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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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May 21, 2009
Campaign Style Was Key Courts In The ’Hood? To D.A., Controller Races Fourth In A Series On Parole Woes
by Tony West Almost all convicted criminals inevitably return to the streets. Too many, however, become repeat offenders not long after their release. If the destructive cycle of recidivism is ever to be broken, a growing number of criminal-justice experts believe, a way must be found to bring the resources of the system to those same streets where the criminals got into trouble in the first place. Interest is rising in a new kind of neighborhood-based court – far removed from the downtown towers of City and State government, but smack in the heart of high-crime communities. The idea is by staying in intimate (Cont. Page 35)
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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Williams, Butkovitz Brady Kept Ward Were Easy Victors Leaders In Line by Joe Shaheeli and Rory McGlasson
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)
Location, location, location is what makes real estate properties valuable. In politics, it’s the same. Location on the ballot made a difference in the hotly contested battles for Philadelphia’s Common Pleas and Munic-
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.
WIFE THERESA watches as Controller Alan Butkovitz tallies up early returns at his victory reception. Photo by Donald Terry
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