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HAGGARD, but still fighting for compensation from City because of contacting hepatitis C while on active duty as a Police Officer, Emil John Bucceroni is seen here with his children Sonny and Carmen, and wife Lois.
Vol. III No. 53 (Issue 117)
Weccacoe to Judge “Unofficial” Mummers Parade on Two Street The Weccacoe CDC will continue with its long-standing tradition of judging Mummers on Two Street. Judging will take place from 4 to 10 p.m. outside Coley’s Bar (3rd & Porter Streets). Mummers in all divisions will be judged based on suit, performance and music. In addition to presenting the traditional trophies, Weccacoe will also award small cash prizes as well. For additional information, please call Weccacoe Community Liaison Fred Druding, Jr. at (215) 462-8111.
There is little doubt Firefighters and Police Officers face the possibility of being infected by hepatitis C while on duty. No matter how careful they are, there can be the one time they’ve infected themselves without warning. It could be a scratch from someone they have come to help or subdue. Yet the City of Philadelphia’s legal and medical departments continue to reject efforts by those public-safety
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officers to receive compensation. Bringing this into prominence during the Street Administration was the sleep-in outside Mayor John Street’s office by Lt. Mary Kohler. She finally won her compensation, after a lengthy ordeal with the bureaucrats had failed to sink in. Take, for instance, the case of Emil John Bucceroni, who developed hepatitis C while on the job. He had (Cont. Page 2)
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December 31, 2009
Mummers Saved Again
Brady, Vento Rescue A Tradition by Rory G. McGlasson
Despite adverse economic conditions imposed on them by a cashstarved City administration, the Mummers will continue their century-old tradition of celebrating New Year’s with their famous march on Broad Street tomorrow.
CONGRESSMAN Bob Brady thanks Joey Vento for his $40,000 donation to help keep Mummers strutting in 2010 at City Hall press conference yesterday.
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This time, despite the haggling between the Mummers and the City over a $148,000 fee, they found their key support marching in step with them. Leading the way again was Joey Vento, who matched his donation to the cause from 2009, donating $40,000. Raising money for the event was a team of elected officials led by Congressman Bob Brady. Councilmen Frank DiCicco ($22,000) and Jim Kenney ($15,000) joined Brady, who raised another $72,000 toward the parade. “Joey Vento reached and called me,” Brady told reporters yesterday at City Hall. “I didn’t call him; he called me.” Vento had promised Brady $30,000, but added another $10,000 at City Hall, an announcement that made the parade official. All week, the City and Mummers officials were locked in talks over a contract to fund the parade. “It’s not Mayor Nutter’s fault that the world economy has tanked,” Mummers spokesperson, attorney George Badey, told reporters yesterday morning. Badey said, “Bob Brady is the guardian angel of the mummers.” Councilman Frank DiCicco said the last-minute negotiations with the City were a “wake-up call” to everyone involved in the Mummers parade. “We need to hit the ground running early into the New Year and plan for the next parade, DiCicco said. “We will meet in February to start the process of putting together the 2011 parade.” (Cont. Page 2)
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