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Pennsport Divided, But Not In A Crisis A local developer and restaurateur has dismissed claims the Pennsport community is against a plan to redevelop St. Casimir’s School into apartments.

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A South Philadelphia based teacher will run to Harrisburg today to create awareness of the lack of funding of Philadelphia schools.

Masterman HS teacher Louis “Luigi” Borda of West Passyunk announced this week he will run 100 miles from Philadelphia to the State Capitol building in Harrisburg in order to draw attention to the importance of public education for our children, our communities, our economy and the future of the Commonwealth.

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‘Old Blue Eyes’ Mural Attacked By Construction Crew; Neighbors Upset

by Rory G. McGlasson “Old Blue Eyes” -- Frank Sinatra -- would be shedding a tear if he could see what construction workers did to his mural on Tuesday afternoon.

Long-time neighbors and passers by stopped and were shocked as a

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Jim Stevenson 9371 ROOSEVELT BLVD. ZACHARY FAE, left, of 1200 block of S. Broad Street, stopped with his dog to look at destruction of Frank Sinatra mural at Broad & Wharton Streets as construction worker started destruction of site on Tuesday afternoon.

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Developer Addresses Pennsport Neighbors’ Fear Over St. Casimirs (Cont. from Page 1) The developer has dismissed reports the community is in crisis over a planned residential development at St. Casimir's School.

Cosimo Tricarico, who owns and operates the Caffè Valentino restaurant in Pennsport, is planning to develop the old Catholic school located at 3rd & Wharton Streets into a 25-unit apartment complex.

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A small group of concerned residents circulated a petition that 100 residents signed opposed to the plans in March 2011. The petition was circulated to stop Tricarico from developing the old school into a 76-foot-high, 25-unit housing complex with nine open slots for street parking.

However, Pennsport Civic Association President Dr. James Moylan revealed this week a meeting was held earlier this year; at which 72 residents signed the petition supporting the plan -- some of whom had previously signed the petition in opposition to the project.

In January 2011, a few weeks after signing an agree-

ment with the Archdiocese to take over the property, Tricarico and his architect went to public meeting in Pennsport, which was attended by 20-30 people, and the Pennsport Board, he said.

At a second meeting in March, 80 residents of Pennsport attended a presentation.

Moylan said the majority of the people at the meeting supported the project. It was a small minority that opposed it, Tricarico said.

After Tricarico presented his proposal to the community, 72 people signed a petition in favor of it.

Residents on Earp Street, however, are concerned about the lighting, trash, sewer pipes, and water. They joined Tricarico at a zoning hearing yesterday (too late for theis newspaper to report because we went to print on Wednesday morning). Also, Earp and Sears Street residents are concerned about the proposed parking, which would be adjacent to the school.

Block Captain Andrea Russell of the 300 block of Earp Street is leading the fight against the proposal because, she says, after several letters to local City and State elected officials, she and her residents feel like they are being “left in the dark” over the proposal.

“It is not that we do not want new development in the area,” she said. “It’s just the building and the surrounding area is too narrow; there is not enough parking and street access right now, never mind adding 25 new homes. It’s a ridiculous proposal. Can you imagine any kind of deliveries on these streets? It will be bedlam.”

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NEW HOUSING DEVELOPMENT proposal at 324 Wharton Street, former St. Casimir School, has some local residents concerned because of size and scope of development. However, developer Cosimo Tricarico said prior to zoning meeting yesterday, he wants to ease residents’ fears by inviting them to any future meeting, so he can answer any concerns of local residents in Pennsport.

Russell says the residents with nine parking spaces he signed her petition in against plans to use either, which do the proposal because the 25 concern residents because of units will have a detrimental the potential traffic flow on (Cont. from Page 1) impact on homeowners’ prop- such a small street. construction crew began a erty taxes, water and sewer “If you look at the street demolition job, taking usage and trash. now, cars are double-parked chunks out of the adoring However, in an interview along Earp Street, and there is Sinatra crowd depicted on this week, Tricarico, who was little parking on Sears Street; the mural. born in Puglia, Italy and has on Orianna Street there is no It was hard to detect if the spent 10 years in South parking, I’m creating parkdepiction of Sinatra’s adorPhiladelphia, he said believes ing.” ing fans were crying over the residents “might misunderCosmio added, “I don’t ole crooner, or at the destand the original plans.” want to make this a threatening struction left behind by the He said, “We want to go 10 situation. I’m here to listen and crew on Tuesday afternoon. feet on each floor; two floors I'm sure 90% of the people S. Broad Street resident above the roof of the building. who attended the meeting we Zachary Fae, who is a The design goes east to west, held with the civic association world-renowned fine artist not north to south. So light, for left and were satisfied. If they and designer, said it’s heartexample, will not been af- are not, I am willing to listen breaking to see the mural fected.” Who would not want and answer any concerns as being torn down.” a view of the city skyline? he we move forward.”

A developer plans to build asks.

Tricarico owns Caffé an apartment complex at Tricarico said he does not Valentino Restaurant at 3rd & Broad & Reed next to the expect to see a traffic problem Wharton Streets.

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thorized to work with the Baldis.

The Reserve Board finally approved wording for a petition to approve an amendment required for the installation of this pool. The Baldis walked the petition around for a month and obtained 154 signatures from Reserve Association members.

In the meantime, Chris Aversa departed for another position. At that time, Santo Duca, a member of the Executive Board, admitted the Board had sent inconsistent and incorrect statements regarding the process for amending the Declaration.

The Baldis had already gotten their permits on May 9, 2008 to install the pools.

They heard nothing in the negative from the Board at the time, nor did they know Aversa had been replaced and there was some contention among Board members as to whether the Baldis had fully qualified with the request requirements outlined by the Board’s regulations.

After paying $10,000 on a

VICTOR Baldi and his wife Linda fought a 4-year battle over at swimming pool.

Baldi owns funeral home at Broad & Reed Streets. contract for the installation of the in-ground pool, John Comerford emailed Mrs. Baldi and introduced himself as the new property manager for the association, stating, “Please be advised the board is taking your request into consideration. However, at this time, you do not have approval for a pool installation.

The petition you had people sign did not grant you immediate approval.”

Linda Baldi responded

with the information she had the approval from Chris Aversa and the petition signed by the homeowners supporting her efforts was designed and made up by the Home Owners Association.

A Board member emailed members the bylaws, as handed down to them by the developer, were full of problem-makers and should have been amended by the Association. Following a general meeting, Glen Ross, the attorney for the Association, informed the Baldis he had advised the Board to allow them to dig on May 27.

Still another vote was ordered with ballots going out and the deadline extended for their return due to the Memorial Day weekend. A total of 38 votes out of 230 homeowners were returned with 22 voting yes and 16 no.

On May 27, the installation began. Santo Duca, a board member, tried to get the workers to leave, despite the fact other homeowners had

pools. Eventually came the court action.

Judge Lynn ruled the Association’s witnesses John Comerford and Santo Duca “were found to be not credible, inconsistent and not forthcoming with the full

truth.” He then listed a host of previous law findings and inconsistencies in the Homeowners Association’s bylaws to buttress his decision to refuse to honor their request the pool be dug up and declared illegal.

Teacher Runs To Harrisburg (Cont. From Page 1) “I am a teacher, parent and runner and I want to combine the three to get people informed and involved,” said Borda.

Borda will begin his journey at the School District of Philadelphia’s headquarters today at 9:30 a.m., and plans to make stops along the way in other school districts, encouraging parents, teachers and students to run with him for different legs as he makes his way across the state.

The launch at 440 N. Broad Street will include a brief list of speakers, and Borda will be joined by more than 20 District teachers pledging to run with him for the first leg of this trip to Harrisburg.

The goal of this event is to draw attention to the state of education in Pennsylvania, engage people around the issue and prompt a larger dialogue about our collective priorities for education in the short and long term.

Borda has partnered with non-profit education advocacy organization Education Voters of Pennsylvania for the planning and promotion of this event. EVPA works to engage citizens and policymakers around education issues on the state and local level to ensure that both understand the importance of public education to our communities and that they support a pro-public-education agenda.

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by Maria Merlino It has taken four years, but Victor & Linda Baldi will now be able to enjoy the inground swimming pool they had built within the property lines of their home on Reserve Drive, located in The Reserve Development.

Judge James Lynn ruled against the Packer Park Homeowners Association, which had taken them to court to remove the swimming pool, claiming it violated their Association’s rules.

The Baldis did request the Homeowners Association for approval in meetings held in November 2007 and January 2008. It would require an amendment to their rules governing swimming pools. The Executive Board agreed Linda Baldi could go ahead and gather the necessary information regarding City codes, insurance and liability and present them to the Board.

She had the co-operation of Chris Aversa, community manager and managing agent for the Association, who the Board acknowledged was au-

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Sen. Farnese Appointed To Harrisburg School Body

SOUTH PHILLY SENATOR Larry Farnese has been appointed to the PHEAA Board of Directors. spective to our board that will help us in our efforts to address various issues facing the students, families and postsecondary schools of Pennsylvania.”

State Sen. Wayne Fontana,

PHEAA Board vice chairman, added, “Sen. Farnese’s appointment to the PHEAA board will allow him to become a stronger advocate for Pennsylvania students, families and schools — especially in regard to ensuring access to affordable higher education. I look forward to working with the Senator as we address the diverse and evolving needs of our students and the higher education community.”

Created in 1963 by the Pennsylvania General Assembly, PHEAA has evolved into one of the nation's leading student-aid organizations.

PHEAA is a national provider of student financial aid services, serving millions of students and thousands of schools through its loan-guaranty, loan-servicing, financial-aid processing, outreach and other student-aid programs.

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City students could get a boost now a South Philadelphia lawmaker has landed a spot on an influential Harrisburg college-loan agency.

State Sen. Larry Farnese, who has an office on 1600 S. Broad Street, has been appointed to serve on The Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency’s Board of Directors.

“I have long been an advocate of economic development in the Commonwealth,” said the Senator. “One of the best ways to ensure the future economic vitality of Pennsylvania is to maintain a highly skilled workforce through access to affordable higher education. I look forward to helping to further those efforts as a member of the PHEAA Board.”

“We welcome Sen. Farnese to the Board,” said State Rep. William Adolph, PHEAA Board Chairman.

“He will bring a fresh per-

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Singer Files Late, Faces Fines Newly nominated Democrat City Commissioner candidate Stephanie Singer, whose campaign has been demanding full compliance with election voting requirements, was among the missing when it came to filing necessary election documents on time.

She missed the Cycle 3, Jun. 16 deadline for financial campaign reporting by a day, which will cost her at least $40. If that were all, she’d be among several who were late.

However, she faces more fines, since a State law requires 24-hour reporting of receipts of $500 or more received between May 3 and May 17 by all candidates. Her campaign committee hadn’t complied. Those fines add up quickly – $20 a day for the first six days and $10 a day to a maximum of about $2,500.

But it is hoped her campaign team stopped the flood of fines by rushing in the reports. She can also be assessed fines by the Board of Ethics, which may or may not be inclined to do so.

Voter Registration Chief Is Leaving It can honestly be said there will be no one in the Office of the City Commissioners after the general election with the savvy commanded by Voter Registration Administrator Bob Lee. What there is to know, he knows. When registration laws were changed by the State or Congress, he knew when to signal them changes needed to be made. Add to that his ability to juggle a staff of civil-service employees and scores of temporary workers during the height of strong registration periods and come in under budget and on time, and one wonders who will replace him.

That thought is on the mind of Commissioners Joe Duda and Anthony Clark and possible incoming Commissioners Stephanie Singer and Republican nominee Al Schmidt.

That’s because Lee has, for the past 19 years, been the head of the voter-registration

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“EDUCATION Is Power Benefit Banquet” at Hyatt Regency at Penn’s Landing honored Phila. Council President Anna C. Verna.

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office. Add to that experience gleaned throughout his 27½ years with the City Commissioners. He will be retiring before the end of the year.

Lee’s experience has been recognized in the state and in the halls of Congress, being asked to testify as to voter registration change needs by their respective legislative committees. He has been at the center of calling for changes, helping draft new legislation to avoid voters losing their rights and to prevent fraud.

His absence will create a major vacuum for that crucial department which is expected to be flooded next primary and general elections as anticipated numbers of voters will be registered for the presidential campaign.

Lee recalls as many as 8,000 voter registrations would be received daily by his office for the last primary and general presidential election.

He said he recorded in just a five-month period during the last presidential candidate a high of 300,000 registrations

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received, needed to be cleared to insure they weren’t fraudulent or duplicates.

This put a major strainon the City Commissioners, Lee, and his staff to insure everyone who registered for either election by deadline time were in the proper binders and headed to the polling places on time.

Some of those concerned are visiting his 5th-floor cubbyhole at Delaware & Spring Garden,hat in hand, asking, in vain, for him to reconsider his decision to retire.

Bob Casey Looks Better And Better A poll released by Quinnipiac University found Sen. Bob Casey (D-Pa.) has strong approval numbers, with 47% approving of his performance against only 26% disapproving.

The net 21% positive approval rating is another sign of Casey’s strength headed into the 2012 elections. Casey is the most popular statewide elected official in Pennsylvania. The poll also found State Rep.

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“Sen. Casey has a solid record of fighting for Pennsylvania families, and the people of Pennsylvania roundly approve of his work,” said Mark Nicastre, a spokesman with the Pennsylvania Democrat Party. “Sen. Casey is working hard to create jobs and grow manufacturing opportunities in Pennsylvania. Sen. Casey’s hard work and focus on jobs puts him in a strong position for 2012.”

Specter Seeks End To NFL Lockout Arlen Specter thinks Congress should intervene in the NFL lockout. In an op-ed to the New York Times, the former Senator argued the government should use its leverage over the NFL – namely, the antitrust exemptions it grants the league – to force the owners and players’ (Cont. Next Page) Councilman Bill

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Former US Sen. Rick Santorum has announced his senior media and communications team for his presidential campaign.

John Brabender will serve as a senior advisor and media consultant to the Rick Santorum for President campaign.

In addition to serving as Santorum’s media consultant since his first congressional race in 1990, Brabender, chief creative officer of BrabenderCox, has directed a team that has produced some of the nation’s most-ac-

as a senior communications advisor and spokeswoman for the Senator, providing strategic communications advice to the campaign. Davis previously served as press secretary to Santorum’s 2006 Senate campaign, as well as a communications advisor to his America’s Foundation PAC 2007-2011.

John Bolton Keynotes July 4th Tea Party Ambassador John Bolton, a possible candidate for US president, will keynote the Energy Independence Day Tea Party, the 3rd annual July 4th Tea Party sponsored by the Independence Hall Tea

Party Association.

“We are thrilled to have Ambassador Bolton speak at our Tea Party,” said Association President Teri Adams.

“He will address the importance of American ‘energy independence’ as it relates to our nation’s foreign policy.”

Ambassador Bolton has served in several Republican presidential administrations, most notably as US Permanent Representative to the United Nations from August 2005 to December 2006 under the Administration of President George W. Bush.

Speakers at the Tea Party Energy Independence Day Tea Party include WPHT talk-show host Dom Giordano; Hon. Anna Little;

Opening The Wildwood Shores

ANNUAL “Opening Wildwood Shore” hosted by Judge Tom Gehret drew host of politicos and friends to his home. In this MANNING busy bar for Judge Tom photo, from left, are Frank Bernard, John Gehret’s guests were Kathy Selzie JUDGE TOM GEHRET, left, welcomes Dave Ayres and Frannie Cowgill. and Joe Cowgill to his annual summer shore party.

Sabatina, the Judge and Bob Dellavella.

South Philadelphia businessman, Geno’s Joey Vento; and Chester Co. teen Quentin Cody.

Huntsman Enters Presidential Race Former University City Republican and Penn graduate, Jon Huntsman, announced his candidacy for President on Tuesday at the Statue of Liberty. Patrick Franks, Penn College Republican, and Matt Wolfe helped fill up the bus for those attending from this area.

Andy Toy Thanks All Who Helped Andy Toy told backers he was “proud of the strong, smart, and honest campaign we ran. I am very thankful for the great voter support we had across the City. We won outright a number of Wards where we expected to do well. Unfortunately, voter turnout was relatively light and the five Party-endorsed incumbent candidates did well in many other areas and won their at-Large seats. It shows how difficult it is going up against incumbents, the Party machine, and bad ballot position, particularly in a low turnout election. Congratulations to the winners and to all

the other candidates who took on the challenge of running for office because they felt that they could make a positive difference in our City.”

He added he was “also proud of the leadership we showed in this election -- by my calling out the loophole that allowed a number of Council candidates to acquire far more than the $10,600 contribution limit from a single PAC and the eventual closing of that loophole, calling on City Council to end its practice of taking four months of recess from legislation every year, pushing our vacant properties back into productive use quickly (I will continue working on this in any way possible), and helping small and especially minority businesses grow by gaining greater access to capital using City funds to capitalize good existing Community Development Financial Institutions.”

He also thanked his Campaign Mgr. Mike Luce, as well as Anthony Ingargiola, Steven Bayne, Nick Jackal, John Fennell, Dave Biesecker, Adrienne Reitano, Andrea Stroh, Ross Crawford, Tyler Hercules and Adam Kahn, “along with too many others to name here.”

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CRYSTAL, Marianne Mahoney’s pet, waited in the pool, JUDGES attending shore event were Mar- wondering why there were no SUPREME COURT Justice Seamus McCaffery found lene Lachman, Joe O’Neill, Tom Gehret and takers though weather was ex- himself flanked by welcoming committee members Tom Teresa Carr Deni. cellent.

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Our Opinion A Taxing Task

As many of us are gearing up for the presidential primaries in 2012, there are some Pennsylvania politicians who are looking to discourage our most vulnerable citizens (lowincome, seniors, and youth) from voting. This is being done by an amendment to HB 934 (aka The Election Code).

This bill is estimated to cost Pennsylvania taxpayers approximately $11 million to implement and does not serve any other purpose except to intimidate voters.

With this bill, anyone who votes, whether it is your 1st

Reed Sts., 11 a.m.-4 p.m. For info (215) 492-2980.

Jun. 28- SEPTA and State Sen. Anthony Williams cohost career clinic for potential SEPTA employment at Sayers Memorial United Methodist Ch., 61st & Catherine, Sts., 3 p.m. For info Don Cave or Desaree K. Jones (215) 4922980.

Jun. 29- Montgomery, McCracken et al. invite all to portrait presentation of Hon. Judge Gene D. Cohen at City Hall Rm. 653, 4 p.m. Reception follows in Conversation

Ha., 2nd fl. RSVP Stephanie Redding (215) 772-7260.

Jun. 29- PRO-ACT 2-hr. workshop on “How to Talk to Your Legislators & Get Them to Hear You, ” at PRO-ACT Recovery Training Ctr., 444 N. 3rd St., Suite 307, 6 p.m.

Again on Sat., Aug. 13 at 10 a.m. at the same location.

Free. Call William Webb (215) 923-1661.

Jul. 10- Benefit for Women Veterans hosted by Cathy Santos at Mom’s Kitchen Table Garden Courtyard, 2317 Ridge Ave., 4-9 p. m. For

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time or 100th time, will be required to show an unexpired, state or federal government issued, photo ID. Quibila A. Divine Committeeperson quibila@gmail.com

Waffleman, Help!

date back to at least the late 1800s and early 1900s, so the origin can got be drug dealers. I know you will give me the well-researched truth and not the paranoia that is spewed out by suburban know-it-alls.

Patricia Caramanna

Please write an article explaining the origins of shoes hanging on wires. I am very frustrated at the results I have found when trying to look this up on line. I get page after page claiming that it is a sign for drug dealing. But I know for a fact that it the practice goes way back before there was such a thing as drug dealers. I have seen photos of shoes hanging on wires that

Being the first endorsed and now first nominated female candidate for Mayor, I am disappointed. The print media ignored, ridiculed and invalidated my candidacy.

With the exception of this paper, most of the press I got from the print media was to use me to take cheap shots at the GOP.

info Cathy Santos (215) 8344228.

Jul. 19- Fundraiser for Council candidate David Oh at McGillin’s Ale House, 1310 Drury St., 6-9. Free buffet, open bar.

Jul. 23- Brady Bunch get-together at Keenan’s at 113 Old New Jersey Av., North Wildwood, N.J., 4-8 p.m.

Tickets $35. For info Tommy (215) 423-9027 or Charlie (215) 241-7804.

Aug. 18S t u Bykofsky’s 21st Candidates Comedy Night at Finnigan’s

Wake, 3rd & Spring Garden Sts., 7:30 p.m. Tickets $75.

Order by calling Variety (215) 735-0803.

Aug. 27Fundraiser for Joe McCloskey Memorial Fund at Quaker City Yacht Club, 7101 N. Delaware Ave., 3-7 p.m. Soda, beer, food, music, door prizes. Tickets $25. For info Michael Sullivan (856) 461-7720 or John L. Sullivan (215) 332-4873 or www.goople27thpal.com.

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Shame! I’m making history and they are making a mockery! Thank goodness for the Philadelphia Public Record where all candidates are given equal time and exposure. There should be more print press like this paper so voters get information needed when voting for candidates. I thought the media was supposed to print the news in a neutral format so as to give their readers a chance to make an informed decision on issues.

There are enough soapopera rag newspapers in our checkout lines in the supermarkets. Do we need are major newspapers stooping to this level?

Karen Brown AFL-CIO annual Labor Day Parade & Family Fun Day, starting at Sheet Metal Workers, Columbus Blvd. & Washington Ave., 9 a.m.

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Jun. 25- Susquehanna Community Festival along Susquehanna Avenue from Broad to 22nd St., 8 a.m.-8 p.m. For vendor and sponsor info, State Rep. Jewell Williams invites you to call (215) 765-2200.

Jun. 25- State Sen. Anthony Williams will host a Family Fun & Food Day free cookout at Stinger Square, 32nd &

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To make Philadelphia a premier destination for tourists, for businesses, for conventions and whatever else that can produce revenue and jobs has proven to be a daunting challenge and a taxing task.

What makes it taxing are the taxes, unchanged and growing, heaped upon the businesses and the homeowners and those who rent living space within the boundaries of this city by its government, which consists of its City Council and its Mayor.

We don’t understand why the executive and legislative branches just do not get it. People and businesses can no longer afford the size of government as it exists on all levels!

Now, just think if the present City Council membership had been asked by the Mayor to raise another “one-year” rate hike in that tax before the spring primary. They would have been hooted at and booted out of its City Hall Chambers. But they didn’t have to face voters with that on their record of accomplishments in June, and it, of course, passed.

Long missing from City Council are individuals who have businesses, understand what it takes to make payroll, and then feel the pinch from the taxes they impose upon themselves as well.

This City Council is lacking that experience. It needs to pile its members into a bus and truly tour this city, visiting the local shopping districts and trying to figure out why so many storefronts are empty.

They know, as do others who follow City government, we need to give businesses a respite from higher sales taxes and higher permit and license fees and homeowners relief from more hikes in the real-estate tax, be it only a promised one-year burden.

Who on City Council will step forward to truly come to the defense of the beleaguered taxpayers of this city?

The citizens could face more hikes if the Pennsylvania Intergovernmental Cooperation Authority decides not to approve the plan. They need four votes to do so, two of which belong to Sam Katz and St. Joseph’s University Business Dean Joseph DiAngelo. A “no” vote by them means the Mayor and City Council must go back to the drawing board to come up with more revenue. The source again? Us, of course!

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AG Tries Pitching To Voters Fattah Announces Local Grant

PENNA. Auditor Gen. Jack Wagner threw out first ball at a Phillies’ home Photos by Harry Leech game.

ENJOYING company of Phillies’ brief starter Jack Wagner, left, was 1st Dist. councilmanic candidate Mark Squilla.

Congressman Chaka Fattah has announced a series of grants for Philadelphia and Pennsylvania to turn around the lowest-achieving schools, improve the job prospects of ex-offenders, and support scientific research projects.

Fattah announced the US Dept. of Education is awardTAKING a 7th-inning stretch are ing $21.5 million to PennsylNortheast Democrat Ward Leaders, vania under the School from left, Bill Dolbow, John Sabatina, Improvement Grant program Sr. and Bob Dellavella. to turn around the persistently lowest-achieving schools. School districts will apply to the State on behalf of eligible schools, a disproportionate number of which are located in the School District of Philadelphia.

“These funds will support existing ambitious school-reform efforts, as well as enable the District to turn around other struggling schools,” Fattah said.

He said Connection Training Services in North Philadelphia will receive a $1,170,000 grant to improve the long-term labor market prospects for ex-offenders.

The grant, from the US Dept. of Labor, is for the Reintegration of Ex-Offenders-Adult program.

Connection Training Services, based at 2233 W.

Allegheny Avenue, is a community-based, tax-exempt corporation founded in 1992 that provides for the economic, housing and social needs to help disadvantaged Philadelphians achieve self sufficiency.

In addition, Fattah announced three grants for scientific research and support to West Philadelphia institutions from the National Science Foundation, totaling almost $1 million. Fattah is the ranking member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee for Commerce, Justice, Science and related agencies, which oversees NSF funding. They include: • $500,000 to the University of Pennsylvania for a project entitled “CAREER: Computation and Approximation in Structured Learning,” under the direction of Ben Taskar.

• $400,000 to Penn for “AF: Small: Cut, Flow, and Matching Problems in Graphs”, under the direction of Sanjeev Khanna.

• $31,246 to the Society For Industrial and Applied Math, based at 3600 Market Street in University City, for “Student Travel to SODA12”, under the direction of James Crowley.

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Roberts Cleans Up Streetwise Seth WORKING to clean up his Pt. Breeze neighborhood, activist Damon Roberts and neighbor Lindsay Duggan attack debris at vacant lot.

They plan to convert it into a free outdoor movie screen for summer.

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DISTRICT ATTORNEY Seth Williams toured business corridors of N. Phila. this week as part of his year-round safestreets initiative.

Williams started at 5th & Olney Streets to talk with neighbors, police officers and residents about making city a safer place for everyone.

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NORTH PHILLY’s “King” Gabriel Rosado and trainer Billy Briscoe still want Harry Joe Yorgey.

A fight that had been talked about for years in Philly boxing circles is now off due to a training injury.

“King” Gabriel Rosado and Harry Joe Yorgey were finally ready to mix it up on Peltz Boxing Promotions’ big Jul. 15 card down at Bally’s in Atlantic City. Unfortunately, due to a shoulder injury sustained by Yorgey last week, Philly boxing fans will have to wait a while longer for the eagerly anticipated bout. Doctors have told Yorgey he will be out for at least three months.

However, Rosado will still headline that evening against an extremely dangerous opponent in the Bronx’s Allen Conyers, who has been in with world-rated boxers such as James Kirkland and Delvin Rodriguez. The hard-hitting junior middleweight has also earned the nickname of the “Dream Shatterer” for upset-

ting and derailing the careers of numerous up-and-coming prospects. In a three-fight stretch, he once knocked out prospects Johnathan Tubbs and Russell Jordan, both in the first round, and then went on to knock out Philly’s Derek Ennis in the 2nd round, who was 10-0-1 at the time. And remember that Rosado lost a 12-round decision last year to Ennis for the USBA JuniorMiddleweight Championship.

Although disappointed that the Yorgey bout will have to be postponed, Rosado knows he’s in for a tough evening, especially early in the fight, and says he can’t afford to be careless with Conyers.

Six additional fights complete the card which will also include Philly favorites Dennis Hasson and Jamaal Davis in separate bouts. For tickets call Ticketmaster at (800) 745-3000.

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Last week. Philadelphia City Council voted on three measures: DROP, the funding of the School District’s budget shortfall and mandatory sick leave. Essentially, we Philadelphians participated in a Trifecta where the taxpayers and small businesses were the big losers. And no, the children did not win; the school administration won.

MAYOR MICHAEL NUTTER has advocated for the termination of DROP. I’ve been around this jungle for quite some time and I agree terminating DROP is a needed step in the direction of addressing the City’s grossly underfunded pension plan. City Council appears not to agree. City Council revised DROP by increasing the age of non-union employees entering the program and placing a cap on the interest rate at 4.5%. The revised DROP will probably do little to decrease the cost of the program. There were only three nay votes, including former Republican FRANK DiCICCO, who decided not to run for reelection in large part owing to the negative press from his participation in the program. Any attempt by the Mayor to veto the bill will probably be overridden.

Mayoral candidate KAREN BROWN spoke at the hearing and stated she believes the program is fine for the rank and file, but not for elected officials. This Elephant however, does not believe DROP, which has been championed as a management tool, is necessary. Is any City employee so critical that management needs four years for a succession plan?

COUNCILMAN FRANK RIZZO, whose candidacy for another term on City Council was in large part derailed by his participation in DROP, did the right thing in respect to the property-tax increase. He, along with fellow Republican COUNCILMAN BRIAN O’NEILL, voted against the second increase in property taxes in as many years. My Elephant’s memory recalls O’Neill voting for only one tax increase in recent years. One can also ask what was Republican COUNCILMAN JACK KELLY thinking when he voted for the tax increase? Since he is not running for reelection, he does not have to worry about offending the teachers’ union.

City Council did refuse to consider the Mayor’s proposal to place a tax on sugary drinks.

O’Neill spoke at a rally protesting the tax and stated the additional cost would result in people going across County lines to buy soda and mostly likely buying the rest of their grocery needs while they were there.

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Yo. Here we go again with these observations on growing older sent to me by Joanne K. Your kids are becoming you, and you don’t like them; but your grandchildren are perfect. – Going out is good; coming home is better. – When people say you look “great,” they add, “for your age.” – When you needed the discount, you paid full price. Now you get discounts on everything – the movies, hotels, flights – but you’re too tired to use them.

You forget names, but it’s OK because other people forgot they even knew you. – You realize you’re never going to be really good at anything, especially golf. – Your spouse is counting on you to remember things you don’t remember. – The things you used to care to do, you no longer care to do, but you really do care that you don’t care to do them anymore.

– Your spouse sleeps better on a lounge chair with the TV blaring than he or she does in bed.

It’s called their “pre-sleep”.

Do you remember when your mother said, “Wear clean underwear in case you get in an accident?” – Now you bring clean underwear in case you have an accident. – You used to say, “I hope my kids get married.” Now, “I hope they stay married.” – You miss the days when everything worked with just an ‘ON’ and ‘OFF’ switch – When Google, IPod, email, modem were unheard of, and a mouse was something that made you climb on a table. – You tend to use more four-letter words, like “what? when?”

Now that you can afford expensive jewelry, it’s not safe to wear it anywhere. – Your husband/wife has a night out with the guys or gals but is home by 9:00 p.m. Next week it will be 8:30 p.m. – You read 100 pages into a book before you realize you’ve read it. – What used to be freckles are now liver spots. – Everybody whispers. – Now that your spouse has retired, you’d give anything if he/she would find a job. – You have three sizes of clothes in your closet, two of which you will never wear again.

But old is good in some things; old songs, old movies, and best of all, old friends. Send this to an old friend and let them laugh in agreement. It’s not what you gather, but what you scatter that tells what kind of life you have lived.

I’ve been doing this column since 2005 or thereabouts, and in that time, I’ve covered a whole lot of politics. I’ve seen the political process, especially the political process here in Philadelphia, up close.

But the closest I’ve ever been to the political process here in Philly was when I was the president of the Philadelphia Association of Black Journalists and we co-hosted the first debate of the 2003 mayoral race.

This debate featured Mayor John Street and his Republican opponent Sam Katz. It also happened just before a FBI bug was discovered in the Mayor’s Office, which led to the debate’s getting nationwide coverage and triggered a gang of indictments afterward.

While we got a lot of accolades for putting that debate together, it really pulled the curtain back on the sausage factory that is Philadelphia’s political process. While politics is the art of the possible, those possibilities cost millions of dollars to make happen, and they involve a lot of dirty pool. While it’s not nearly as nasty as national politics (particularly presidential politics), it’s still pretty cutthroat.

But from that experience, I got a better grasp of what makes politics in Philadelphia unlike politics in any other place around the world, something that makes analyzing it not as hard as it once was.

Lately, my knowledge of the Philadelphia’s political process has become handy in my personal life. You see, I’ve entered the world of politics.

A couple of months ago, I decided to run for the office of Vice President-Print for the National Association of Black Journalists. I’ve been an NABJ member since 1994 and it’s allowed me to meet some really good people, visit a lot of places I probably wouldn’t have on my own (like Chicago’s Wrigley Field), and it’s helped me out in terms of finding subjects for the research I do on African American journalists and objectivity.

But while I’ve been an NABJ chapter president, I didn’t see myself running for national office.

That is, until I started teaching.

The good thing about being a researcher with an emphasis on Blacks in Journalism is you get a lot of data and information about how Black journalists are doing within the profession.

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The official Rabbi of Philadelphia Democrats, RABBI SOLOMON ISAACSON celebrated the Bar Mitzvah of his grandson YOSSI along with his son RABBI SHLOIME ISAACSON at the City Line Hilton. STATE SEN. MIKE STACK attended along with his lovely wife TONYA. Also in attendance was noted criminal defense attorney DAVIS SHAPIRO. Shapiro represented both RUTH ARNAO and MITHCELL RUBIN in the cases surrounding the STATE SEN. VINCE FUMO prosecution and received positive results.

The world turns in politics regularly. STATE SEN. LARRY FARNESE and Councilmanto-be BOB HENON appeared on friendly terms at the Rittenhouse Ball on the Square. They enjoyed a martini and discussed each other’s bright political futures.

Independent ward leaders recently dined in Tacony to discuss city elections. JOHN SABATINA, SR. assembled a group of 14 ward leaders to discuss an increased influence with Democratic City Committee. Sabatina has been knocking heads with CONGRESSMAN BOB BRADY, the City Chair, and was denied the customary street money in the primary.

Many of these ward leaders helped bring the demise of City COMMISSIONER MARGE TARTAGLIONE, who lost her reelection bid. Nonetheless, Sabatina’s ward consistently performs well for the candidates he supports.

Democrats are working with Republican City Council candidate DENNY O’BRIEN and Democrat BILL RUBIN in the hopes of capturing two Northeast Council Seats in the General Election.

Former GOV. ED RENDELL injected himself into a recent legislative battle over joint and several liability in Harrisburg. Rendell attempted to convince Senators to vote with the trial lawyers and against STATE SEN. JAKE CORMAN’S amendment. Rendell was unsuccessful with STATE SEN. ANDY DINNIMAN of Chester Co., who supported the “probusiness” position.

DAN McCAFFERY visited with Senators and Representatives in Harrisburg to seek support for his quest to become Pennsylvania’s first Democratic Attorney General. Also running is former CONGRESSMAN PAT MURPHY. On the Republican side, STATE SEN. JOHN RAFFERTY is running hard.

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Inside Your Computer Don’t Run ‘Facebook Love Button!’

by Peter Radatti CEO, President of CyberSoft Operations, Inc. Just when I think the cybercrooks have sunk to an alltime low, something new comes along to make you think maybe these guys are even worse than I thought. In the past, there were automated theft programs that targeted churches, small businesses and municipal governments.

Now they are targeting the lonely. How low can these guys go just to make a buck?

Well, since it is millions of bucks, it appears they can go as low as it can get.

If you see a Facebook post-

ing, message or an email talking about unlocking love, delete it. It’s not love, it’s a predator that will steal your userID and password and forward it to cybercrooks in another country.

They even have a website in Croatian which will infect you with the Love Button if you visit it. If you visit the website, the install of the Trojan is disguised as a Sun Microsystems Java Security Update 6. Do not run it. If you do install the Love Button, it will again disguise itself as the NortonAv.exe program in the local user-profile folder.

A good antivirus program will prevent this, but you can also help by learning when your computer auto-updates itself and do not trust any programs that want to install from the internet unless you are sure of where they are coming from. As you can see, Love Button disguises itself as both a Java security update and later at the Norton antivirus program. If you know not to trust any download program that wants to install on your computer as soon as you visit a new website, then that would also prevent you from installing many nasty attack programs.

Remember, the default when installing programs from the internet is always to say no. Only install programs that you are sure of, including their source. Anyone can claim to be King and there are a lot of imposters, but only the real King could make a hit song about a hound-dog.

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Kids With Montco Coroner Rebuilds Cameras Can Win Kids, during your summer vacation, get your cameras and take photos of litter in your neighborhood. Use your camera to identify the worst examples of litter.

To focus attention on the litter problem, the Pennsylvania Resources Council is conducting its annual Lens On Litter Photo Contest, with a deadline of Oct. 31, 2011. In the School Age Category, four prizes will be awarded with the first-place winner receiving $1,000 in cash, second-place $500, third-place $250 and The People’s Choice Award of a digital camera. Examples of previous winners can be seen at www.prc.org.

The contest identifies sites, which PRC then targets for clean up through local action – be it the governing body or civic-minded organizations.

In the past five years, litter has been removed from well over 300 sites. PRC provides literature to the groups de-

WALTER I, HOFMAN, M.D., Montgomery Co. Coroner, explains how x-rays are used to identify someone who is unknown at the time of his death. This was part of whole host of renovations made to office following devastating water-main break in February.

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scribing cleanup methods.

Send entries (limit three per person) to the Pennsylvania Resources Council, 3606 Providence Road, Newtown Square, PA 19073. All entries must contain the following information on the back of the photo: entrant’s name, address, telephone number, title given to photo, location of litter site, entrant’s age, the

school grade and school name. Photos will not be returned and will become the property of PRC. Program sponsors include: AAA Mid-Atlantic, Inc., BPG Development Company, L.P., Pennoni Associates, Sheetz, Inc. and Wawa Inc. For further information, call the Pennsylvania Resources Council at (610) 353-1555.

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Elephant Corner (Cont. From Page 10) in additional revenues of $53 million. While the children should not suffer for the fiscal irresponsibility of SUPERINTENDENT ARLENE ACKERMAN and others, the people of Philadelphia cannot afford more taxes. Rather, the City should redirect funds from less-vital programs to the schools. City Council will make the contribution of the additional funds conditional upon their having input on how Ackerman will spend the money. While another set of eyes can be helpful, who in this herd is confident the current City Council will contribute any value added?

There is one light at the end of the tunnel. This is last week’s Council vote on

mandatory sick leave. City Council did vote to approve mandatory sick leave of nine days per annum for any company with 10 employees.

Many small businesses see this as an onerous financial burden.

COUNCILMAN BILL GREEN rightly noted none of the surrounding counties or the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania has similar laws, putting our business at a competitive disadvantage. The good news is Nutter has vowed to veto the mandatory sick-leave bill. As the bill was passed with a vote of 9-8, City Council will probably not be able to overturn his veto. All Republicans in City Council voted against the bill. Way to go, guys!

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TO: Unknown father of Baby Girl Williams A Petition has been filed asking the court to put an end to all rights you have to your Baby Girl Williams who was born on 4/26/11, at Hospital of University of PA, Philadelphia, PA as well as your rights T.W. has to Baby Girl Williams. The court has set a hearing to consider ending your rights to your child. That hearing will be held on August 4, 2011, at 9:30 a.m. at Court Room 14, One Montgomery Plaza, Orphan’s Court Division, Swede Street, Norristown, PA 19404 before Judge Ott. You are warned that even if you fail to appear at the scheduled hearing, the hearing will go on without you and your rights to your child as well as the rights of T.W. to that child may be ended by the court without your being present. You have a right to be represented at the hearing by a lawyer. 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 to find out where you can get legal help.

An important option may be available to you under Act 101 of PA Law that allows for and enforceable voluntary agreement for continuing contact following an adoption between an adoptive parent, a child, a birth parent and/or a birth relative of the child, if all parties agree and the voluntary agreement is approved by the court. The agreement must be signed and approved by the court to be legally binding.

You are also warned that if you fail to file either an acknowledgment of paternity pursuant to 23 Pa. C.S.A. Section 2503 (d) relating to acknowledgment and claim of paternity, and fail to either appear at a hearing to object to the termination of your rights or file a written objection to such termination with the court prior to the hearing, your rights may be terminated under Pa. C.S.A. 2503(d) or 2504 (c) of the Adoption Act. Lawyer Referral and Information Service 100 West Airy Street, P.O. Box 268, Norristown, PA 19404 (610) 279-LAW1

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onds East, 65 feet, 4-13/16 inches to the first mentioned point and place of beginning.

Being the same premises which Fannye Cristol a/k/a Fannie Cristol, widow by Deed dated 9/28/1977 and recorded 9/30/1977 in Philadelphia County in Deed Book DCC 1489 Page 313 conveyed unto Sherman Martin, Jr, and Alyce Martin, his wife, their heirs and assigns, as tenants by the entireties, in fee.

And the said Alyce Martin died on 11/24/04 The sale will be held at June 30, 2011 at 10:00 am at the steps located on Market Street of the Eastern District Courthouse, 601 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106. The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development will bid $213,629.57 plus interest, costs and other charges through the sale date. Ten percent (10%) of the highest bid is the deposit required at the sale.

The amount that must be paid to HUD by the mortgagors or someone acting on their behalf so that the sale may be stayed is the total delinquent amount of $213,629.57 as of July 29, 2009, plus all other amounts that would be due under the mortgage agreement if payments under the mortgage had not been accelerated, advertising costs and postage expenses incurred in giving notice, mileage by the most reasonable road distance for posting notices and for the Foreclosure Commissioner’s attendance at the sale, reasonable and customary costs incurred for title and lien record searches, the necessary out-of-pocket costs incurred by the Foreclosure Commissioner for recording documents, a commission for the Foreclosure Commissioner, and all other costs incurred in connection with the foreclosure prior to reinstatement. There will be no proration of taxes, rents or other income or liabilities, except that the purchaser will pay, at or before closing, his prorata share of any real estate taxes that have been paid by the Secretary to the date of the foreclosure sale. When making their bid, all bidders, except the Secretary, must submit a deposit totaling ten percent 10% of the Secretary’s bid as set forth above in the form of a certified check or cashier’s check made out to the Secretary of HUD. Each oral bid need not be accompanied by a deposit. If the successful bid is oral, a deposit of ten (10%) percent must be presented before the bidding is closed. The deposit is nonrefundable. The remainder of the purchase price must be delivered within thirty (30) days of the sale or at such other time as the Secretary may determine for good cause shown, time being of the essence. This amount, like the bid deposits, must be delivered in the form of a certified or cashier’s check. If the Secretary is the high bidder, he need not pay the bid amount in cash. The successful bidder will pay all conveyance fees, all real estate and other taxes that are due on or after the delivery of the remainder of the payment and all other costs associated with the transfer of title. At the conclusion of the sale, the deposits of the unsuccessful bidders will be returned to them. The Secretary may grant an extension of time within which to deliver the remainder of the payment. All extensions will be for fifteen (15) days, and a fee will be charged in the amount of $150.00 for each fifteen (15) day extension requested. The extension fee shall be paid in the form of a certified or cashier’s check made payable to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. If the high bidder closes the sale prior to the expiration of any extension period, the unused portion of the extension fee shall be applied toward the amount due. If the high bidder is unable to close the sale within the required period, or within any extensions of time granted by the Secretary, the high bidder’s deposit will be forfeited, and the Commissioner may, at the direction of the HUD Field Office Representative, offer the property to the second highest bidder for an amount equal to the highest price offered by that bidder. There is no right of redemption, or right of possession based upon a right of redemption, in the mortgagor or others subsequent to a foreclosure completed pursuant to the Act. Therefore, the Foreclosure Commissioner will issue a Deed to the purchaser(s) upon receipt of the entire purchase price in accordance with the terms of the sale as provided herein.

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WHEREAS, on January 25, 2005, a certain Mortgage was executed by ESTATE OF SHERMAN MARTIN JR., as mortgagor in favor of WELLS FARGO BANK, NA as mortgagee and was recorded in Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Philadelphia County in Mortgage Document#: 51115856; and WHEREAS, the Mortgage is now owned by the Secretary of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (“Secretary”), pursuant to an assignment recorded on 12/17/2007 in Document#: 51822756, in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania; and WHEREAS, a default has been made in the covenants and conditions of the Mortgage in that the payment due on July 29, 2009, was not made and remains wholly unpaid as of the date of this Notice, and no payment has been made sufficient to restore the loan to currency; and WHEREAS, the entire amount delinquent as of July 29, 2009 is $213,629.57 plus interest, costs and other charges through the sale date; and WHEREAS, by virtue of this default, the Secretary has declared the entire amount of the indebtedness secured by the Mortgage to be immediately due and payable; NOW THEREFORE, pursuant to powers vested in me by the Single Family Mortgage Foreclosure Act of 1994, l2 U.S.C. 3751 et seq., by 24 CFR Part 29, and by the Secretary’s designation of me as Foreclosure Commissioner, recorded on April 6, 2011 in Misc. Document#: 52333913, in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, notice is hereby given that at June 30, 2011 at 10:00 am at the steps located on Market Street of the Eastern District Courthouse, 601 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106, all real and personal property at or used in connection with the following described premises (“Property”) will be sold at public auction to the highest bidder: SUBJECT TO A PRIOR MORTGAGE PREMISES "A" ALL THAT CERTAIN lot or piece of ground with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, SITUATE in the Fiftieth Ward of the City of Philadelphia.

BEGINNING at a point on the East side of Lawnton Avenue (sixty feet wide), at the distance of three hundred fifteen feet, five and three-eighths inches Southwardly from the Southerly side of Sixty-sixth Avenue North (eight feet wide) thence extending South seventy-eight degrees, thirty-nine minutes, East a distance of one hundred nine feet, one and one-quarter inches to a point; thence extending South eighteen degrees, fifty-six minutes, four seconds West a distance of sixty-five feet four and three-quarter inches to a point, thence extending North seventy-eight degrees, thirty-nine minutes, West a distance of one hundred five feet, two and three-eighths inches to the East side of Lawnton Avenue; thence extending North fifteen degrees, thirty minutes, fifty-six seconds East along the East side of Lawnton Avenue, distance of sixty-five feet to the first mentioned point and place of beginning.

BEING NO. 6511 Lawnton Avenue.

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Out & About (Cont. From Page 10) You get to see such things as newsroom census data, studies about who is covering what, and what that means for the quality of information that Americans receive each day.

There have been days where I’ve asked myself if I really want to continue teaching journalism because of the hell journalists of color are catching on an almost daily basis.

Did you know only 13% of the White House Press Corps, one of the most important groups of reporters in the country because they cover our government, is made up of people of color?

While this situation predated the presidency of Barack Obama, not a lot has changed.

While reporters of color sometimes get to open up a news conference, they’re still easy to spot.

So after seeing the number of journalists of color contract instead of expand, and remembering that I was actually sending young people out into this on purpose, I decided I owed it to them to try to smooth out the

path as much as I could.

So I’m running for office.

I’m hanging out at all the right events, going to candidate forums, and spending money to try and get my message out, something that, as a freelance writer and part-time copy editor, means more than you know.

While this election hasn’t been as hardcore as Street vs.

Katz, there’s still a lot of horse-trading. There are folks running for office who are asking for things from people they just had a violent argument with. Folks are also forming alliances with people they actually can’t stand because they agree on a particular candidate.

And memories are long.

Folks bring up stuff you did to them so long ago that you forgot what you did. It’s been a real eye-opener.

But I’ve been trying to focus on one thing: what does this mean for Black journalists? Right now, everyone is nursing a case of the “Last hired, first fired” blues in the business. When the Philadelphia Inquirer and Philadelphia Daily News underwent their first round of layoffs after being sold, roughly 71 of the

150 folks handed pink slips were journalists of color.

In fact, every time you see the word “layoff” in the newspaper, you see it connected to at least one or two people who look like me. I’m not saying white folks don’t get laid off, because they do. But when there are more of you in a profession, it doesn’t look as bad.

Without someone in the newsroom advocating for the stories of people of color – and by that I mean the stories that don’t involve someone committing a crime or being on the wrong end of a gunshot wound – those stories don’t get told.

So I’m trying to get connected to a place where my voice, and voices of the likeminded, can be amplified in such a way that the bean-counters who run the media these days have no choice but to pay attention. That place, near as I can tell, is the NABJ board. Or at least, I plan to make it that way should I win.

If you want to give me any advice, you can email me at deniseclaynabj@gmail.com.

I’m interested in hearing from those of you who do this stuff for a living.

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Gloucester Gets Solar Warehouse It could well become the largest rooftop solar installation in North America as the Holt Family unveiled its project to cover its Gloucester Marine Terminal refrigerated warehouse with solar panels.

The announcement was made Tuesday, a day after the news of the death of Tom Holt whose family owns the facility.

The massive, 1.1 millionsquare-foot project, known as Riverside Renewable Energy, LLC, is a privately-funded $42 million venture that calls for the installation of 27,528 high-efficiency SunPower photovoltaic solar panels atop Building 42.

It will generate nine megawatts of electricity (9.0 MW) – or roughly enough to power 1,500 homes – at the Terminal. The Riverside project will be nearly twice as large as any previous rooftop solar installation in North America.

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America Vote Act was signed in 2002, which, among other things, required first-time voters to show identification when they went to vote. And we have been sliding ever since.

In all, 29 states have broader voter-identification requirements than what the federal government requires.

Nearly 1,000 bills in total have been introduced in 46 states in the last decade, including HB 934 here in Pennsylvania. It’s certainly a hot topic.

The question is why? Proponents claim HB 934 would cut down on voter impersonation, but this type of fraud rarely occurs. The Brennan Center says that more people are struck by lightning each year. The Pennsylvania Sentencing Commission said since 2004 there have been four cases of misrepresentation at Pennsylvania polls out of the 19.4 million ballots cast.

So while the cases of fraud are negligible, the hurdles created by this bill are real and will result in voter suppression and a $9.8 million price tag for the State to implement.

I think people are even more

motivated to vote right now, and this bill will suppress voter turnout. Perhaps that is what the Republicans are after, since most of those impacted – senior citizens, inner-city residents, minorities and naturalized citizens – tend to vote Democratic.

For many of those without valid government-issued ID, even obtaining the free photo ID that the State would be required to provide to all residents under HB 934 will be difficult due to transportation and mobility issues and work/childcare conflicts.

Also at issue is the cost. The Pennsylvania Dept. of Transportation has said nearly 700,000 Pennsylvanians lack photo ID. A recent analysis by the House Democratic Appropriations Committee estimates that it will cost $9.8 million to implement this.

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A pall of sorrow descended on the Port of Philadelphia with the report of the death of 78-year-old Tom Holt, long a major figure in the Port’s activities.

Though he had been suffering for sometime from cancer, he remained an integral part of Holt Logistics Corp. and other Holt interests along both sides of the Delaware River.

Holt leaves behind a port dynasty which began in 1967 and continues today. His three sons are carrying on the family legacy. Tom Holt, Jr., runs Packer Avenue Marine Terminal, Leo is president of

Gloucester Terminals and Michael manages Delaware Avenue Enterprises which includes the Publicker site at above Packer Avenue and several refrigerated warehouses.

Tom Holt, Sr.’s efforts on bringing shipping lines to the Port drew praise from the leadership of the Philadelphia Regional Port Authority, the South Jersey Port Authority and the Delaware River Port Authority.

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they register to vote. This requirement was in addition to the State’s existing law that voters provide identification each time they vote.

Why mention Arizona? Because, with both chambers of the General Assembly in Republican control as well as the Governor’s residence, Pennsylvania is starting to eerily reflect the viewpoint of the Grand Canyon State. As Arizona continues to legalize discrimination and disfranchise lawful voters, Pennsylvania should not be looking to Arizona for direction.

Even the federal government believes some of Arizona’s laws overstep bounds. It sued over the State’s immigration law, and it recently filed a court brief against Arizona’s citizenship voter registration requirement, saying Congress forbids States from requiring proof of citizenship in order to vote.

It has been a slippery slope with regard to voter identification since the controversy surrounding the 2000 presidential election. The federal Help

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by State Rep. Babette Josephs Later this month, the US Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit will reconsider its decision to strike down Arizona’s requirement that residents provide proof of citizenship when

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Telling It Like It Is Bowling For Kids Kids Run For The George Fund At Keystone Hospice

STATE REP. Jim Roebuck, House Democratic Education Committee chair, was interviewed on “NBC10 @Issue” by Steve Highsmith. Roebuck expressed his concern about the deep cuts to education funding in the House Republican budget and Gov. Corbett’s plan – especially when State has more than $500 million in unexpected revenue.

PUBLIC SAFETY Commissioners Lloyd Ayers and Charles Ramsey square off in fundraising bowling competition as Ted Qualli, of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Penna., looks on. Over 70 police and firefighters competed in Battle of Badges for mentoring youngsters at ThunderPhoto by Bonnie Squires bird Lanes in Northeast.

TERRI LYYNNE LOKOFF Child Care Foundation held its annual Terri Lynne Lokoff/Children’s Tylenol National Child Care Teacher Awards ceremony last week at Please Touch Museum. Turned out for event from left are State Rep. Jim Roebuck, Democratic Chairman of House Education Committee; Suzanne du Pont, president of Foundation; Kay Lokoff, TLLCCF founder; and DA Seth Williams.

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Rep. Tony Payton For Undocumented Student Tuition State Rep. Tony Payton, Jr., has introduced legislation that would allow undocumented immigrant students to pay in-state tuition at any Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education school, community college or state-related university.

At a Philadelphia news conference held at Kensington CAPA High School, Payton said most undocumented students had no choice in entering the United States illegally, and his legislation would give them more opportunities to make positive make economic and social contributions to so-

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NOTED NEWSWOMAN Flavia Colgan held fundraiser in Bellevue for projected documentary film about workers who are killed on the job. Shown from left are Joe Gross of PhilaPOSH; Holly Shaw-Hollis, whose husband was killed while working on a Schuylkill barge without a life vest; Colgan; and VP Nancy Miner and President Jim Savage of Steelworkers Local 101.

GAIL INDERWIES, founder and executive director of Keystone Hospice, welcomes Chaku the clown (aka Charlene Kurland), to the second annual Kids Run for The George Fund at Keystone Hospice. Approximately 200 children participating in various races, based on age groups between one and twelve years of age.

ELLEN PAPPERT, who, with her husband Jerry Pappert, Esq., co-founded The George Fund at Keystone Hospice in Wyndmoor, is surrounded by kids who have earned their medals from one of the races held on Sunday. Event grossed $20,000 for pediatric services. Ellen & Jerry Pappert created The George Fund in 2008, in memory of their little boy George, in order to provide the kinds of pediatric-hospice services which Keystone Hospice provided for them and their family.

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DeLissio Honors District Students State Rep. Pamela A. DeLissio has recognized a number of students at local elementary, middle and high schools for service to their peers or to the community.

DeLissio awarded certificates to students who were nominated, on a voluntary basis, by their respective schools.

“After six months as a state representative, I have been very impressed with the many grassroots initiatives being conducted by organizations and individuals throughout the legislative district. Many of these initiatives are being con-

State Senator Larry Farnese has been appointed to serve on The Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency’s (PHEAA) Board of Directors.

I have long been an advocate of economic development in the Commonwealth,” said Senator Farnese. “One of the best ways to ensure the future economic vitality of Pennsylvania is to maintain a highlyskilled workforce through access to affordable higher education. I look forward to helping to further those efforts as a member of the PHEAA Board.”

McGeehan Seeks School Accountability State Rep. Mike McGeehan, a vocal critic of the management style of Philadelphia

50 EARLY-CHILDHOOD educators from HALF EACH CHECK will be used to fund around country, and even one from an Army a project which each teacher had designed center in Japan, were honored with recep- for his or her classroom or child-care center, tions, a luncheon at Bloomingdale’s, formal and the other half can be used for a personal portraits, and a $1,000 check for each. Wait- purchase. From left, Allan Miller, executive ing to speak are, from left, Rep. Jim Roe- director TLLCCF; Roebuck; du Pont; and buck, Williams and Mayor Michael A. Williams. 300 people attended awards cerePhoto by Bonnie Squires Photo by Bonnie Squires mony.

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School Superintendent Arlene Ackerman, will again attempt to stage a vote on three proposals to curtail the bloated pay and benefit packages awarded to the superintendent by the School Reform Commission.

On the House floor McGeehan drew attention to his fight to remove the embattled superintendent from her oversight of the district’s children by attempting to amend legislation to allow the state to do just that.

His efforts were partially successful, with an amendment that was adopted by the full House which would end the requirement that future appropriations paid by the City or County to the School District DEPUTY MAYOR Mike DiBerardinis saluted completion be not less than the highest of $450,000 rehab of W. Phila.’s popular Clark Park last amount paid in previous years. Thursday. Other speakers were, from left, grantor John

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Headhouse Square about to become ‘Twisted’

by Len Lear Next month, restaurateur George Reilly will bring food, music and bourbon to Headhouse Square with The Twisted Tail at 509 S. 2nd Street, a bi-level bar, restaurant and live-music venue featuring an authentic charcoal-fired grill, a wealth of whiskey selections and the ambiance of a juke joint or old school Southern music hall, fueled by blues and rock-n-roll bands five nights a week.

The menu, served until 1 a.m. every night, will be created by Chef Michael

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Stevenson and will include many dishes flamebroiled over live coals.

“There’s an amazing synergy in Memphis, Nashville, Austin and even Chicago between great food and great music, and I want to bring that energy to Philadelphia,” Reilly told me last week.

Divided into three main spaces, The Twisted Tail will feature a 4,000-squarefoot downstairs bar and restaurant with seating for more than 60 people at tables and 25 at a central horseshoe-shaped bar, The Juke Joint, or live music venue. There will be another full bar that runs the length of the room and a ca-

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pacity of about 100 for performances or 45 seated at tables, plus 15 at the bar; and an adjacent “club room,” a lounge outfitted with couches, fireplaces, televisions and a shuffleboard.

Menu items will include: Dueling Ribs, with St. Louis-style spareribs, Asian-inspired Wauxe ribs and Pacu-grilled fish ribs accompanied by signature house sauces; “Primal” Oysters, grilled directly over the hot coals and served with pickled watermelon chow chow, grilled and salted lemon and smoky habanero cocktail sauce; Kurobuta Pork Saddle with kettle-cooked black beans, Silver Queen corn cake and organic honeycomb butter; Kettle Chip-Crusted Crab Cake with applewoodsmoked bacon and corn ragout, smoked tomato jam and Old Bay aioli; Twisted Black Cod with stoneground cornmeal, citrus pepper, “wicked” greens and agave pale ale; and Vegetable Shepherd’s Pie with roasted wild mushrooms, caramelized cipollini onions, new carrots, baby peas, sage, potato puree and aged Asiago cheese.

Appetizers will range in

Len Lear price from $8 to $12, and entrees will vary from $18 to $30. A shareable menu of “Five-Spot” Small Plates, each $5, will encourage bar patrons to enjoy a bite and provide accompaniments to larger meals. Chef Stevenson, who has cooked with some of the country’s top chefs in Manhattan and D.C., most recently served as private chef to the owner of the Washington Redskins.

Also helping to set that tone is Reilly’s bourbon-focused beverage program. In addition to an assortment of well-known and unusual bourbons, the program will feature house cocktails, 16 draft and 40 bottled craft beers representing local and domestic offerings as well as wines by the glass.

Reilly will host interactive opportunities to sample the inventory at his “One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer” events, slated to take place monthly beginning in July in the club room. Most specialty cocktails will be priced at around $10. Bourbon offerings will range from $7 a serving up to $40 or more for some of the more hard-to-find selections. Wines by the glass will vary from $8 to $12, and beers will begin at $4.50.

Every Wednesday night, house band Mikey Jr. & the Stone Cold Blues will take the stage with harmonicadriven old-school blues. The band will also host an infor-

mal Sunday Night Jam, where local musicians are invited to bring instruments or borrow one from the house and join them onstage for laid-back, site-specific performances and jam sessions. Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights will see an assortment of acts that Reilly, a musician himself, will select.

Juke-joint gigs will take place in a room that Reilly and his design team wallpapered with vintage sheet music and classic concert posters; visiting acts are encouraged to contribute to the

décor as the room becomes a living record of performances. Other design details throughout the downstairs dining room and adjacent club room will include tables and chairs crafted from salvaged bourbon barrels.

The Twisted Tail will be open seven days a week from 11 a.m. until 2 a.m., except on Sundays when they will open at 10 a.m. to serve brunch. For more information, visit www.thetwistedtail.com, on Facebook at The Twisted Tail or on Twitter @TwistedTailPhl.

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Forerunner to Dollar Stores, Walmarts Part 29/35 Long before the popular Dollar Stores and Walmarts appeared in the United States and throughout the world, the Philadelphia Orchestra was invited by President Nixon and the government of China to perform in the fall of 1973. Writing for the Philadelphia Inquirer, the senior music critic, Daniel Webster (who accompanied the Orchestra on its trip to China) headlined his February 2, 1979 article: “Visit to China... ORCHESTRA OPENED THE DOOR,” with these words: “It was clear that the Orchestra had been chosen to play a role in bridging the distance between the two countries... Its return was the single event which stimulated a widespread effort at establishing further exchanges, and which brought an increasing number of Americans to China...

Now with the barriers falling quickly, the Chinese are arguing in their wall posters for freedom to hear disco music, wear Western clothes and even touch each other in public...

The Orchestra then was a metaphor for shared understanding of an art that transcended politics... In the long march of diplomacy, that visit and its resonances announced a basis for understanding which will have harmonious implications for a long time.”

Before departing with his musicians on this significant adventure, the conductor and music director, Eugene Ormandy, exclaimed: “This is bigger than music.” Thirty eight years later, the maestro was right with approximately 13,000 Dollar Stores (General & Tree) operating within the United States, and 8,412 Walmarts circling the globe.

During the era of detente, the primary role of the Philadelphia Orchestra has been overlooked, hardly noticed, and underplayed as millions of consumers have subsequently bought numerous products from these corporations—mostly coming from China.

Therefore, it is highly urged that all Dollar Stores, Walmarts (and clones) recognize and honor the Orchestra—the prime contributor to your successes, and now in need of your help with regard to the Orchestra’s present legal woes in bankruptcy court.

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to those of heat exhaustion and heat stroke and can often be overlooked. Symptoms range from mild to severe and can include nausea, muscle cramps, disorientation, confusion, seizures, coma and death.

To avoid this condition, marathon runners are advised to consume extra salt. This advice should also be considered by those exposed to the excessive heat much of the country has been experiencing. Salt is critical in maintaining hydration.

The proper balance of electrolytes in the human body is essential for normal function of the cells and organs. Electrolytes help to regulate cardiovascular and neurological functions, fluid balance and oxygen delivery.

Water intoxication is more commonly seen among athletes, but older individuals are also at high risk for several reasons. Their kidneys are less efficient at conserving salt when the body is stressed and common medications such as diuretics greatly increase that risk.

That is one reason why during severe high temperatures, news accounts most often refer to elderly victims of the heat.

Infants are also at risk because too much water dilutes

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Salt Institute warns too much water without salt can cause water intoxication, a serious, even deadly, medical emergency In a heat wave, everyone knows you need to drink more water. But health experts say you also need more salt. In fact, drinking too much water alone can cause a potentially deadly medical emergency with symptoms similar to heat stroke.

The Salt Institute, a worldwide authority on salt, advises anyone in extreme heat – particularly outdoor athletes, infants and the elderly – that drinking too much water without salt can cause a potentially deadly medical emergency with symptoms similar to heat stroke.

“You must also replace the sodium and potassium along with the water,” says Dr. David McCarron, an adjunct professor with the Department of Nutrition at the University of CaliforniaDavis. “This is why athletes drink sports drinks like Gatorade, rather than just water.”

When the body loses electrolytes, typically from perspiration, over-rehydration with only water will produce hyponatremia, also called water intoxication. Hyponatremia symptoms are similar

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2005 pontiac grand prix GT- 6cyl.,auto.,fully loaded, black, tinted windows, extra nice. $4,650. 215-743-8873

nance Career. FAA approved program. Financial aid if qualified - Housing available. CALL Aviation Institute of Maintenance (888)834-9715 REAL ESTATE North Carolina Lakefront lots..

Never before offered, new gated waterfront community, 13 dockable lots with up to 300’ of shoreline. Financing available.

Call Now 1-800-709-5253 VACATION RENTALS OCEAN CITY, MARYLAND. Best selection of affordable

rentals. Full/ partial weeks. Call for FREE brochure. Open daily.

Holiday Real Estate. 1-800638-2102 Online reservations: www.holidayoc.com VACATION RENTALS NORTH WILDWOOD, NJFLORENTINE FAMILY MOTEL Beach/Boardwalk Block, Heated Pools, Efficiency/ Motel units refrigerator, elevator.

Color Brochure/ Specials 609522-4075 DEPT.104 www.florentinemotel.com

2004 chrysler sebring convertible- fully loaded, chrome wheels, 125k miles, leather & suede int., new pa. state inspection, excellent condition. $4,950.

215-743-8873

2005 ford focus SE ZX4- 4cyl., auto., fully loaded, gold, 66k miles, power everything, all options, new pa. inspections, excellent condition. $4,995.

215-743-8873

2005 pontiac grand prixfully loaded, new pa. state inspection, excellent condition. $4,995.

215-743-8873

2001 chevy monte carlo LS- 6cyl., auto., full power, fully loaded, alloys, new pa. state inspection, excellent condition. $3,995.

215-743-8873

2006 ford E-350 XLT 12 passenger van- V8, auto., fully loaded, new pa. state inspection, extra clean. $6,000.

215-743-8873

1995 lincoln town carextra clean, all powers, leather & loaded, very nice luxury car! $2,499.

215-743-8873

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Wanted Late Model Cars & Trucks in need of repair.

Up to $5,000. in cash.

Same day pick-up 215-605-4429 "We also buy Junk Cars"

skills, good driving history, and able to travel in Pennsylvania and nearby States. Email resume to Recruiter4@osmose.com or apply online at www.OsmoseUtilities.com EOE M/F/D/V HELP WANTED CHECK THIS OUT!!! Just completed high school and looking for your 1st phenomenal opportunity. Travel while earning big $$$$. No experience. Paid training. 1-877-646-5050 ATTN: COMPUTER WORK. Work from anywhere 24/7. Up to $1,500 Part Time to

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ADOPTION OR PERSONALS PREGNANT? CONSIDERING ADOPTION? FFTA is here to help. We offer counseling, financial assistance, and many different families/ options to consider. Please call Joy: 1866-922-3678. www.foreverfamiliesthroughadoption.org UNIQUE ADOPTIONS. Let us help! Personalized Adoption Plans. Financial assistance, housing relocation and more.

Giving the gift of life? You deserve the best. Call us first! 1888-637-8200 24-hours hotline.

AUCTION SECTION St. Louis, MO - June 30, 2011 Ritchie Bros. will be holding an unreserved public auction. No minimum bids or reserve prices. rbauction.com for details.

EVENTS/ENTERTAINMENT Easy Day Trip! Bring the family and watch history come alive at the annual Gettysburg Civil War Battle Reenactment July 1-3, 2011. Contact: www.gettysburgreenactment.com 717-3381525 HELP WANTED FOREMEN to lead utility field crews. Outdoor physical work, many positions, paid training, $17/hr. plus weekly performance bonuses after promotion, living allowance when traveling, company truck and benefits.

Must have strong leadership

Tri-County Core & Towing (LLC) Sam (856) 305-2543 Jim (609) 425-3804

BARRY FISHER LICENSED ELECTRICIAN Over 42yrs experience low prices, fast service 100-amp Circuit breakers $65+ ceiling fans $25+ • Outlets $6+ AC/WD Lines $10+ lic/ins* FHA/VA Cert

215-927-0234

FOR RENT

$300 & Up

Apartment

For Running Vehicles

With Two-Car Garage.

Highest Cash Paid for Junk Vehicles

Near S. Broad St.Modern,Complete with Washer and Dryer.

Call 215-868-0532

Free Pick-Up 24/7 1990 volkswagen cabriolet convertible- 4cyl., auto., ps, pb, pw, new top, new tires, looks/ runs great. $2,695.

215-431-3193

Philmont Motor Company

We sell new and used parts.

SAME DAY Services

(215) 203-0993

contractor's storage yards, feasterville - langhorne area, our rentals are affordable, 1,375 sq. ft., (25 x 55) rents for $300. per month. www.philmontmotorco.com Philmont Motor Company 2525 bridgetown pk. Feasterville, PA. 19053 215-757-2524

We Buy Catalytic Converters Highest Prices Paid!!

www.phillyrecord.com • 215-755-2000

2000 gmc 3500 cheyenne 14 ft. stake body truck-V8, auto., ps, pb, am/fm,dual wheels, tow pkg., dual wheels, excellent cond. $3,500 215 -743-8873

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