But we won’t know until we get reports on how well they function in the courts. That is why this election was crucial for the candidates and the electorate. The candidates made their pitches, but the electorate wasn’t listening. So if some of those nominated, and subsequently elected in November, fold to the pressures of the system, the 86% of us who didn’t vote have only ourselves to blame for overcrowded prisons wasting tax money, for the increase of recidivism among prisoners, and for the continuing increase of crime on our streets.
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LDC Charity Golf Classic To Honor Sam Staten, Sr. —$1Million Raised To Date—
The Laborers’ District Council Charity Fund, a 501(c)(3) non profit organization, will hold its 10th Annual Charity Golf Classic Tuesday, May 26 at Spring Mill Country Club in Ivyland, Pa. The event will honor long-time labor leader Samuel Staten, Sr.’s long-standing commitment and dedication to the LDC Charity Fund. Proceeds from this event will benefit, among others, the Fox Chase Mesothelioma Fund, the Jenkintown Day Nursery, and the Q’aid Staten Memorial Scholarship Fund. This year’s corporate sponsors include Associated Specialty Contracting, Inc., Columbia Partners, Inc., Delaware Valley Real Estate Investment Trust, IBEW Local 98, Laborers’ District Council of the Metropolitan
Area of Philadelphia and Vicinity, Mid-Atlantic LECET, Perry N. Blackman, CPA, Philadelphia LECET and ROC Consulting Group. “I am currently in my first year as business manager of LDC and none of my duties will give me as much pleasure as honoring my mentor, Samuel Staten, Sr., at our premier charitable event,” said Ryan Boyer. “As we celebrate the event’s 10th anniversary we also celebrate a true milestone: raising over $1 million.” “I am honored to be a part of the 10th anniversary of this great event,” said Samuel Staten, Sr., assistant business manager of LDC and Laborers’ Local 332. “The longevity of the event and the funds we have raised for various charities prove organized
labor can truly make a difference in the community.” LDC Charity Fund’s goal is to raise funds to assist charitable organizations that provide services to the needy in the five-county area of Philadelphia. LDC of the Metropolitan area of Philadelphia and Vicinity has been helping members and their families and the community enjoy a better standard of living by providing jobs and benefits since its charter in 1937. LDC believes in the principles that unionism was founded on: a fair day’s pay for a fair day’s work, and workers’ rights. LDC also believes that next-generation unionism must vigorously pursue workers’ rights’ based on management and union cooperation and the advancement of member education.
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Just in time for the Pennsylvania primary is my Random Thoughts column. We now know who’s going to be running for District Attorney, City Controller and Judge in the November elections. I just hope more of you bother to show up then than you did on Tuesday. I knew this was going to be a so-called “lowturnout” election, but I didn’t know it would be so low I would be number 34 at my polling place when I went to vote at 7:30 p.m. Yeah, that’s right. I said PM. That kinda depresses me. Why? Because it’s a shame when folks in this city don’t care enough about how their money is minded or whether or not there is “justice” or “just us” to go out and vote their consciences. While this election didn’t have anything as exciting as a Presidential, Gubernatorial or Congressional race attached to it, it was worthy of everyone’s attention for just the District Attorney and Judicial races alone. By the way, congratulations to Seth Williams, whose Democratic primary win proves if it’s a contest between the Fraternal Order of Police and the Electricians Union, the Police are going to win. A remnant from my reporting past reared its ugly head this past weekend. Roy Frankhouser, a former Grand Dragon of the Pennsylvania Ku Klux Klan, passed away on Saturday. He was 69. I had the displeasure of meeting Frankhouser when I was a reporter for the Reading Eagle. I was doing a package of stories on hate groups in Pennsylvania and the folks in my of(Cont. Page 18)
MEGAN McALLISTER was the guest of honor at a graduation party given by her parents MICHAEL and MAUREEN McALLISTER. She is graduating from Nazareth Academy and is enrolling at LaSalle University. Among the guests in attendance were MIKE DRISCOLL, former candidate for Council at Large; former JUDGE MARIO DRIGGS; Administrative Assistant to COUNCILMAN JIM KENNEY, JOHN O’CONNOR; Democratic Ward Leader BOBBY DELLAVELLA and Municipal Court JUDGE FAY STACK and her husband MIKE. It was a nice affair held at the Ashburner Inn. KYLE ELLIOTT, son of JOHN ELLIOTT and JANE DALTON, has completed Doctor of Laws degree work at Villanova University. He was feted at a family gathering in Blue Bell and intends to spend two years in the District Attorney’s office in Scranton. Among those in attendance were his brothers JACK & KIRWAN and sister HEATHER. Also on hand to congratulate were MICHELE SIEDZKOWSKI and husband HENRY; ED MINNINO; KAREN BLACK (widow of well-known Inquirer columnist TOM FOX); and JOHN & EILEEN ELLIOTT and Jane Dalton, former Chancellor of the Philadelphia Bar Association, and her husband TOM HOLLY. In the race for Judge, some of the candidates came up with exceptional messages in their bids to seek nomination. JUDGE JIMMY LYNN, candidate for Commonwealth Court, had a telephone message from SEN. BOB CASEY. STEVE POLLOCK, also running for Commonwealth Court, was endorsed by GOV. ED RENDELL and MAYOR MIKE NUTTER. Rendell has also endorsed for Superior Court Common JUDGE ANNE LAZARUS. The race for District Attorney also brought out phone messages from the candidates themselves, with SETH WILLIAMS, DAN McELHATTON and DAN McCAFFERY utilizing this campaign device. The same was true for BRETT MANDEL in his aggressive race for Controller of the City. The much-heralded speech on the occasion of PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA’S receiving an honorary Doctor of Laws Degree from the Notre Dame University was an exciting media event. There were 2,900 graduates and Obama’s remarks were frequently interrupted by strong applause. It was clear the students were pleased with the administration’s decision to invite the President to speak at their commencement and he appears to be (Cont. Page 27)
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Yo! Here we go again with these observations sent to me by a reader Jerry O. I believe just because two people argue, it doesn’t mean they don’t love each other. And just because they don’t argue, it doesn’t mean they do. I believe we don’t have to change friends if we understand that friends change. I believe no matter how good a friend is, they’re going to hurt you every once in a while and you must forgive them for that. I believe true friendship continues to grow, even over the longest distance. Same goes for true love. I believe you can do something in an instant that will give you heartache for life. I believe it’s taking me a long time to become the person I want to be. I believe you should always leave loved ones with loving words. It may be the last time you see them. I believe you can keep going long after you think you can’t. I believe we are responsible for what we do, no matter how we feel. I believe either you control your attitude or it controls you. I believe heroes are the people who do what must be done when it needs to be done regardless of the consequences. I believe money is a lousy way of keeping score. I believe my best friend and I can do anything or nothing and have the best time. I believe sometimes the people you expect to kick you when you’re down will be the ones to help you get back up. I believe sometimes when I’m angry I have the right to be angry, but that doesn’t give me the right to be cruel. I believe maturity has more to do with what types of experiences you’ve had and what you’ve learned from them and less to do with how many birthdays you’ve celebrated. I believe it isn’t always enough to be forgiven by others; sometimes you have to learn to forgive yourself. I believe no matter how bad your heart is broken, the world doesn’t stop for your grief. I believe our background and circumstances may have influenced who we are, but we are responsible for who we become. I believe that you shouldn’t be so eager to find out a secret. It could change your life forever. I believe two people can look at the exact same thing and see something totally different. I believe your life can be changed in a matter of hours by people who don’t even know you. I believe even when you think you have no more to give, when a friend cries out to you – you will find the strength to help. I believe credentials on the wall do not make you a decent human being. I believe the people you care about most in life are taken from you too soon. I believe if these beliefs were to be used by everyone – what a wonderful world this would be – don’t you?
Snooper’s “BOX NEWS”: Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey, and all his great POLICE OFFICERS are going to ‘crack down’ on the causes for so many of our TRAFFIC PROBLEMS. The Mayor, City Council and The Police are fed up with all the Center City traffic congestion and they’re going to do something about it IMMEDIATELY. They will no longer tolerate all those inconsiderate “morons” trying to get across intersections, thus “BLOCKING THE BOX”. Hey, if they get you, it’s going to cost you at least $119, and that’s only for the first time. They’re asking all those who drive, PLEASE keep ‘the BOX’ clear. ‘The Box’ is the area surrounding all four corners of the street. Remember, YOU ARE ALL WARNED. Please pay attention, or else it will cost you plenty! Snooper BEWARE: Yes, here we go again with an extra ONE CENT on the SALES TAX. Yeah, it’s only going to be for FIVE YEARS. I can still remember the original implementation of the SALES TAX. Sure, it was only to be 3 cents for THREE YEARS, for The Johnstown FLOOD. Well, years have passed, and we still have it. Now it’s up to 9 cents. When is this “CASH COW” going to end? Yes, we have another FIVE YEARS to go! Snooper Scooper: Joe Mc Dermott, Jr., wants all of you to know THE MUNICIPAL COURT is giving away FREE a beautiful pamphlet. This pamphlet, in color, explains the entire Court Systems here in Pennsylvania. The pamphlet, “A Citizen’s Guide to THE JUDICIAL BRANCH. Pennsylvania’s United Judicial System.” At the base level we have MUNICIPAL COURT, TRAFFIC COURT, MAGISTERIAL (Cont. Page 29)
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The economic survival of our city now rests in the hands of one of the finest Republican candidates in years, AL SCHMIDT. The defeat of reform Controller candidate BRETT MANDEL by incumbent ALAN BUTKOVITZ is just another frustrating chapter in the legacy of “corrupt and contented” Philadelphia politics. Mandel ran an excellent campaign, pointing out the fact Butkovitz has been derelict in his sworn duty to conduct yearly audits, as required by the City Charter, of The BRT, PPA, Dept. of Revenue, and all the other centers of corruption, patronage, waste and abuse that have recently graced the front pages, and are responsible for our nearly $2 billion budget deficit. Next year, when your property, sales and other City taxes skyrocket, I want you all to remember: Mr. Butkovitz doesn’t deem it necessary to audit and monitor the shady agencies run by his political allies. Philadelphia deserves the politicians it gets and, I must say, honest Democrats let a real opportunity for reform and recovery slip away by not voting in Mandel. He showed courage to run and desire to improve our city. We have but one more opportunity to right this sinking ship before it’s too late. I hope he and another outstanding gentleman and public servant, JUDGE JOHN BRAXTON, have the moral courage to throw their support behind Al in the general election. NANCY PELOSI is the gift that keeps on giving. We’ve always known her to be a leftwing nut job, but last week’s press conference, where she accused the CIA of lying to her about enhanced interrogations, may just be the final straw. In what bordered on bizarre, Speaker Pelosi embarrassed herself and her office by dissembling in front of America. If (Cont. Page 27)
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The Membership of AFSCME District Council 47 Proudly Salute Our Sisters and Brothers Serving in Our Armed Forces Past, Present and Future
Memorial Day May 21, 2009
AFSCME DC 47 Local Presidents Local 54 Ann Morrison Local 752 Toni Flowers Local 590 Howard Deck Local 810 Louise Carpino Local 1723 Paul Dannnefelser
Local 1739 Fred Wright Local 2186 Mike Walsh Local 2187 Kahim Boles Local 3397 Cheryl Leone DC 47 Retirees Dorothea Wilson
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one of the most effective ways to improve quality of life, attract new business, and improve the general environment in urban areas. The challenge lies in that many cities would like to implement green infrastructure solutions, but do not know how to get started. They often lack the technical expertise to effectively create a community-wide “green” strategy to strengthen economic development and improve environmental conditions in dense urban areas. Schwartz’s Green Communities Act provides a common-sense solution to this situation by creating a new initiative through the Dept. of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration. This initiative will encourage public-private partnership by contracting with five nationally recognized nonprofit organizations that will provide technical assistance to 80 municipalities across the US. After the communities have completed the technical assistance portion, they will be eligible for additional grant funding to help implement their green planning. “We know cities want to make their communities green, yet they often face challenges on how to accom-
plish this. The Green Communities Act establishes a public-private initiative to educate municipalities across the country on how to best implement green efforts. This plan takes the successful greening experiences that Philadelphia has had, and works to disseminate those ideas nationwide,” said Schwartz. The Green Communities Act is endorsed by the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society and the American Nursery
and Landscape Association. J. Blaine Bonham, Jr., executive VP, PHS, said, “PHS wholeheartedly supports Congresswoman Schwartz’s Green Communities Act. PHS is dedicated to the revitalization of urban neighborhoods through the restoration of parks and green spaces and the reclamation of vacant land. Those efforts require a funding stream from various public and private sources to initiate new verdant land-
scapes and gardens and to create the green jobs that maintain these projects. The Green Communities Act will ensure the continuation of this work, which is vital to the environmental, social and economic future of our cities.” “Congresswoman Schwartz truly understands the economic, environmental and social benefits of our green infrastructure – trees, gardens, parks and landscaped areas. We are pleased
to be able to work with her on HR 2222 to extend the green benefits that Philadelphia enjoys to the entire country,” said Gregg Robertson, executive director of PLNA. Today’s field hearing was organized by the NortheastMidwest Congressional Coalition in coordination with the Northeast-Midwest Institute and was held at The Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia.
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Congress members Allyson Schwartz, Bob Brady and Chaka Fattah hosted a Congressional field hearing highlighting the kinds of green policies that can enhance the livability of dense urban areas, bring new, green-collar jobs to our communities, and improve water and air quality. Experts at the field hearing testified on strategies and policy recommendations for how implementing greener, more natural, infrastructure can significantly improve the economic standing of communities. “This Congressional field hearing provided an outstanding platform for national and local experts to share policy ideas and solutions on ways that we can further green our nation’s cities, including Philadelphia,” said Schwartz, who chaired the field hearing. A key focus of the hearing was on Schwartz’s landmark bill, the Green Communities Act (HR 2222), a forwardthinking plan to assist cities in planning, designing, and implementing green infrastructure strategies. As cities across the United States look for new effective, low-cost strategies to grow their economies, the implementation of green infrastructure is
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Election Day Luncheon Tradition At Famous Deli
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JOHN J. DOUGHERTY, Sr, proud dad of Local 98’s Johnny Doc, shares table with Local 98’s Jerry Dellavella at Famous Deli election day.
JUDGE Dan Anders and Mark Segal among luncheon crowd at Famous Deli.
SHARIF STREET, Esq., smiles through all hubbub as cameras chase candidates at Famous Deli’s traditional Election Day luncheon.
THE JOHN SABATINAS, father and son, were in crowd enjoying luncheon and passing on election tidbits.
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Why Do People Faint? by Dr. Nicholas DePace I am concerned about patients who faint without adequate warning signs. This is often a serious problem. Fainting, or loss of consciousness, occurs in many people during her lifetime. The medical term to describe this is “syncope”. Actually it is a symptom and not a diagnosis.
The basic mechanism for the loss of consciousness that occurs with simple fainting or syncope is a lack of blood flow to the brain. This can be a result of either a sudden curtailment in blood flow to the brain for approximately eight seconds, a drop in oxygen to the brain, or a drop in the systolic blood pressure to less than 60 mmHg.
One often confuses a seizure with a fainting episode or syncope. With seizure activity there is an electrical disturbance in the brain. Fainting can lead to a seizure if the brain is deprived of blood flow with oxygen for a significant amount of time. A useful diagnostic test to perform on an individual if there is a question of whether
they actually have over syncope/fainting or seizure is a brain-wave test (or EEC). The most important thing to do when one looks at the reason for fainting is to decide whether it is a life threatening cause or a non-lifethreatening cause. The life-threatening causes of syncope are usually due to the heart’s not functioning properly as a result of an electrical disturbance or a mechanical disturbance. An
arrhythmia, for example, is an electrical disturbance that may cause one to pass out. A narrowed aortic valve (a condition known as aortic stenosis), or a narrowed outflow tract from the pumping chamber of the heart due to a muscle-bound heart tissue (a condition known as IHSS or hypertrophic cardiomyopathy) are examples of mechanical abnormalities in the heart
that preclude blood flow from going properly to the head. Other life-threatening causes of fainting/syncope are bleeding, which may drop one’s blood pressure, a clot which travels to the lung known as a pulmonary embolism, a bleed in the brain known as an intracranial hemorrhage, or a severe lifethreatening allergic reaction (Cont. Page 27)
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Frankhouser’s home and his brains were still on the wall. Frankhouser had done Federal time for hiding out some White Supremacists who were robbing banks in the Midwest in preparation for the Racial Holy War they were hoping to start. Plus, I come from a long line of Southerners. If you’re a Southerner who just happens to be Black, being in the same room with a member of the Klan is just about as pleasant a thought to you as it would be for most Phillies fans to be stuck in Queens (the home of the Mets) with
Out & About (Cont. from Page 11) fice insisted I interview him. Although I consider myself a professional that can handle anything, I had an issue with this. You see, Frankhouser had a pretty well-established rep. He had bombed a Jewish community center in Berks Co. One of his colleagues who had found out he was actually Jewish shot himself in
no way out. Anyway, after the rather surreal editorial meeting that led to this decision, I went and interviewed Frankhouser, who literally lived down the street from the paper in a ramshackle house that he called “The Mountain Church of Jesus Christ”. We met at a local restaurant and he regaled me with bons mots about the supremacy of his race, how the Jews should be taken care of, blah, blah, blah. While I took good notes and got a good story out of this interview, all I could re-
member about Frankhouser for real was the fact I’ve driven by landfills that smelled better. Apparently, one of the ways that you protect yourself in jail is by making yourself a walking, talking assault on the olfactory nerve. I was a lot less scared of Frankhouser after that. I thought to myself, “You think that you’re better than me, but you don’t even smell better than me! What a sad little person you are!” No one has claimed Frankhouser’s body, as of the day I’m writing this column.
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The friend of mine that he ran out of town got kinda sad when she heard that news and is seriously considering making the man’s worst nightmare come true: She may give him an interfaith funeral service. It’s good she can be forgiving enough to want to make sure that someone who has caused her so much pain gets a dignified send-off. Personally, I think a pile of wood and a match is a more deserved fate, but that’s just me. Last weekend, 10 people were shot, including a 3-yearold boy who was just standing around and minding his own business like most 3-year-olds do. Two 15-year-olds were also shot. Luckily, no one died. If someone handed me some money to bet, I’d put it on the fact that most of the folks pulling the triggers in these shootings were under 30. In some cases, I’d bet
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State Sen. Christine M. Tartaglione has warned Republican colleagues a vote for their “cynical and shortsighted” budget proposal would turn back eight years of progress in job training and job creation. “Our job-training programs are helping companies join the new economy so they can hire Pennsylvanians who lost their jobs in the old economy,” Tartaglione told her colleagues during a three-hour debate on the Senate floor today. “We are indeed facing difficult choices, but those choices would be more difficult without the documented success of the employment efforts cut from this budget.” SB 850, a Republicandrafted budget proposal that passed the Senate on a party-line vote, eliminates Pennsylvania’s job-training programs, assistivetechnology program and slashes funding for building inspections and safety programs. “If you have a small business that has stepped up to partner with the State to help give workers critical skills for vital jobs, you lose,” Tartaglione said.
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SCHOOL DISTRICT OF PHILADELPHIA Sealed proposals will be received by the School Reform Commission at the School Administration Building located at 440 North Broad St., 3rd Floor, Office of Capital Programs, Philadelphia, PA 19130-4015, until 2:00 P.M., on Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009. A non-refundable fee for each set of bid documents is as scheduled. The School District will only accept bids from companies that have been placed on its current Pre Qualified Contractors List as shown at psit.org. All School District Project require MBE/WBE participation as shown in the specifications. FEE $100.00
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Ringside With The Shadowboxer STATE SEN. Larry Farnese presents congratulatory proclamation from the State Senate to 2009 Penna. Veteran Boxers Association Man of the Year Fred Druding, Jr.
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I N DUCTEE D A V E Tiberi accepts Hall of Fame p l a q u e from VBA President Charley Sgrillo.
2009 Man of the Year Fred Druding, Jr. is congratulated by his lovely girlfriend Marilyn Clark and Carmen and Lenora Scarduzio.
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IN THE RING! City Controller candidates Brett Mandel and Al Schmidt both came out to support Penna. Boxing Hall of Fame banquet.
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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 claimed in the Complaint or 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. PHILADELPHIA BAR ASSOCIATION One Reading Center • Philadelphia, PA 19107 215-238-6333 COMMUNITY LEGAL SERVICES, INC. Law Center North Central 3638 North Broad Street • Philadelphia, PA 19140 215-227-2400 or 215-981-3700 Michael T. McKeever Attorney for Plaintiff Goldbeck McCafferty & McKeever, PC Suite 5000, Mellon Independence Center 701 Market Street • Philadelphia, PA 19106-1532 215-627-1322
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TO: JOHN DOE ET AL MORTGAGOR AND REAL OWNER, DEFENDANTS whose last known address is 6323 Buist Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19142. 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 JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS ACQUIRER OF CERTAIN ASSETS AND LIABILITIES OF WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK F/K/A WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA FROM THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION ACTING AS RECEIVER, 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 July Term No.4130 wherein Plaintiff seeks to foreclose on the mortgage secured on your property located, 6323 Buist Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19142 whereupon your property will be sold by the Sheriff of Philadelphia County.
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TO: UNKNOWN HEIRS OF ROSALEE ALFORD, MORTGAGOR AND REAL OWNER, DEFENDANTS whose last known address is 748 South Alden Street Philadelphia, PA 19143. 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 CITIFINANCIAL SERVICES, INC., 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. 090400502 wherein Plaintiff seeks to foreclose on the mortgage secured on your property located, 748 South Alden Street Philadelphia, PA 19143 whereupon your property will be sold by the Sheriff of Philadelphia County.
IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS PHILADELPHIA COUNTY CIVIL ACTION - LAW JULY TERM NO. 4130 NOTICE OF ACTION IN MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS ACQUIRER OF CERTAIN ASSETS AND LIABILITIES OF WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK F/K/A WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA FROM THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION ACTING AS RECEIVER Plaintiff vs. JOHN DOE ET AL Mortgagor and Real Owner Defendants
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IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS PHILADELPHIA COUNTY CIVIL ACTION - LAW Term No. 090400502 NOTICE OF ACTION IN MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE CITIFINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. Plaintiff vs. UNKNOWN HEIRS OF ROSALEE ALFORD & SANDRA WOOLFOLK, Solely in Her Capacity as Heir of ROSALEE ALFORD, Deceased Mortgagors and Real Owners Defendants
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State Workers May Judicial Candidates Face Payless Days Wooed Stevedores Odds are the State will have a budget by deadline, which is Jul. 1. But still thousands of State workers remain concerned and with reason. Gov. Ed Rendell notified nearly 70,000 State workers they will not be paid if a State budget cannot be passed on time. Pay or not, they will be expected to show up for work. The budget must be passed by Jul. 1 or the State loses its power to pay wages to most of its employees, Rendell wrote in an email to workers. Starting with the Jul. 17 payday, he said, they would not be compensated for any hours worked after midnight Jun. 30, but would receive retroac-
tive pay within four weeks after a budget was passed. “I know delayed pay would present a significant financial challenge for many of you,” Rendell wrote. “I wanted to provide you with as much advance notice as possible so that you might begin planning for this potential disruption.” For the record, no budget has been passed on time since Rendell became Governor in 2003. That’s politics! The Republican caucus has given every indication they will keep their troops in line and look at this budget battle as a way toward picking up votes from citizens “tired of ever-increasing taxes”.
ILA Local 1291 Business Agent Daryl Lark, in hat, introduces Roxanne Covington to Sprinklerfitters Business Mgr. Wayne Miller. That’s Dan McCaffery in background.
IT WAS an early rise for candidates who were invited by ILA Local 1291 to meet with stevedores at their “Shape Up” Hall under Walt Whitman Bridge. Business Agent Sonny Howlett, center, suffered a heart attack. He’s doing well now. With him were Judge Angeles Roca, Dan McCaffery, Roxanne Covington and Fran Shields.
More Tourists Like Our City The US Dept. of Commerce Office of Travel & Tourism Industries reports Philadelphia hosted a recordbreaking 710,000 international visitors in 2008, an increase of more than 150,000 from the previous year. The 29% increase is the largest by any city in the top 20 most-visited cities in the United States.
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Philadelphia Regional Port Authority A Promising Future By Championing the Channel-Deepening Project And Substantial Port Expansion
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The 29% increase also means Philadelphia moved from 12th to 11th place in the top 20 destinations. "One of our key goals for Philadelphia is to become a Top 10 destination for international visitors and this news gets us just one step away," said Mayor Michael Nutter. "This increase clearly shows the Convention and Visitors Bureau’s marketing efforts on behalf of Philadelphia and continued growth in international flights are having a great return on investment." “We were very excited last year when we surpassed the half-million mark with a 27% increase from 2006 to 2007. We never imagined we could do it again this year when international visitation is still down from its high-water mark of visitation to the US in 2000,” said Fritz Smith, VP of tourism for the PCVB. “This increase is evidence the PCVB’s targeted international marketing, combined with strong flight growth to Philadelphia International Airport via US Airways, and dollar value created by the current exchange rate, has paid off in attracting record numbers of international visitors here.” For Philadelphia, this news reflects the continuation of an upward trend in visitation that began in 2002 as a result of accelerated international marketing activity, even as the United States as a whole began to experience a decline in visitation in the post 9/11 environment.
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NOTICE You have been sued in court. If you wish to defend against the claims set forth in the above, 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 claimed in the Complaint or 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. COMMUNITY LEGAL SERVICES, INC. Law Center North Central 3638 North Broad Street • Philadelphia, PA 19140 215-227-2400 or 215-981-3700 PHILADELPHIA BAR ASSOCIATION One Reading Center • Philadelphia, PA 19107 215-238-6333 Michael T. McKeever Attorney for Plaintiff Goldbeck McCafferty & McKeever, PC Suite 5000, Mellon Independence Center 701 Market Street • Philadelphia, PA 19106-1532 215-627-1322
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TO: Unknown Heirs of the Estate of Donna Dawson, Deceased & DAVID GOSS, Solely in His Capacity as Heir of the Estate of Donna Dawson, Deceased, MORTGAGOR AND REAL OWNER, DEFENDANT whose last known address is 6313 Hegerman Street Philadelphia, PA 19135. 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 U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION TRUSTEE FOR THE PENNSYLVANIA HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY, 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 Term No. 090304517 wherein Plaintiff seeks to foreclose on the mortgage secured on your property located, 6313 Hegerman Street Philadelphia, PA 19135 whereupon your property will be sold by the Sheriff of Philadelphia County.
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TO: ANY UNKNOWN PERSONS HAVING OR CLAIMING A TITLE OR INTEREST TO THE SUBJECT PREMISES, & LARRY HEARD, MORTGAGORS AND REAL OWNERS, DEFENDANTS whose last known address is 6546 Chester Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19142. 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 JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS PURCHASER OF THE LOANS AND ASSETS OF WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, F/K/A/, WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK FA, 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. 090101061 wherein Plaintiff seeks to foreclose on the mortgage secured on your property located, 6546 Chester Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19142 whereupon your property will be sold by the Sheriff of Philadelphia County.
IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS PHILADELPHIA COUNTY CIVIL ACTION - LAW TERM NO. 090304517 NOTICE OF ACTION IN MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION TRUSTEE FOR THE PENNSYLVANIA HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY Plaintiff vs. Unknown Heirs of the Estate of Donna Dawson, Deceased & DAVID GOSS, Solely in His Capacity as Heir of the Estate of Donna Dawson, Deceased Mortgagors and Real Owners Defendant
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IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS PHILADELPHIA COUNTY CIVIL ACTION - LAW Term No. 090101061 NOTICE OF ACTION IN MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS PURCHASER OF THE LOANS AND ASSETS OF WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, F/K/A/, WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK FA Plaintiff vs. ANY UNKNOWN PERSONS HAVING OR CLAIMING A TITLE OR INTEREST TO THE SUBJECT PREMISES, & LARRY HEARD Mortgagors and Real Owners Defendants
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MAYOR Michael Nutter tells jurors he served on juries twice and never tried to get out of jury duty.
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A new study from The Pew Charitable Trusts’ Philadelphia Research Initiative looks at how 13 major cities are coping with the recession and finds that most are facing significant budget gaps and are cutting services and personnel in response. Philadelphia is one of four cities studied that had planned at
Primary Election Results JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT-D PANELLA, JACK
DEM. 67634
JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT-R PANEPINTO, PAUL P ORIE MELVIN, JOAN ALLEN, CHERYL LYNN
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JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT-D LAZARUS, ANNE E YOUNGE, JOHN PATRICK, PAULA COLVILLE, ROBERT J MCCARTHY, KEVIN FRANCIS MUNLEY, TOM
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least one major tax hike — a five-year, one-percentage-point increase in the sales tax. The report, Tough Decisions and Limited Options: How Philadelphia and Other Cities are Balancing Budgets in a Time of Recession, examines the budget decisions that have been proposed or enacted in Philadelphia, placing its challenges in the context of 12 other cities: Atlanta, Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, Columbus, Oh., Detroit, Kansas City, Mo., Los Angeles, New York, Phoenix, Pittsburgh and Seattle. Only New York is looking at two major tax increases, in property and sales. Philadelphia had been in that category until last week when Mayor Michael Nutter abandoned his plan to seek a property tax increase in addition to raising the sales tax. Philadelphia’s situation stands out in ways that help explain why it is relying more than others on a tax increase — which is slated to be temporary — to help solve its fiscal problems, City officials say. Only Philadelphia must present a credibly-balanced, five-year plan for approval to a State-appointed agency, the Pennsylvania Intergovernmental Cooperation Authority. “The PICA process prevents Philadelphia from trying to cobble together a one-year fix that delays the day of reckoning, which may be happening in some other cities,” says Larry Eichel. “So it’s possible that Philadelphia, in considering higher taxes, is doing now what other cities will have to do later.” The two others considering major tax hikes are Atlanta, where a property-tax increase is on the table, and Columbus, which is considering a higher income tax.
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BURSTING into jurors’ waiting room past Administrative Judge Webster Keogh, left, and Jury Commissioner Roger Gordon, right, Phillie Phanatic prepares to give scores of citizens a handshake or hug for their service.
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Federation Awards Two “Partners” Corporate leader ARAMARK and the Philadelphia Horticultural Society were named Partners of the Year by the 103-year-old Federation of Neighborhood Centers during its annual fundraising breakfast at the Union League in Philadelphia. The Federation, formerly
Philly Not So Green With Voters Registration statistics are now available for the May 19, 2009 primary election, and the number of registered Green Party members has decreased 21% in the last two years. According to Philadelphia’s Voter Registration Office, there are now only 1,886 voters in the Green Party of Philadelphia, www.gpop.org, a significant decrease from the 2,385 Greens registered for the 2007 primary election. There are 66 wards (or neighborhoods) in Philadelphia. The top 10 Green wards now contain 43% of all Greens in Philadelphia, which is a smaller percentage than 2007. The proportion of Greens in the top 10 Green neighborhoods has steadily decreased since 2002, when 57% of registered Greens lived in the top 10 neighborhoods.
known as the Greater Philadelphia Federation of Settlements, is a network of a dozen community centers and social-service programs that annually provide essential supports to more than 100,000 children, youth, adults and families in 45 Philadelphia neighborhoods.
They are the 5th, 46th, 8th, 2nd, 21st and 27th.The only ward to show an increase in Green Party registrations is the 39th A and B with 27 new Greenies. Apparently, the Green Party has two problems in Philadelphia. Beginning in 2007, the Democratic Party has made an effort to appear more progressive, and this has taken away some of the Green Party’s appeal. Leading up to the 2008 Presidential election, Democratic Party candidates spoke freely about universal health care, peace in Iraq and the end of global warming. These issues had previously been dominated by the Green Party. In addition to this external problem, Philadelphia’s Greens also faced internal turmoil. The last meeting of GPOP’s Ward Organizing Committee was Sep. 11, 2007. Since that time, the Green Party’s membership secretary, who chaired its organizing committee, resigned
Executive Director of FNC Diane Cornman-Levy presented Partner of Year Awards to Joan M. Reilly, Pennsylvania Horticultural Society’s Philadelphia Green program, and Rick Martella, of ARAMARK, during the Federation’s annual fundraising breakfast. and has yet to be replaced. Among Philadelphia’s 66 wards, there are now only two neighborhoods with more than 100 Green Party members, while seven wards have Green Party membership in single digits. Two years ago, there were six wards with more than 100 members, and only three wards had membership in single digits during the 2007 primary election. Fifty-one wards showed a reduction in the number of registered Greens during the last two years, and five neighborhoods remained constant.
Out Of Luck? Several hundred vendors of coin-operated amusement machines in Pennsylvania will soon be out of luck and out of work. That’s because Gov. Ed Rendell has proposed a plan in which the state would contract with a single, large national supplier to install an estimated 35,000 machines in establishments holding liquor licenses.
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Sealed proposals will be received by the School Reform Commission at the School Administration Building located at 440 North Broad St., 3rd Floor, Office of Capital Programs, Philadelphia, PA 19130-4015, until 2:00 P.M., on Tuesday, June 9th, 2009. A non-refundable fee for each set of bid documents is as scheduled. The School District will only accept bids from companies that have been placed on its current Pre Qualified Contractors List as shown at psit.org. All School District Project require MBE/WBE participation as shown in the specifications.
B- 034 C of 2008/09* Electrical Contract D. Newlin Fell Elementary School Emergency Generator 900 West Oregon Avenue Emergency Lighting * A pre-bid conference and site tour will be held on May 29th, 2009 at 12:00 Noon
BUDGET $ 275,000.00
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Specifications and/or plans and contract documents may be examined and copies thereof obtained from the School Reform Commission, 440 North Broad Street, 3rd floor, Philadelphia, PA 19130. Information as to contract documents, etc., may be obtained at the above address, or telephone 215-400-5225. Make checks payable to the School District of Philadelphia. The School Reform Commission reserves the right to reject any and all bids and make the awards to the best interests of the School District of Philadelphia.
City Hall (Cont. from Page 11) quite popular with the student body. There were some minor interruptions by attempts to disrupt the event which were dealt with quickly by the school’s security forces. All things considered, it was a winner for Notre Dame, although the price to date has been quite heavy. Alumni who had pledged over $13 million to the school’s development programs had noti-
fied the school of their withdrawal of their pledges and letters of disapproval were received by the administration from more than 80 Catholic Bishops.
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(Cont. from Page 11) that wasn’t enough, she picked a dumb and unwinnable fight against the patriots at Langley who’ve kept us safe since 9/11. This forced the new CIA chief and fellow Democrat, Leon Panetta, to come out swinging in defense of his agency. This marks the beginning of the end for President Obama’s honeymoon, as Democratic
RSC-endorsed Supreme Court candidate JUDGE JOAN ORIE MELVIN, sister of powerful STATE SEN. JANE ORIE. Republican State Committee CHAIRMAN ROB GLEASON would have preferred another course. Well, Judge Joan won and Judge Paul lost. Will actions have consequences? Word on the street is Young Republican outgoing CHAIR MICHELLE RAJSIC has consented to WALLY ZIMOLONG’S request for a new election. The race is on to see which group can register more YRs before the June election. So we have a race of our own to watch. Competition is a good thing. May the best Elephant win!
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infighting is starting to break out in all corners. I have a very simple rule: Never murder a person who’s in the act of committing suicide. The left wing of the Democratic Party is starting to eat their own, as I predicted not long ago. Pass the popcorn, my fellow pachyderms; this is going to be good. Speaking of dumb fights, local party leadership and a certain long-time Pennsylvania House member made a conscious decision to back local favorite JUDGE PAUL PANEPINTO instead of
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Why Do People Faint? can often be aborted if the individual lies down or elevates the legs. A simple test known as a tilt test may be used to diagnose this. There are medicines to treat this disorder. It usually involves an abnormality in the functioning of the autonomic nervous system. While it is in itself not life-threatening, it can cause significant distress to the patient who will need to function on a daily basis, walking and driving. Also an individual may fracture a bone, or worse, if they fall suddenly. A neurologist can best determine if the cause of fainting is due to an abnormality in the brain or nervous system. Lack of blood flow to the back of the brain, seizures and other neurological disorders can cause fainting. Oftentimes fainting is due to a drop in blood pressure because of excessive medications. A condition known as
pre-syncope occurs when a person feels as though they feel faint, but do not faint. This can occur if one gets up suddenly from a lying position and has a drop in blood pressure, or if one is overmedicated with high-bloodpressure medicines. This can also occur when patients are dehydrated or lose blood volume. Fainting that has been occurring repeatedly for many years is often not a lifethreatening problem. The fainting that occurs in the presence of an abnormal electrocardiogram, a history of heart failure, or low blood pressure may, however, be a serious problem. Sometimes fainting can occur as the result of the interaction between two or more drugs. (Nicholas I. De Pace, Sr., MD, LACC is Professor of Clinical Medicine, Hahnemann, Associate Chief of Cardiology at the Drexel Medical College).
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(Cont. from Page 16) to medicines or bee stings. The latter is known as an anaphylaxis. The cardiologist can best determine if the cause of fainting is from the heart. A simple electrocardiogram and a physical examination may narrow down the possibilities. Oftentimes more advanced noninvasive testing such as an echocardiogram or ultrasound test, which examines the walls and valves of the heart; and a Holter monitor, which is an ambulatory device that detects every heart beat over 24-hour period, may be utilized. Oftentimes the cause of fainting is non-lifethreatening, such as vasopressor or neurocardiogenic syncope. In this instance an individual experiences dimming of the vision, nausea, lightheadedness, cold extremities, weakness, possible hearing loss, and sweating prior to fainting. The episode
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Tree-burning provides the spark for career as chef by Len Lear When Michael O’Halloran, 42, was growing up in Glenside, he upset his father, to put it politely, by accidentally burning down a tree during a youthful “indiscretion.” As a punishment, his dad contacted a friend of his who worked at Rizzo’s restaurant, 21 E. Glenside Avenue, which opened shortly after the end of World War II and for decades was one of the most popular pizza places in the Delaware Valley. His dad prevailed upon his friend to hire Michael, who was 13, and make sure he worked hard washing dishes, busing tables, sweeping floors and whatever other menial tasks his boss could manufacture. In other words, Michael had to learn his les-
son: Don’t burn down any more trees or commit any other misdeeds, or else …. A funny thing happened on the way through the torture chamber, however. “I actually liked the work,” said the designated punishment victim. “It was not punishment to me at all. I enjoyed the fact the business was very real, unlike, say, soccer or some other sport. “It felt good to be a part of something that really mattered. The people running the restaurant were trying to make a living for their families, so that was no small thing, unlike what my friends were doing after school. I could not believe how much fun it was for me. For one thing, I could have cheesesteaks and pizza whenever I wanted to. What could be better than that for a 13-yearold?”
Michael stayed at Rizzo’s until he graduated from La Salle HS. He then went to La Salle College, but after his experience at Rizzo’s he wanted to learn the fine-dining business, so he went to work after school at Greenwood Grille in the Jenkintown Train Station. Meanwhile, O’Halloran graduated from college and went to work for Project HOME, which tries to provide housing, job training and other services for the homeless. The Glenside native also went on to earn an MBA from Drexel University. “I learned a lot about the restaurant business from my handson experience,” explained Michael, “but I also wanted to learn about the financial end of the business and how to make the dollars stretch.” Michael did not go to culinary school, but his education and on-the-job restaurant experience enabled him to get cooking jobs and shine at
two of Philadelphia’s most consistently excellent restaurants, Fork and White Dog Café. Armed with his stellar reviews from those two standouts, Michael decided he was ready to open his own restaurant, Bistro 7, which he did in early 2005 at 7 N. 3rd Street in Old City. Bistro 7 is an elegant American BYO with one of the best bargains in the city, a five-course chef’s-tasting menu for just $35 per person. O’Halloran relies on a network of local, organic farmers for the ingredients that form the basis for his eclectic bistro dishes and the constantly changing menu. For example, the $35 dinner last week (the dishes are changed weekly) included: potato/goat cheese ravioli in sweet basil broth with English peas, asparagus and oyster mushrooms; potato gnocchi with cured salmon and salmon caviar with spring onions and dill crème
Len Lear fraîche; Provencal-style seafood stew in saffron broth with mussels, calamari, kalamata olives and couscous; crispy pork confit over curried French lentils with ginger-apricot gastrique (a thick sauce produced by a reduction of vinegar or wine, sugar and usually fruit) and baby arugula; and chocolate malted pot de crème with vanilla whipped cream. I do not know where else you can get a five-course meal of this type (and of the highest quality) for $35 — and also bring your own wine.
Two other dishes from the regular menu that we would put up against anything available in the city are the spectacular wild burgundy escargots stewed in fennelpernod cream with vegetables and tiny sourdough croutons ($13) and the cheese plate with cow’s milk from France, lemony goat’s milk from California, cow’s milk blue from Spain, sublime honeycomb and divine pistachio brittle ($14). O’Halloran and his wife, who is from Hong Kong, will also be opening a restaurant called Kong in Northern Liberties sometime this summer. “We have gone back to Hong Kong several times,” said Michael, “and the food is amazing. You just cannot get a bad meal there, so we are going to offer the kind of ‘street food’ that is so readily available throughout Hong Kong.” For more information, call (215) 931-1560 or visit www.bistro7restaurant.com.
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Centenarian Musician Honored With Recital
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RENOWNED Duke Ellington soloist DeVonne Gardner collaborated with trumpeter A. Bruce Frazier to pay tribute to centenarian musician Violet Warrington Addison in honor of 90+ years of musical service to Philadelphia and the world. Addison, who sang her first solo during a Sunday-morning service at the St. Paul’s Baptist Church at age six, began her music career as the pianist for the Baptist Young People’s Union as an early teen. Violet, now aged 101, has shared her music with audiences for more than 90 years. Pictured with her are The Grace Notes, Bruce Frazier, soprano DeVonne Gardner, Elba Torres-Duca, BRAVO Health, pianist John Kaye Gottschall and soprano Michelle Photo by Martin Regusters, Leaping Lion Photography Collier.
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(Cont. from Page 11) DISTRICT JUDGES and PITTSBURGH’S MUNICIPAL COURTS. It then explains the other Courts, namely, THE COMMONWEALTH COURT, SUPERIOR COURT and the top one in the State, THE SUPREME COURT. Please stop into ROOM 490 on the fourth floor of 34 S. 11th Street. Everyone welcomed! Snooper’s BIG STORY: We know just how much it can take out of you when running for a ‘political office’, or even a Judgeship. Just the other night, while attending a political affair, BEVERLY MULDROW, candidate for The Court of Common Pleas, collapsed with a massive heart attack she was in very serious trouble. Two gentlemen, who also happened to be there, quickly jumped in and literally SAVED HER LIFE. Beverly is a tireless campaigner, and it finally caught up to her. Thank GOD, Judge Waters and Judge DeLeon jumped in, and they knew what to do to resuscitate her. I personally want to congratulate these gentlemen, for a job WELL DONE! Snooper Sightings: I happened to be at THE DEVON THEATRE to see a tremendous show, “THE ODD COUPLE”, and it was really enjoyable too. I spotted BOB DELLAVELLA, Ward Leader, along with some of his “top” Committee Persons who came with him to see this tremendous show; also BETTY & CHARLES FULLER, both from The Great Northeast. These two must know somebody, because they had THE BEST seats in the house. Spotted another couple, that didn’t want to be named; hmm! Snooper’s EMAIL Services: How about the noted columnist from The Daily News, STU BYKOFSKY. ‘‘Byko’’ knew all the answers to one of our recent TRIVIA QUESTIONS. Naturally, being an honest gentleman, he declined to answer them; after all, he knew every one of them as NEWS REPORTERS in Room 212, City Hall. No, Stu, we appreciate your candor, but it won’t get you the $200 prize. Yes, he still writes a wonderful column and is also
this Town’s great Animal advocate. The people of THE PSPCA can tell you all about his dedication to them. Snooper’s Political Update: How about the recent elections? Yes, there were quite a few surprises. HON. PATRICK DUGAN, along with HON. JOE WATERS, won “big time”. Municipal Court and Court of Common Pleas will be looking at a few NEW JUDGES. We got us a new DISTRICT ATTORNEY; we’ll see just how good he’s going to be for all of us. I was close to the money, as far as the low turnout went. OK BOSS! Snooper’s REPLY: I received an unbelievable EMAIL from an obvious nitwit. She suggested I investigate all THE JUDGES and, get this, she would furnish me with information, as far as when they go on the bench, when they leave, and how many cases they actually do. She stated, “This must be done, because a lot of The Judges do NOTHING. I would furnish you with their names and whatever else you may need. Check out all these Judges in Municipal Court and Common Pleas Court – you’ll see for yourself.” ANSWER: Yo lady, or whatever you are, YOU HAVE THE WRONG ONE for this “witch hunt”. YOU’RE WRONG, the Judges do a fantastic job! Snooper UPDATE: The Northeast Peanut League did a tremendous job last Sunday with THE POLICE Baseball and Softball Marathon. John McNesby, President of The F.O.P. Lodge 5, was there along with a lot of Police Officers from all over The City. President McNesby was amazed at all of those who did come, and he was completely surprised when he was presented a check for $23,000. He stated, “I came here today, expecting to get $500, or even $1,000; but to get this check for $23,000 is unbelievable. I thank all of you, especially The Northeast Peanut League, for putting this day together, and I thank all their UMPIRES who donated their services today.” Mr. Ed Rementer, 1st Judicial Dist., was also one of The Directors of THE N.E.P.L. He handled the many softball games throughout the day with his UMPIRES. Great Day!
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Public Record Followed Campaigners On Election Trails With City Controller Alan Butkovitz…
With The Victorious Democratic DA Candidate
ENJOYING news of his victory over challengers John Braxton and Brett Mandel, City Controller Alan Butkovitz is flanked by aide Lisa Deeley, Barbara Deeley and cam- STATE REP. Bill Keller and former House Speaker Bob O’Donnell, Esq., were among paign manager Maurice Floyd. Photos by Donald Terry VIPs attening Butkovitz’s victory reception.
VICTORIOUS Democratic DA primary winner Seth Williams is flanked by key supporters State Rep. Ron Waters and State Sen. Anthony Williams as he thanks all those who helped him to his uphill win.
WATCHING election returns were former City Controller Jonathan Saidel and Lor enzo North, president of DC 33’s Local 159.
SETH SUPPORTERS showing smiles were South Ph illy’s Vincent DeFino, Rox borough’s Bernie Str ain, and Jeff Brown, of ShopRite.
BUTKOVITZ clan gathered for this election victory photo. With Rachel, Theresa, Alan and Ed were friends Dr. Carl Henderson, left, and Gillian Dagrass, right.
MANWELL GLENN, of Oak Lane Democrats who were key supporters of Seth, keeps campaign workers revved up as early returns showed Williams trailing Dan McCaffery.
STATE REP. Kenyatta Johnson and Atty. Damon Roberts were pleased their COUNCILMAN Frank DiCicco support for Seth pro- and NAACP Prexy Jerry Mondesire enjoyed Williams festivities. duced victory.
With the Judges…
ALL SMILES election night were successful judicial candidates Donna Woelpper and Judge Anne Lazarus.
LDC’S candidate, also Party-endorsed, Roxanne Covington, gets congratulatory hug from Ward Leader Tom Logan.
CONGRATULATING Alan Beloff on his first-time-out win for Common Pleas Court is Attorney Scott DiClaudio, whose wife had tried her best, but lost for Judge in previous primary. Photo by Dawud Starling
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Signs posted on Spring Garden Street helped get Judge Photo by LuzSelenia Salas Angeles Roca elected.
DISTRICT ATTORNEY candidate Seth Williams was canvassing hard across S.W. Phila. as he stopped by to talk to seniors at Ron Waters’ Heath Fair and luncheon.
ENDORSED Judicial candidate Robert Coleman not only won easily, but was top vote-getter in field of Common Pleas candidates, thanks to efforts of Mike “Ozzie” Myers and brother Matthew Myers.
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COUNCILMAN JONES test; sometimes you succeed. Then it’s time to go.” Community Courts In Action A far cry from 1401 Arch Street is the Harlem Community Justice Center in Manhattan, New York City. Now 10 years old, this project of the New York State Unified Court System focuses on juvenile delinquency, housing issues and criminal reentry cases. One day a week, its Judges devote their time to about 80 newly released parolees who are thought to pose a special risk of recidivism in this zone of 600,000 people, one in 20 of whom have been in prison. “Initially they report weekly to the Judge, just to share how they’re doing,” says Kate Krontiris, planning & operations manager for HCJC. “They are backed up by Parole Officers, case managers and other staff. Krontiris heads the Upper Manhattan Reentry Task Force that seeks to link area parole and corrections workers with fathering programs, hospitals, substance-abuse and mental-health treatment programs, academic, employment and business groups. Does it work? A study completed in 2006 showed 85% of enrollees successfully completed this six-month program – good numbers in a world where recidivism rates range from 50% up. UMRTF is concentrating on high-risk parolees. The Red Hook Community Justice Center pays greater attention to low-level offenders. But the integrated, holistic model still reigns. “I sat behind a bench with the Judge at Red Hook,” recounts Councilman Jones. “The Judge was hearing the case of a minor offender. The
Judge said, ‘This kid used to be a limo driver, but he lost his license because he hadn’t paid child support. Furthermore, he didn’t graduate from high school. Therefore, I am sentencing him to take a placement test for his GED. In addition, he is sentenced to do community service, cleaning vacant lots in an orange jump suit, for pay; which will be used to reduce his childsupport arrears, which will enable him to get his license back.’ “The kid’s girlfriend looked up and said, ‘Can I get sentenced to take my GED too?’ And the Judge said, ‘Yes!,’” Jones relates with amazement. “The Judge knew how to deal with a borderline kid that had a chance of redemption.” Red Hook used to be a high-crime neighborhood plagued by major drug dealers, Jones said. Now after several years of communitybased justice, the most numerous complaints are about short dumping, he says. Jones now dreams of applying the Red Hook model to a high-crime patch in, say, Philadelphia’s 35th Police Dist. Pilot programs like these cannot single-handedly eliminate crime or recidivism, Jones acknowledges. “But they are a lifeboat that can be launched.” New York State is running 13 different community-court experiments like Red Hook and Harlem under the aegis of its Center for Court Innovation. This is an independent nonprofit tasked with coming up with new answers to court challenges. They permit criminal-justice pros to explore different new ideas and evaluate their results rigorously. If Philadelphia is to try similar experiments, Pennsylvania’s institutions will have to craft their own ways of establishing them in a lawful manner. How that will be done will take skillful politicking by many different players in legislative, executive and judicial branches of government.
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(Cont. from Page 1) That changed over time, fostered by the growing realization of African American ward leaders Seth had a base his own support in their wards which wasn’t to be denied, despite their intentions to the contrary. Helping that happen was the seeming inability of McCaffery’s campaign to get going with a message that would attract Black voters. McCaffery had a chance to slow the African American voting trend towards Williams when he became the only District Attorney out of the field of five to launch commercials on television. His commercials didn’t do that job, though. Interesting is the fact the campaigns were managed with different styles. Josh Morrow, who has been doing double duty working for Tom Knox’s campaign for Governor while steering the McCaffery campaign, did not work the emails with position papers and statements, while Dan Fee, who handled the Williams campaign, did just that. This generated copy for Williams in many of the community papers. McCaffery’s campaign failed to create a dialogue with the mainstream
Judges... (Cont. from Page 1) the Democratic Party’s endorsement and labor support were key to victory for all but one of the endorsed Common Pleas candidates and one of the Municipal Court candidates. Breaking into the win column in the Common Pleas race was Adam Beloff, with his first try in the political arena, who, in addition to his ballot-top position, campaigned vigorously and advertised heavily in every niche he could find. Diane Thompson, who had run in a previous primary, held the number-two slot. But she also enjoyed strong backing from the AFL-CIO and the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers, from which she emerged. Common Pleas Court Judge Joyce Eubanks was unseated. In Municipal Court, the only endorsed candidate to lose was
Judge Thomas Nocella, knocked off by the success of Dawn Segal, who held the number-two ballot position. Anne Lazarus was the exception, making it into the winning column for one of three spots in the Democratic race for Superior Court. Though Judges John Younge and Paula Patrick did well in Philadelphia, they did not have enough to best Allegheny Co.’s Bob Colville and Kevin McCarthy. Popular Judge Jimmy Lynn blasted out of Philadelphia with a supermargin in the statewide race for Commonwealth Court, but neither he nor Steve Pollock earned a nomination, bested by Linda Judson and Barbara Ernsberger, both from Allegheny Co. Party Chairman Bob Brady is to be credited with holding most of his ward leaders in line. In fact, that support made it possible for Army veteran Judge Pat Dugan to survive the last ballot position.
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from an older model in which all Parole Officers carried caseloads of about 130 clients to the current experimental one, in which some Officers supervise “high-risk” caseloads of about 50 while others carry “low-risk” caseloads of 500. “Under the old system,” Justus says, “We were expected to go out into our clients’ communities once or twice a month. That way we could learn their families and their background first-hand.” The focus used to be on reducing recidivism by rehabilitation. Most Philadelphia Parole Officers firmly believe most offenders require substance-abuse treatment. And that’s best provided by neighborhood sources. “You might find a great program for them, but if it’s on the other side of town, they’re not going to go,” Justus explains. Learning the treatment, employment, housing and educational resources in an offender’s neighborhood is key to saving him, Justus says. It’s harder now. Parole Officers rarely leave their headquarters anymore. Instead, parolees and probationers make a pilgrimage to Center City, far from where most of them live. High-risk offenders come in once a month; lowrisk offenders see their Parole Officers once every six months. For both kinds, the experience is similar. “First you wait in line to get in the building,” Justus relates. “The line wraps around our building from our front door to Cherry Street, rain or shine. Then they must pass through metal detectors, with their belts off. The ones who’re wearing baggy pants waddle through the building, tugging on their jeans to keep them up.” Once they reach the office, they may wait another 30 minutes to see their Parole Officer for 5-10 minutes. Only 10 interview booths are available for as many as 50 people. Once in the booth, “You race through a list of questions,” Justus continues. “Any new arrests? Any cases coming up? You inquire about their housing and their work life. You try to get a drug
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(Cont. from Page 1) contact with parolees and probationers’ community networks, officers of these courts can monitor offenders more carefully, spot pressures that might tilt them back toward a life of crime and steer them instead toward the straight and narrow, using the resources at hand. Philadelphia has long had a system of “community courts” convened by volunteer Judges in Police stations or other community venues (now-Supreme Court Justice Seamus McCaffery gained early fame by holding court for unruly Eagles fans in Veterans Stadium). The new model of community-based justice takes this idea a giant step farther. It relies on permanent buildings with permanent court staff that liaison with all the local social services ex-offenders are likely to need. After a visit to one such facility in Red Hook, Brooklyn, New York City, Deputy Mayor for Public Safety Everett Gillison and Councilman Curtis Jones, Jr. came back to Philadelphia deeply impressed. An effort to establish a local pilot program along these lines will soon be made. Before delving deeper into the community-justice model, however, let’s take a closer look at the way offenders are supervised (or not) in the community today. It’s hard for an outsider to watch probation and parole in action – much harder than it is to watch the police or courts in action. Visitors are forbidden to the Adult Probation & Parole Dept. in its 10th-floor roost at Broad & Arch Streets. Parole Officers aren’t exactly forbidden to talk about their work; none of them wanted to be interviewed on record, however. Those who talk portray a grim, often fruitless experience that allows little chance for officers and their wards to connect. “Justus” has been a Probation Officer for less than five years, like most of his coworkers. He has, however, lived through a transition
media and community newspapers at large. Also, in today’s new technological age, McCaffery’s campaign did little to no social networking, while Williams’ team pushed through Seth’s message on networks such as Facebook and YouTube. Seth Williams’ own website was constantly updated with news, events and policies papers; McCaffery’s website dates back to early April. However, union support for McCaffery was much in evidence as they put out the manpower to add to the financial support they had given him. But that too ran up against a lackluster campaign. The race for City Controller was more traditional, with incumbent Alan Butkovitz actively seeking the African American vote under the guidance of his campaign manager, former City Commissioner Maurice Floyd. Butkovitz, in the course of his duties, was able to garner headlines and stories based on audits his office was completing, giving him an easy edge over former Judge John Braxton and Brett Mandel, the online good-government guru, who had the endorsements of the dailies.
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