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Vol. XVIII No. 3

Issue 886

January 19, 2017

“The good things we do must be made a part of the public record”

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A UNITED DAY OF SERVICE

KEYSTONE STATE BOYCHOIR PERFORMS TRIBUTE TO MARTIN LUTHER KING AT GIRARD COLLEGE DURING THIS WEEK’S DAY OF SERVICE. MORE PICS P. 6.

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TRUMPED! VALERIE VITELLO LOOKS AT THE TRUMP CAMPAIGN WAGON DRIVEN TO THE GOP INAUGURAL CELEBRATION IN SOUTH PHILADELPHIA FROM PITTSBURGH SEE PAGE 3 PHOTO BY WENDELL DOUGLAS.

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With the UNIONS PHILADELPHIA COUNCIL AFL-CIO RESOLUTION CONDEMNS HATRED

s reports of hate crimes and bias incidents have risen sharply following the election of Donald Trump, the Philadelphia Council AFLCIO has passed a resolution condemning these incidents and is determined to stand with like-minded people who are also appalled by rising bigotry and intolerance. The resolution will be delivered today to all elected officials in Philadelphia.

Philadelphia Council AFL-CIO President Pat Eiding said: “The labor movement strives to bring prosperity to people of all races, religions, nationalities, gender identities,

sexual orientations, and ethnic backgrounds. Politicians and corporations try to divide us, to pit worker against worker, so they can keep more power and money for themselves. That’s why solidarity is a pillar of our movement; we know that we’re stronger when we stick together. Hatred and bigotry have no place in our workplaces or our city, and we are resolved to stand together and condemn these incidents.”

The resolution was passed unanimously by the Philadelphia Council AFLCIO Executive Board and by the Philadelphia Council AFL-CIO Delegates.

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While these responsibilities were previously held by a separate entity, the Police Community Oversight Board, the Board will be folded into PAC, in order to reduce confusion and duplication of efforts.

“This is an efficient way to keep the needle moving of the right direction with the implementation of community policing,” said Councilman Curtis Jones. “I look forward to working with the commission’s members.”

As part of its responsibility to conduct investigations, the commission will focus on systemic issues in the department or within a police district. PAC retains the power to subpoena and conduct investigations under this executive order. In addition to conducting these investigations and upholding the other two primary responsibilities outlined previously, the commission will also produce a public annual report setting out its material accomplishments and recommendations from the preceding year.

Attorney Ronda Goldfein, who chairs the PAC, said, “The commission provides independent civilian oversight of police activity, which is necessary

to strengthen the relationship between Philadelphia’s police and its citizens. We appreciate the administration’s continued support for the PAC as demonstrated

by Mayor Kenney’s new executive order.”

The commission’s members will be appointed by the Mayor based on recommendations from civic, advocacy, legal and law-enforcement organizations as well as City Council and relevant city agencies, including the Office of Black Male Engagement, the Office of LGBT Affairs and the Commission on Human Relations. To date, the administration has increased the commission’s funding by nearly $150,000 and grown its paid staff by 50%. Any additional appropriations will be announced in March as part of the FY18 budget proposal.

BY JOE SHAHEELI o his credit, District Attorney Seth Williams didn’t blame poor accounting or faulty bookkeeping by campaign managers, but himself as he responded this week to the Philadelphia Board of Ethics fine of $62,000 over his failure to report $160,000 worth of undisclosed gifts over five years. The amount represents the largest penalty in the history of the board.

The board found Williams erred in accepting gifts from individuals “he was able to substantially affect through official action” – namely, lawyers Richard Hoy, Scott DiClaudio and members of his security detail.

He reported the gifts in August 2016, among them $45,000 in unpermitted roofing work he accepted from politically connected

HELPING State Rep. Joanna McClinton at her community seminar on how to save money by becoming energy efficient were Officer Tramline Montague, Capt. Deshawn Beaufort and Officer Arnold Mitchell, all of the 12th Police Dist. Photo by Wendell Douglas

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AYOR KENNEY has resurrected the Police Advisory Commission through executive order. The commission will consist of 13 members and that it will have three main foci: policy review, community outreach and investigations.

He stated: “We are reaffirming the city’s commitment to strengthening police-community relations through openness, responsibility and accountability. I have faith that the commission will serve as a valuable tool in furthering the good work already being done by Commissioner Ross and our officers to protect and serve all Philadelphians, regardless of race, sexual orientation, religion, gender, age or ZIP code. I want to thank the members of the Police Community Oversight Board and the staff of the Police Advisory Commission for their help in developing this executive order.”

The PAC is expected to conduct periodic reviews of the Police Department’s implementation of the recommendations by President Obama’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing and the Department of Justice.

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BURTON NEW WBDC HEAD The Women’s Business Development Center has named Angela Dowd-Burton as president, replacing President Geri Swift, who will remain active in the organization as president emerita. Photo by Martin Regusters, Leaping Lion Photography

N.J.-based contractor Michael Palmieri, in addition to dozens of smaller gifts.

According to the settlement, Williams will also pay the city $2,800 for several expressly prohibited gifts he accepted from lawyers and members of his security detail during the same time period.

The DA’s Office did not issue a comment on the settlement. In a statement, Williams said: “These mistakes were my own and I accept full responsibility for my failure to do everything required of me as a public official.”

The city’s first African American district attorney, Williams pulled out a surprise win in 2009 and drew an impressive majority in the 2013 election.

In addition to rumors of a long-running FBI investigation, Williams has reportedly struggled to raise funds for his re-election – and has publicly stated he’s short on cash. The issue has become a lightning rod for a number of challengers that have lined up to challenge Williams in both the Democratic primary in May and in November’s general election.

To date, at least five have indicated they are in the primary to challenge him.

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Union Made

AUTHOR and historian Celeste Morello shares moment with City GOP Chairman Joseph DeFelice, Sr.

ENJOYING the night’s events were John DelRossi, and Victor and Linda Baldi.

COMMISSIONER Tim O’Brien is flanked by Kevin Strickland and Linwood Holland.

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HOST Vince Minniti welcomes GOP DA candidate Beth Grossman to Inaugural party.

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BY JOE SHAHEELI OMORROW’S inauguration ceremonies in D.C. won’t have many Philly Democrats in attendance. Especially noticeable will be the absence of Congressmen Bob Brady, Brendan Boyle and Dwight Evans.

Led by Philadelphia Democratic Party Chairman Brady, the three worked hard and long to successfully deliver to

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VIP attendees at Councilman Curtis Jones’ function were Council President Darrell Clarke, host Curtis Jones, District Attorney Seth Williams, and State Senator Sharif Street.

Hillary Clinton a record-setting over-half-million votes.

This was far and above what Clinton’s campaign team told them was needed to carry Pennsylvania into her win column. Surprisingly, it wasn’t enough to withstand the huge turnout throughout the rest of the state’s 50 counties to make that happen.

Their absence is more to signify their dismay at State Rep.

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what Donald Trump is doing, especially his efforts to dismantle the Affordable Care Act. Congressman Bob Brady led a protest rally Saturday defending the milestone legislation.

In the interim, Congressman Boyle has been appointed to the House Budget Committee for the 115th Congress. He said, “This committee impacts individuals, families and businesses in every part of America.

“I will also use my position on this committee to protect important safety-net programs like Social Se-

curity and Medicare from Republican attacks, and oppose detrimental cuts to the Affordable Care Act.” Philadelphians, mostly Republicans, will follow Philadelphia Republican Party chair Joe DeFelice to Washington to take the VIP seats assigned to them.

“It’s one of those genuinely memorable days we will celebrate for some time to come,” he said.

Last weekend, local Republican leaders, led by Vince Minniti, 6th GOP ward leader and founder of a group called the New South Philadelphia GOP, staged a Trump inaugural celebration at a warehouse under I-95. The enthusiastic crowd ignored the fact the place was cold, despite attempts of portable industrial heaters to the contrary.

There is a bright light for Democrats this week, since their statewide candidates survived the Trump vote.

Sworn in this Tuesday and dropping the “elect” from their titles were Attorney

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First to raise the bar was Michael Untermeyer, who kicked in $200,000 to start his campaign. Following him was former federal and local prosecutor Joe Khan, who raised more than $200,000 since announcing his candidacy for District Attorney of Philadelphia in late September, and ended 2016 with that same amount of cash on hand. Khan said more than 70 of his donors are former (Cont. Page 5) Councilman Wm.

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General Josh Shapiro, Auditor General Eugene DePasquale (for a second term), and Treasurer Joe Torsella.

Torsella will be happy to know the Commonwealth is getting $19.4 million in a settlement as one of 21 states following allegations Moody misrepresented its independence and objectivity in rating mortgage-backed securities.

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HEFTY FINE FOR SUGARHOUSE Make enough noise, generate good will via sponsoring the Mummers’ Parade on television and perhaps the good

HIGH COURTS ARE A DRAW Judge Carolyn Nichols is among Philly aspirants in the race to fill a Superior Court vacancy. Judge Frederica Massiah-Jackson is sending signals she may soon announce.

And sure to announce is Judge Maria McLaughlin, who will be mentored by former City Controller Jonathan Saidel. Allegheny County Judge David Barton made his effort official last week. Also announcing is Altoona Judge Wade Kagarise.

Eyeing a seat on the Commonwealth Court is Judge Ellen Ceisler, because she knows that court “profoundly impacts all citizens of this state on a wide range of important social, economic, and governmental issues.”

ing. Both are 2016 appointees who must run Locally, our Court of Common Pleas has nine openings. Holding down six of those openings in the Court of Common Pleas as appointees who have to run for a full term are: Daniel Sulman, Roger Gordon, Vince Melchiorre, Stella Tsai, Lucretia Clemons and Vince Furlong.

The Municipal Court bench has two openings.

Reportedly seeking prima-

ry slots are judicial candidates 5 Zac Shaffer, Leanne Litwin, Lynne Summers, Mark Goodheart, Dawn Tancredi, Anthony Kyriakakis, Lawrence Bozzelli, Joseph Russo, Jr., Christian DiCicco, Victoria Kristiansson, Gary Silver, Wendy Barish, Carmella Jacquinto, Angelo Cameron, Michael Grasso, Jon Marshall, Crystal Powell, Betsy Wahl, George Twardy, Ted Vigilante, Rania Major, Betsy Brumbach, Deborah Canty and Mark Cohen.

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stand in a partisan election.

Pennsylvania Superior Court Judges Jacqueline Shogan, Lillian Harris Ransom, H. Geoffrey Moulton, Jr. and Carl Solano’s terms are ending. Judge Shogan must stand for retention; Judges Ransom, Moulton, and Solano are 2016 appointees who must stand in a partisan election.

Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court Judges Joseph M. Cosgrove and Julia Hearthway’s terms are end-

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(Cont. From Page 4) or current federal, state or local prosecutors who believe it is critical to restore integrity and confidence in the city’s top prosecutor’s office. Judge Teresa Carr Deni, who has resigned her court seat to run for DA, philosophically noted, “Instead of three hours a day on the phone raising money, it’s now eight hours!”

DA Seth Williams’ re-election campaign is in high gear, with a course being set by vaunted campaign strategist, Dan Fee.

Alan Kessler, a partner at Duane Morris in Philadelphia, and Steven Irwin, a partner at Leech Tishman in Pittsburgh, are co-chairs of Judge Ceisler’s campaign.

The terms of Supreme Court Justices, Chief Justice Thomas Saylor and Justices Debra Todd and Sallie Mundy are ending. Justices Saylor and Todd must stand for retention in order to serve further terms. Justice Mundy is a 2016 appointee who must

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citizens will ignore what is happening that SugarHouse did that is not so good.

The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board has again levied a fine against SugarHouse HSP Gaming, LP. This time, the Gaming Board hit the casino for $100,000 for five instances of failing to prevent underage gambling involving 10 persons under the age of 21.

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THOUSANDS of people took to the streets on Martin Luther King Day, from Independence Hall to historic Mother Bethel Church, in a call for social justice. Photo by Eldon Graham

THIS celebrated political movement of 2016 was still on the march in 2017. Photo by Bill Myers

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PHILA. Federation of Teachers President Jerry Jordan was a keynote speaker. Photo by Bill Myers

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L-R, activist Kia Hinton, Councilwoman Helen Gym and Vamos Juntos leader Erika Almirรณn. Photo by Eldon Graham

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HONORING OUR CITY’S LEGENDARY BOXING CHAMP

JUDGE Jacqui Frazier-Lyde and her husband Pete Lyde, R, honored several youth groups at the 73rd-birthday celebration of boxing champ Joe Frazier. Among them were Arvon Thompson, Samiyyah Staten-Thompson and her son, Safee Staten-Thompson, daughter and grandson of late labor leader Sam Staten, Sr.

AMONG VIPs in attendance were Donald “Ducky” Birts, Sponsor Kaz Nabavi, Honoree Sid Booker and former Deputy Sheriff Rev. John Roberts.

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Smokin’ Joe Frazier and 45th anniversary of US National Historical site Joe Frazier’s gym were Host Peter Lyde, Councilwoman Jannie Blackwell, and VBA executive Fred Druding.

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HOSE WHO are going to Washington to show our next president their disapproval or to indicate their support for his new “revolution” will find by Saturday they are again united by shared concerns. Our great and beloved city is going through a series of changes, some for the better, and others for the

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MARK your CALENDAR Jan. 20- Councilwoman Blondell Reynolds Brown presents Dr. Martin Luther King Breakfast at Gas Workers Local 686, 9190 Marshall St. (enter off Welsh Rd. at Citizens Bank), 8-9:30 a.m. Honoring 2017 Outstanding Labor Awardees Anthony Gallagher and Evon Sutton. Champions of Labor $2,500, Friends of Labor $1,000, Supporters of Labor $500, Activists of Labor $250. Payable to “Friends of Blondell

worse.

If we begin to list the good and the bad here, we would have to devote this entire issue to listing them and why we feel they belong on the plus or minus side of these changes.

But what must now dominate your thoughts is the coming D.A.’s race and its role in our quality of life.

It is now in the headlines through missteps by District Attorney Seth Williams which have earned him a record fine by the Board of Ethics.

There is now a strong indication Williams will not be endorsed by the Democratic City Committee.

This fact has opened the Democratic primary to a number of candidates, now five and maybe more by

filing deadline. It has also emboldened the efforts of Beth Grossman, so far the only announced aspirant for the Republican primary for DA, who, according to our observations, already has the approval of the Philadelphia Republican Party leadership.

Add to that a host of those who intend to run for open slots in the Court of Common Pleas and the Municipal Court. They already number close to 30, including many who are already on the bench by appointment but now need to run in this election cycle to win a 10-year term.

We suggest travelers to D.C. return body and soul to political involvement in Philadelphia, where your concerns may have some voice and your input as citizens is needed.

Reynolds Brown.” Jan. 20- Talk Radio 1210 AM hosts Trump Inauguration Party at Chickie’s & Pete’s Café, 1526 Packer Ave., Dom Giordano live, open 11 a.m., Rich Zeoli live 3-6 p.m., Happy Hour 6-8 p.m.

Jan. 20- State Rep. Joanna McClinton & State Sen. Anthony Williams host Criminal-record Expungement & Sealing Clinic at Myers Rec Ctr., 5801 Kingsessing Ave., 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Only Phila. arrests; nonconviction charges or summary convictions with no arrests in last 5 years; no pendings; not on probation.

Reservations required: (215) 492-2980 or ewaters@pasenate.com.

Jan. 21- Ribbon-Cutting for Rev. Mary L.B. Franks Resource Ctr. at Wayland Memorial Baptist Ch., 52nd & Baltimore Ave., 1 p.m.

Jan. 21- D e m o c r a t i c Women of Phila. holds

rescheduled Meeting at 833 S. 58th St., 1-3 p.m.

For info: Juanita Hatton (215) 749-0161 or jhattonsr@icloud.com.

Jan. 25- Green Party of Phila. holds Nomination Mtg. at Roxborough Read & Eat, 6156 Ridge Ave., 7 p.m.

City residents interested in running for office are welcome. Free. For info: (215) 215) 843-4256.

Jan. 26- State Sen. Art Haywood is hosted 60th Birthday Celebration at Ladder 15, 1528 Sansom St., 6-8 p.m. Tickets $50, Donation amounts $2,000, $1,000, $500.

Payable to “Campaign for Compassion Committee,” P.O. Box 30234, Elkins Park, PA 19027. RSVP: Dominque (609) 7844513 or dominque@ pasenatedems.com.

Jan. 26- Academy Town Square hosts US Sen. Bob Casey in Talk & Panel Discussion on effects of climate change

on health, particularly children, at Acad. Of Natural Sciences, 1900 B. Franklin Pkwy., open 6:45 p.m., talk starts 7:15 p.m. Free. To ensure seating: register http:// bit.ly/2j9BQ4Z. Jan. 28- State Rep. Pam DeLissio hosts Town Hall Mtg. at Cathedral Ha. Audit, Cathedral Village, 600 E. Cathedral Rd., 10 a.m.

Feb. 2- Phila. Republican Party and House Speaker Mike Turzai host Winter Cocktail Party at Pyramid Club, 1735 Market St., 6-8 p.m. Sponsors $500.

RSVP: Annie Havey (215) 561-0651 by Feb. 1.

Feb. 3- Chapel of 4 Chaplains hosts Gala Awards Night at IATSE Ha., 2401 Swanson St. Tickets $100.

Feb. 4- Green Party of Philadelphia hosts Welcome Party for new members at William Way LGBT Community Center, 1315 Spruce St. 1 to 3

pm. Kristen Combs and Cheri Honkala to speak.

For info call 215-8434256.

Feb. 10- Ward Leader Bobby Henon hosts 65th Ward Party at Maggie’s Waterfront Café, 9247 N. Delaware Ave., 6-9 p.m. Tickets $40.

Checks payable to “Friends of the 65th Ward,” 9209 Torresdale Ave., Phila., PA 19114. For info: John Donohoe (267) 334-3775.

Feb. 13- Union League hosts Lincoln Day at 140 S. Broad St., Lincoln reads

Gettysburg Address outside 12 m., Lunch 12:30 p.m., Parade to Independence Hall ceremony follows.

Feb. 17- 44th Ward Democratic Committee hosts Evening of Jazz & Petition Party at Danny Banquet Ha., 50th & Market Sts. Featuring Napoleon Black Redeemed & 61st St. Band. Tickets $150. Checks payable to “Ward 44” RSVP: (215) 429-4819 by Feb. 13.

March 3, 2017 Jim Donnelly hosts the

58th Ward Democratic 45th Annual Saint Patrick’s Day Bash at Knowlton Mansion, 931 Rhawn Street, Philadelphia, PA 19111, from 7 PM to 11 PM. Special guest Lieutenant

Governor Mike Stack.

Tickets $50.00pp, food, drink, live music.

Candidates $100.00pp R.S.V.P. Jim Donnelly 610-360-5682 or Skip Montell 267-444-7945

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SHERIFF Jewell Williams, 2nd from R, posed with Malcolm Harris and other Accepted Masons at Zion Baptist Church for a Day of Remembrance commemorating the life of Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.

ALPHA KAPPA ALPHA Sorority did service at the Women’s Christian Alliance on Cecil B. Moore Avenue. Photo by Leona Dixon

CITY COMMISSIONER Al Schmidt got to work building bookshelves for literature to be donated. Photo by Wendell Douglas

PHILA. Judge Carolyn Nichols and Allegheny County Judge Dwayne Woodruff, both of whom are eyeing appellate races this spring, showed up for service at Girard College. Photo by Wendell Douglas

Photo by Bonnie Squires

UNIVERSITY OF THE SCIENCES sent 50 student volunteers to nearby Clark Park to spread mulch from neighborhood Christmas trees around the bases of its canopy. L-R, Friends of Clark Park President Lisa McDonald Hanes, UC Green Coordinator Winnie Harris and Tree Leader Maurice Jones.

L-R, FORMER State Sen. Shirley Kitchen, State Sen. Sharif Street, WCA Exec. Dir. Lisa Rhodes, Sherman Toppin, Esq. and Pastor David Jones of Bethlehem of Deliverance Church served at the WCA.

PEDRO RAMOS, C, from the Phila. Foundation received the “Drum Major Honoree” for Philanthropic Community Development from Louise Moss, VP, and Dr. William Tucker, President and CEO, Phila. Martin Luther King Jr. Association for Nonviolence, Inc.

MEETING UP with W. Phila. HS cheerleading squad members, citywide champs this year, is smiling State Rep. Jim Roebuck.

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L-R at Girard College, in front, Congressman Dwight Evans, Dr. Lorina Marshall-Blake and Penna. First Lady Frances Wolf.

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UR THREE Philadelphia area US Congressmen plan not to attend the Inauguration. CONGRESSMAN BOB BRADY thus far has not advertised he decision but did tell another local news outlet of his plans when directly questioned. CONGRESSMAN DWIGHT EVANS tweeted that he would follow the lead of CONGRESSMAN and civil-rights activist JOHN LEWIS and not attend.

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BY DENISE CLAY N FRIDAY, we get a new president, whether we like it or not.

And if you want to go to Washington to see the Inauguration of businessman Donald J. Trump as the nation’s 45th president, getting a ticket might not be as hard as you think.

In fact, the president-elect has taken to Facebook to try and get folks in seats for his swearing-in. I’m not so sure how smart a move that is because social media is filled with tricksters, but hey….

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DAN BOYLE announced his decision in a rather long post on his Facebook page.

Boyle stated, “I do not challenge that MR. DONALD TRUMP won the Electoral College and therefore will lawfully be president. We cannot go down a path in which we do not accept the legitimacy of the choice of the people. In America, it is the people who decide. I accept the decision of the people. I respect it. But I will not celebrate it.”

Boyle’s comments were carefully chosen. I believe they had to be. While Boyle’s district has more registered Democrats than Republicans, his seat in my opinion is not as safe as those held

by Evan and Brady. Actually, there are few Congressional districts in the US safer for a Democrat that Pennsylvania’s 2nd.

Boyle won the Democratic primary in 2014 with the support of the rowhouse Democrats in Northeast

Philadelphia. One of his primary opponents, former Congresswoman MARJORIE MARGOLIES, won the Montgomery County part of the district. His decision not to attend the Inauguration might help there.

But in the neighborhoods that helped him win that primary, Trump is popular.

In most presidential elections, it is not uncommon for the Republican candidate to lose in all 66 wards.

In 2012, MITT ROMNEY won no ward and in 2008, US SEN. JOHN McCAIN won only the 26th Ward.

In 2016, Trump won three wards and two are in Boyle’s Congressional district and, oddly enough, are in his former 170th State House District – currently held

by Republican MARTINA WHITE. I believe Boyle won in 2014 and 2016 because the Republicans did not put up strong candidates. In 2014, (Cont. Page 15)

But while he’s not sure who will be coming to see him sworn in, the list of people who won’t be coming to the Trump Inauguration is getting longer by the minute.

That’s the kind of thing that tends to happen when you decide to come for a civil-rights icon on Martin Luther King Day weekend.

State Rep. John Lewis of Georgia did an interview with “Meet the Press” last week that ran on Sunday. In this interview, Lewis said because of a combination of interference by the FBI and Wikileaks and computer hacking on the part of the Russian government, Trump was not a “legitimate president.”

He’s not alone in thinking that. While Trump won in the Electoral College, he lost to Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton by close to 3 million votes. If I had a nickel for everyone I know who uses the hashtag #notmypresident on a regular basis, I would have enough

money to get a luxury suite on the National Mall for the Inauguration.

(It wouldn’t be at the Trump Hotel, though. Don’t want to help him violate that Emoluments Clause.

He’s going to have a whole bunch of world leaders and the United States itself, in the form of the rent the Secret Service is going to have to pay to protect First Lady Melania Trump because she doesn’t want to move from New York until June. I could talk about how roasted Michelle Obama would have been if she had decided to force the American people to pay for two official residences by not moving her kids from Chicago until June when Barack Obama was sworn in, but I’ll be nice.)

Anyway, Lewis said he wasn’t coming to the Inauguration based on his presumption of Trump’s lack of legitimacy and his disdain for how he conducted his presidential campaign.

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WALKING the BEAT

BY JOE SHAY STIVALA .S. SEN. TOOMEY’S call to end Sanctuary Cities is rather curious. He did not get many votes in Philly. Would he have made the call if he fared well here? In fact, a $1 MILLION, LAST-MINUTE CASH INJECTION got him a whopping 1% VICTORY in Pennsylvania! Would the GOP have considered donating the $1M to state charities instead? Attorney General JOSH SHAPIRO is plunging into an ATTACK on the HEROIN EPIDEMIC in

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EMOCRATS are running for cover this week. The long-dreaded inauguration of the 45th President of the United States, DONALD TRUMP, will take place in our nation’s capital tomorrow. As PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA said, don’t underestimate this guy.

Trump overcame every obstacle in the book to get elected president of the United States. And although most of the things that he campaigned on appear to have just been talk and out-

the Commonwealth. Bravo!

Now maybe the FEDS will do A LOT more. Feds, FORGET the headlines; stop the SNORT LINES! THE MAD RUSH to repeal OBAMACARE seems MEAN-SPIRITED. In AMERICA, we AMEND laws. The repeal efforts seem to me to tell 20-30 MILLION Americans to do an impossible thing to themselves! Almost certainly, MULTI-TRILLION-dollar INSURANCE companies will fare well in a new medical-care law. This repeal needs to GO BACK INTO THE COURTS at some point. SOON. A SAD LOSS of an American-tradition is the end of the RINGLING BROTHERS and Barnum & Bailey Circus after 146 years, MAINLY due to legal actions eliminating the elephants, and animal-cruelty allegations. Animal-rights groups took credit, saying they awakened Americans to this.

No, they awakened the courts with sometimes-frivolous actions.

THE HEADLINE I wanted to see was the one about the INVESTIGATION of the FBI DIRECTOR’S public announcement in the final days of the presidential campaign, which, in a close race, may have destroyed a win for Hillary CLINTON. The actions were WRONG and should never occur in a presidential race, because of potential UNFAIR ADVANTAGE to one side over another. It looked anti-American and slime-encrusted to me. In that same year, an FBI agent revealed he leaked to the press on a Chip FATTAH raid. As far as I know, he was not disciplined for it (?). Was Kathleen KANE disciplined for a leak? Then I heard rumors swirling that the investigation-prosecution of Vince FUMO, officially reported as running over $4m, cost taxpayers SIX TIMES that (?). Did it? CHAKA FATTAH supporters have called (Cont. Page 18)

right lies, it is a fresh start.

Whether that fresh start catapults us over a cliff into the ocean remains to be seen.

Trump has demonstrated that he really prefers super-rich people in every conceivable leadership position. Even the deputy secretaries are megamillionaires or billionaires.

In the meantime, Democrats are getting sworn into the statewide row offices in Pennsylvania. AUDITOR GENERAL EUGENE DePASQUALE was real and acted comfortably. Joe Torsella was elected treasurer against a complete unknown, OTTO VOIT, which demonstrates that the Republicans conceded the race. And Montgomery County COMMISSIONER JOSH SHAPIRO won by a whisker against unfunded STATE SEN. JOHN RAFFERTY. This essentially demonstrates that Pennsylvanians still lean toward Democrats. They simply did not like HILLARY CLIN-

TON and were willing to consider any and all reasonable options.

How Donald Trump became a reasonable option is still being discussed. It did indicate voter frustration to the point of desperation.

Now that that’s settled, let’s get on with the business of politics and government.

GOV. TOM WOLF will have to deal with large Republican majorities in both the House and the Senate to pass a balanced budget.

The omnipresent multimillion-dollar budget deficit presents the usual initial obstacle. And a resistance to any kind of broad-based tax increase presents challenged for funding schools.

Gov. Wolf and legislative leaders will need to find revenue somewhere, but the pickings are slim. He may even out-Corbett the guy he beat, TOM CORBETT, in presenting an austere budget. But that was one of the reasons Corbett was (Cont. Page 18)

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(Cont. From Page 14) the candidate was businessman DEE ADCOCK, who had limited name recognition and did not raise much money. There was no Republican on the ballot in 2016. A Republican with name recognition and the ability to fundraise could hurt Boyle in 2018. So it was good that he was clear he respected the outcome of the election. A lot of Democrats in his former state house district had no problem replacing him with a Republican.

The drama in Washington is not just limited to the Inauguration. The US Senate hearings for Trump’s cabinet appointees have become almost as formulaic as the soap operas which run in the same time slots as the televised hearings. The difference is that soap opera scripts are better written than many of the questions or statements made by a few Democrats and Republicans in the hearings.

US SEN. CORY BOOKER (D-N.J.) embarrassed himself taking a relatively unprecedented action of trashing a fellow senator, Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.). Sessions is Trump’s choice for attorney general and is a former Alabama attorney general and US attorney. Booker last year lauded Sessions during their joint effort to honor civil-rights icon ROSA PARKS. However, last week, Booker painted Sessions as a bigot. During the hearing, numerous allegations were raised that Sessions was racist earlier in the hearings.

Sessions prosecuted numerous Klansmen, even getting a death penalty for the KKK’s Alabama grand wizard. His office was instrumental in desegregating Alabama’s public schools. Booker looked like an opportunist ginning up support to run for president in 2020.

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NOTICE OF DEFAULT AND FORECLOSURE SALE - WHEREAS, on April 24, 2009, a certain mortgage was executed by Eleanor T. McCool and James Joseph McCool, Sr., as mortgagor in favor of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. as mortgagee and was recorded in Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Philadelphia County in Mortgage Document Number 52057504 (“Mortgage”); and WHEREAS, the Mortgage encumbers property located at 5945 Houghton Street Philadelphia, PA 19128, parcel number 213230200(“Property”); and WHEREAS, the Property was owned by James Joseph McCool, Sr. and Eleanor T. McCool, husband and wife, by virtue of deed dated January 11, 1946 and recorded January 17, 1946 in Book CJP 1129; Page 77; and WHEREAS, Eleanor T. McCool died on August 15, 2014. By operation of law title vests solely in James Joseph McCool. James Joseph McCool died on March 12, 2015 intestate and is survived by his heirs-at-law, Karen Ann Lapera, Eileen C. Walls, Kevin McCool and James McCool. 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 March 17, 2015 in Document Number 52892434, 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 (paragraph 9 (a)(i)), as James Joseph McCool died on March 12, 2015, and that upon the death the entire principal balance becomes due and owing, and that no payment was made, and remains wholly unpaid as of the date of this Notice; and WHEREAS, the entire amount delinquent as of October 20, 2016 is $240,986.86 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 September 29, 2011 in Misc. 52395684, in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, notice is hereby given that at January 26, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. at Southeast Entrance of Philadelphia City Hall located at Broad Street and Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107, all real and personal property at or used in connection with the Property will be sold at public auction to the highest bidder: All that certain lot or piece of ground with buildings and improvements thereon erected described according to a Survey and Plan thereof made by John T. Campbell, Surveyor and Regulator of the Ninth District on the Twenty-eighth day of July A. D. 1941, as follows, to wit: Situate on the Southwesterly side of Houghton Street (fifty feet wide) at the distance of two hundred twenty-nine feet, Two and one-half inches Northwestwardly from the Northwesterly side of Gerhard Street (fifty feet wide) in the Twenty-first Ward of the City of Philadelphia. Containing in front or breadth on the said Houghton Street eighteen feet, two inches and extending Southwestwardly in length or depth between parallel lines at right angles to said Houghton Street on the Southeasterly line thereof Ninety-eight feet, Six and three-fourths inches and on the Northwesterly line thereof ninety-eight feet, one and five-eighths inches and containing in breadth on its rear line Eighteen feet, two and one-eighth inches, the said Southeasterly and Northwesterly lines passing through the average center of the party wall between this and the premises adjoining on the Southeast and Northeast respectively and crossing a certain fifteen feet wide driveway which extends Southeastwardly into said Gerhard Street and Northwestwardly curving to the right at its Northwesternmost end and from thence extending Northeastwardly into the said Houghton Street. Being No. 5945 Houghton Street, Philadelphia, PA 19128. Being Parcel Number: 213230200. Together with the free and common use, right, liberty and privilege of the aforesaid driveways as and for passageways and courses at all times hereafter forever, in common with the owner, tenants and occupiers of the other lots of ground bounding thereon and entitled to the use thereof. The sale will be held on January 26, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. at Southeast Entrance of Philadelphia City Hall located at Broad Street and Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107. The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development will bid $240,986.86 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 $240,986.86 as of October 20, 2016, 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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NOTICE OF DEFAULT AND FORECLOSURE SALE - WHEREAS, on February 17, 2006, a certain mortgage was executed by Julie Vitale, as mortgagor in favor of Financial Freedom Senior Funding Corporation, a Subsidiary of IndyMac Bank, F.S.B. as mortgagee and was recorded in Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Philadelphia County in Mortgage Document Number 51391837 (“Mortgage”); and WHEREAS, the Mortgage encumbers property located at 2305 South Lambert Street Philadelphia, PA 19145, parcel number 262178500 (“Property”); and WHEREAS, the Property was owned by Salvatore Vitale and Julie Vitale, husband and wife, by virtue of deed dated May 29, 1952 and recorded June 2, 1952 in Book MLS 118; Page 550; and WHEREAS, Salvatore Vitale died February 17, 2006. By operation of law title vested solely in Julie Vitale. Julie Vitale died on September 22, 2014 intestate and is survived by her heirs-at-law, Thomas Vitale, Bonita Sabatini and Deborah M. Vitale; 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 August 13, 2013 in Document Number 52681085, 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 (paragraph 9 (a)(i)), as Julie Vitale died on September 22, 2014, and that upon the death the entire principal balance becomes due and owing, and that no payment was made, and remains wholly unpaid as of the date of this Notice; and WHEREAS, the entire amount delinquent as of September 19, 2016 is $206,011.85 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 September 29, 2011 in Misc. 52395684, in the Office of the Recor­­der of Deeds of Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, notice is hereby given that at January 26, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. at Southeast Entrance of Philadelphia City Hall located at Broad Street and Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107, all real and personal property at or used in connection with the Property will be sold at public auction to the highest bidder: All that certain lot or piece of ground with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate on the East side of Lambert Street at the distance of 30 feet 02 inches Southward from the South side of Wolf Street in the Twenty-Sixth formerly part of the 36th Ward of the City of Philadelphia, County of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania. Containing in front or breadth on the said Lambert Street 14 feet 02 inches and extending of that width in length or depth Eastward between parallel lines at right angles to the said Lambert Street 51 feet 06 inches to a certain 03 feet wide alley which extends Northward and Southward from the said Wolf Street to Ritner Street.

Being known as 2305 South Lambert Street, Philadelphia, PA 19145. Being BRT Tax#26-2-1785-00.

Being Plan/Parcel #30 S 15 – 219. Together with the free and common use, right, liberty and privilege of the aforesaid alley as and for a passageway and watercourse at all times hereafter, forever. Being known as 2305 South Lambert Street, Philadelphia, PA 19145. The sale will be held on January 26, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. at Southeast Entrance of Philadelphia City Hall located at Broad Street and Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107. The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development will bid $206,011.85 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 $206,011.85 as of September 19, 2016, 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.

EVERYDAY (Cont. From Page 14) Were it any other president-elect, it might have stopped with a tersely written press release that basically said, “Your loss, dude…”

But in the hands of Trump, a man whose skin is so thin it’s nearly translucent, this was perceived as the kind of insult that would make an Elizabethan king shout, “Off with his head!”

So of course he took to Twitter, where he called Lewis, a man who helped get voting rights for all by getting his head bashed in by a 2-by-4 on the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama during a voting-rights march, “all talk, no action” and suggested that he “spend more time fixing and helping his district, which is in horrible shape and falling apart, not to mention crime-infested” rather than talk about him.

And just to put a cherry on top of the sundae, the president-elect said, “Congressman John Lewis should finally focus on the burning and crime-infested inner cities of America. I can use all the help I can get!”

(That help should start with understanding Lewis’ district includes Atlanta, or “the Black Mecca,” as many of my friends call it. If you’re going to insult a town filled with Black people, make sure they’re not well-heeled Black people. There’s a whole bunch of Jack and Jillers and folks in Black Greek-letter organizations in those Atlanta streets, Mr. President-Elect.

You ain’t ready for that business.)

While you had some Democrats, most notably Congresswomen Maxine Waters and Barbara Lee of California, who were never coming to Trump’s inaugural clambake, this series of tweets and the demand for an apology from Lewis

by Trump’s Chief of Staff Reince Priebus and Dir. (Cont. Page 19)

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Gov. Tom Wolf and Secretary of State Pedro A. Cortés advise military veterans and reservists they are now exempt from certain fees for business startups and professional licensure.

“Eliminating these fees for our military veterans and reservists is another way to foster the best possible business climate in Pennsylvania,” the governor said.

“At the same time, we are showing veterans the gratitude they deserve for their service and sacrifices.”

The business fee exemption, which became effective Jan. 2, is a result of Act 135 of 2016. The act eliminates the requirement for fees to start or open a new small business if the business is veteran- or reservist-owned.

“The Department of State is proud to play a part in repaying the commonwealth’s debt to our veterans and reservists,” the secretary said. “By easing the costs of starting a new business, we can help ensure that entrepreneur veterans have every opportunity for a successful future.”

Filing fees to register a new business will be waived by the department’s Bureau of Corporations & Charitable Organizations when the registration documents are signed by the veteran or reservist and submitted with proof of the veteran’s or reservist’s status.

In addition, Act 135 allows the Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs to waive initial application fees for certain license types for businesses regulated by various boards and commissions.

The act defines a small business as one that is independently owned, not dominant, in its field of operation and employs 100 or fewer employees.

Notice of default and foreclosure sale - whereas, on january 09, 2009, a certain mortgage was executed by genevia hamilton, as mortgagor in favor of metlife home loans, a division of metlife bank, n.A. As mortgagee and was recorded in office of the recorder of deeds of philadelphia county in mortgage document number 52023531 (“mortgage”); and whereas, the mortgage encumbers property located at 3312 north bailey street philadelphia, pa 19129, parcel number 381183000 (“property”); and whereas, the property was owned by alonzo j. Hamilton and genevia hamilton, husband and wife, by virtue of deed dated may 14, 1996 and recorded september 6, 1996 in book jtd 80; page 473; and whereas, alonzo hamilton died on september 5, 2007. By operation of law title vests solely in genevia hamilton. Genevia hamilton died on may 30, 2015 intestate and is survived by her heir-at-law, denise johnson white; 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 october 28, 2013 in document number 52712301, 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 (paragraph 9 (a)(i)), as genevia hamilton died on may 30, 2015, and that upon the death the entire principal balance becomes due and owing, and that no payment was made, and remains wholly unpaid as of the date of this notice; and whereas, the entire amount delinquent as of september 22, 2016 is $81,052.05 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 september 29, 2011 in misc. Document number: 52395684, in the office of the recorder of deeds of philadelphia county, pennsylvania, notice is hereby given that at january 26, 2016 at 10:00 a.M. At southeast entrance of philadelphia city hall located at broad street and market street, philadelphia, pa 19107, all real and personal property at or used in connection with the property will be sold at public auction to the highest bidder: all that certain lot or piece of ground with the messuage or tenement thereon erected, situate on the northwest side of bailey street at the distance of 101 feet 6 -3/4 inches northwestward from the corner formed by the intersection of the northwest side of bailey street with the northeast side of westmoreland street, in the 38th ward of the city of philadelphia. Containing in front or breadth on the said bailey street 16 feet 4 inches and extending of that width in length or depth northwestward between parallel lines at right angles to the said bailey street 55 feet 6 inches to the middle line of a certain 10 feet wide driveway which extends southwestward and northeastward communicating at its northeasternmost end with a certain 10 feet wide driveway which extends northwestward and southeastward from marston street to bailey street. Being 3312 north bailey street. Together with free common use, right, liberty and privilege of the aforesaid driveway as and for driveways and passageways at all times hereafter forever in common with the owners, tenants and occupiers of the other lots of ground bounding thereon and entitled to the use thereof. Being parcel number 381183000. The sale will be held on january 26, 2016 at 10:00 a.M. At southeast entrance of philadelphia city hall located at broad street and market street, philadelphia, pa 19107. The secretary of housing and urban development will bid $81,052.05 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 $81,052.05 As of september 22, 2016, 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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WALKING THE BEAT (Cont. From Page 14) on President OBAMA to PARDON Fattah. After enduring the F.B.I. LITANY of wrongdoing on pols and union members, I have come to agree with them.

The momentum is building over pris-

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CITY HALL SAM (Cont. From Page 14) defeated by Wolf. So let’s see if the governor has any magic tricks similar to the ones that enabled him to defeat a crowded Democratic field two years ago.

This budget is a key one and will at least need to be reasonable on his face for Wolf’s re-election chances to be good. He can already hang his hat on the $200$500 million of additional public-education dollars be-

on-courts reform in the media. TOO MANY folks in prison, too expensive to keep them there. A closed-circuit TV-bail system said to produce higher bails than with attorneys and a defendant in a courtroom. Too few Diversionary Programs that work OFFERED. We need TAXPAYERS, not WORTHY men with records

who cannot even get into an OLD-AGE home 50 years down the line. With no job, they cannot help pay the ADA’s salary and health benefits. JURISTS and BAIL Commissioners could help and should not be constrained when recognizing worthy individuals. STATISTIC-DRIVEN or budget-justifying prosecutions are OBSOLETE.

ing spent.

Attending the swearing-ins of the aforementioned row officers with Gov. Wolf will be LT. GOV. MIKE STACK, who comes from the large voting bloc of Philadelphia. Wolf has been meeting with powerful Philadelphia CONGRESSMAN BOB BRADY to talk about the future.

Jonathan Saidel has been acting as campaign manager for his lovely wife JUDGE MARIA McLAUGHLIN. Maria will announce her intentions to run for Superior Court formally in early

February. Saidel is using all of his skills and contacts to build a statewide organization. He knows a lot about it from years in the game, including a statewide run for lieutenant governor.

The judicial races tend to see much lower turnout and give local political operatives more clout, because every vote counts even more in a statewide judicial race. This is when we meet people we’ve never heard of who want to be on Commonwealth Court.

And we learn what the heck (Cont. Page 19)

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O! HERE we go again with these memories of Fluffernutters.

Do you remember those great sandwiches made with peanut butter (creamy or crunchy) and marshmallow crème? They were an entire meal. The Fluffernutter has given countless children a sugar rush. By the way, “Fluffernutter” is a registered trademark of Durkee-Mower Inc., the maker of “Marshmallow Fluff” brand marshmallow crème.

If you don’t know what a Fluffernutter sandwich is or never had one this is how to make them: Spread peanut butter on a slice of white bread, then spread an equal amount of marshmal-

low fluff on another slice, then close the bread slices with peanut butter and fluff sides touching to form a sandwich – and with a cold glass of milk on the side – enjoy.

Variations of the recipe include wheat bread instead of white, and the addition of bananas, honey or other ingredients that are compatible with peanut butter. If you want to super-size your Fluffernutter, add additional layers of marshmallow and peanut butter.

Marshmallow candy dates back to ancient Egypt.

It was a honey-based candy flavored and thickened with the sap of the root of the marsh-mallow plant (althea officinalis). This special candy was reserved for the pharaohs and the gods.

Pharmacists in Paris, France extracted juice from the marshmallow plant’s roots and cooked it with egg whites and sugar, then whipped the mixture into a foamy meringue that later hardened, creating a medicinal candy used to soothe children’s sore throats.

People liked the new product and started eating it like candy.

In 1910, the Limpert Brothers brought out a product called Marshmallow Fluff, which was sold to soda fountains and ice cream parlors to put on ice cream sundaes. Marshmallow Fluff is a blend of corn syrup, sugar, dried egg white and vanilla flavoring.

Amory and Emma Curtis didn’t invent marshmallow crème, but they popularized it for home use.

Their signature product for the first 10 years of operation was called Snowflake Marshmallow Crème (later known as SMAC), the first commercially successful shelf-stable marshmallow cream. Emma Curtis started out going door-to-door in Melrose, Mass., bringing samples of their marshmallow crème on crackers.

Massachusetts already has five official state foods: the baked navy bean, corn muffin, chocolate-chip cookie, Boston cream pie and Boston cream doughnut. Now they are proposing the Fluffernutter as their state sandwich – all good stuff to eat. I love cheese steaks “wit,” but once in a while I do enjoy a fluffernutter – how about you?

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Make minimal charges and pay off the balance in full every month. Even if you have to pay a security deposit for a card, it will help you establish a pattern of fiscal responsibility.

The more you do this, the higher your FICO score will rise. Request limit increases every six months on the card(s). Since an increase in your credit limit is a sign that your bank trusts you to repay the debt, your credit score will rise even further.

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(Cont. From Page 15) Booker was not the only Senator to look silly. New US SEN. KAMALA HARRIS (D-Cal.) also found it necessary to display her liberal creds.

However, she could have done it in a more constructive and believable way.

While questioning Trump’s appointee to head the CIA, CONGRESSMAN MIKE POMPEO (R-Kans.), she could have asked about his widely known conservative views on foreign policy.

No, she decided to ask him about his human-resource policies for gay people and their families. She also asked him about his stand on climate change.

EVERYDAY (Cont. From Page 16) of Communications Sean Spicer, was the last straw for a list of House Democrats that was up to 41 at last count.

Pennsylvania Congressmen Bob Brady, Dwight Evans and Brendan Boyle are on that list.

The president-elect was supposed to go to the National Museum of African American History & Culture for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. That didn’t happen. But he did have an audience at Trump Tower with Martin Luther King III. So that’s something.

But in this regard, he’s not out of the woods yet. Not by a long shot.

The plan is for me to be on the National Mall covering Trump’s swearing-in on Friday. I’ll be covering the swearing-in and watching with the rest of the country as President Barack Obama gets on Marine One for the last time and heads out into a private life that we all hope includes some smoking hot memoirs about the last eight years.

Next week, I’ll take a look at those eight years.

CITY HALL SAM (Cont. From Page 18) Commonwealth Court does and how important it is.

Appointed Supreme Court JUSTICE SALLY MUNDY appears to be gathering support

for a full term. Her appointment was a surprise to Democrats across the state.

Judge Mundy is a Southwest Republican close to State Senate PRESIDENT PRO TEM JOE SCARNATI. And Wolf made the appointment without even putting her through his usual vetting commission.

She swore in all the new Republican senators and appears to have the people skills to get on the ballot across the state.

There is nothing closer to hell on earth then putting on the robes of a Supreme Court justice and then having to take them off. Knowing how good those robes feel is something only a handful of human beings get to know.

The ambitious quest of so many Pennsylvanians for so few rings is what makes politics so interesting.

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AUTHOR and historian Celeste Morello shares moment with City GOP Chairman Joseph DeFelice, Sr.

ENJOYING the night’s events were John DelRossi, and Victor and Linda Baldi.

COMMISSIONER Tim O’Brien is flanked by Kevin Strickland and Linwood Holland.

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BY JOE SHAHEELI OMORROW’S inauguration ceremonies in D.C. won’t have many Philly Democrats in attendance. Especially noticeable will be the absence of Congressmen Bob Brady, Brendan Boyle and Dwight Evans.

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VIP attendees at Councilman Curtis Jones’ function were Council President Darrell Clarke, host Curtis Jones, District Attorney Seth Williams, and State Senator Sharif Street.

Hillary Clinton a record-setting over-half-million votes.

This was far and above what Clinton’s campaign team told them was needed to carry Pennsylvania into her win column. Surprisingly, it wasn’t enough to withstand the huge turnout throughout the rest of the state’s 50 counties to make that happen.

Their absence is more to signify their dismay at State Rep.

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what Donald Trump is doing, especially his efforts to dismantle the Affordable Care Act. Congressman Bob Brady led a protest rally Saturday defending the milestone legislation.

In the interim, Congressman Boyle has been appointed to the House Budget Committee for the 115th Congress. He said, “This committee impacts individuals, families and businesses in every part of America.

“I will also use my position on this committee to protect important safety-net programs like Social Se-

curity and Medicare from Republican attacks, and oppose detrimental cuts to the Affordable Care Act.” Philadelphians, mostly Republicans, will follow Philadelphia Republican Party chair Joe DeFelice to Washington to take the VIP seats assigned to them.

“It’s one of those genuinely memorable days we will celebrate for some time to come,” he said.

Last weekend, local Republican leaders, led by Vince Minniti, 6th GOP ward leader and founder of a group called the New South Philadelphia GOP, staged a Trump inaugural celebration at a warehouse under I-95. The enthusiastic crowd ignored the fact the place was cold, despite attempts of portable industrial heaters to the contrary.

There is a bright light for Democrats this week, since their statewide candidates survived the Trump vote.

Sworn in this Tuesday and dropping the “elect” from their titles were Attorney

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First to raise the bar was Michael Untermeyer, who kicked in $200,000 to start his campaign. Following him was former federal and local prosecutor Joe Khan, who raised more than $200,000 since announcing his candidacy for District Attorney of Philadelphia in late September, and ended 2016 with that same amount of cash on hand. Khan said more than 70 of his donors are former (Cont. Page 5) Councilman Wm.

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General Josh Shapiro, Auditor General Eugene DePasquale (for a second term), and Treasurer Joe Torsella.

Torsella will be happy to know the Commonwealth is getting $19.4 million in a settlement as one of 21 states following allegations Moody misrepresented its independence and objectivity in rating mortgage-backed securities.

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HEFTY FINE FOR SUGARHOUSE Make enough noise, generate good will via sponsoring the Mummers’ Parade on television and perhaps the good

HIGH COURTS ARE A DRAW Judge Carolyn Nichols is among Philly aspirants in the race to fill a Superior Court vacancy. Judge Frederica Massiah-Jackson is sending signals she may soon announce.

And sure to announce is Judge Maria McLaughlin, who will be mentored by former City Controller Jonathan Saidel. Allegheny County Judge David Barton made his effort official last week. Also announcing is Altoona Judge Wade Kagarise.

Eyeing a seat on the Commonwealth Court is Judge Ellen Ceisler, because she knows that court “profoundly impacts all citizens of this state on a wide range of important social, economic, and governmental issues.”

ing. Both are 2016 appointees who must run Locally, our Court of Common Pleas has nine openings. Holding down six of those openings in the Court of Common Pleas as appointees who have to run for a full term are: Daniel Sulman, Roger Gordon, Vince Melchiorre, Stella Tsai, Lucretia Clemons and Vince Furlong.

The Municipal Court bench has two openings.

Reportedly seeking prima-

ry slots are judicial candidates 5 Zac Shaffer, Leanne Litwin, Lynne Summers, Mark Goodheart, Dawn Tancredi, Anthony Kyriakakis, Lawrence Bozzelli, Joseph Russo, Jr., Christian DiCicco, Victoria Kristiansson, Gary Silver, Wendy Barish, Carmella Jacquinto, Angelo Cameron, Michael Grasso, Jon Marshall, Crystal Powell, Betsy Wahl, George Twardy, Ted Vigilante, Rania Major, Betsy Brumbach, Deborah Canty and Mark Cohen.

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Pennsylvania Superior Court Judges Jacqueline Shogan, Lillian Harris Ransom, H. Geoffrey Moulton, Jr. and Carl Solano’s terms are ending. Judge Shogan must stand for retention; Judges Ransom, Moulton, and Solano are 2016 appointees who must stand in a partisan election.

Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court Judges Joseph M. Cosgrove and Julia Hearthway’s terms are end-

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(Cont. From Page 4) or current federal, state or local prosecutors who believe it is critical to restore integrity and confidence in the city’s top prosecutor’s office. Judge Teresa Carr Deni, who has resigned her court seat to run for DA, philosophically noted, “Instead of three hours a day on the phone raising money, it’s now eight hours!”

DA Seth Williams’ re-election campaign is in high gear, with a course being set by vaunted campaign strategist, Dan Fee.

Alan Kessler, a partner at Duane Morris in Philadelphia, and Steven Irwin, a partner at Leech Tishman in Pittsburgh, are co-chairs of Judge Ceisler’s campaign.

The terms of Supreme Court Justices, Chief Justice Thomas Saylor and Justices Debra Todd and Sallie Mundy are ending. Justices Saylor and Todd must stand for retention in order to serve further terms. Justice Mundy is a 2016 appointee who must

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The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board has again levied a fine against SugarHouse HSP Gaming, LP. This time, the Gaming Board hit the casino for $100,000 for five instances of failing to prevent underage gambling involving 10 persons under the age of 21.

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THOUSANDS of people took to the streets on Martin Luther King Day, from Independence Hall to historic Mother Bethel Church, in a call for social justice. Photo by Eldon Graham

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PHILA. Federation of Teachers President Jerry Jordan was a keynote speaker. Photo by Bill Myers

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L-R, activist Kia Hinton, Councilwoman Helen Gym and Vamos Juntos leader Erika Almirรณn. Photo by Eldon Graham

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HONORING OUR CITY’S LEGENDARY BOXING CHAMP

JUDGE Jacqui Frazier-Lyde and her husband Pete Lyde, R, honored several youth groups at the 73rd-birthday celebration of boxing champ Joe Frazier. Among them were Arvon Thompson, Samiyyah Staten-Thompson and her son, Safee Staten-Thompson, daughter and grandson of late labor leader Sam Staten, Sr.

AMONG VIPs in attendance were Donald “Ducky” Birts, Sponsor Kaz Nabavi, Honoree Sid Booker and former Deputy Sheriff Rev. John Roberts.

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Smokin’ Joe Frazier and 45th anniversary of US National Historical site Joe Frazier’s gym were Host Peter Lyde, Councilwoman Jannie Blackwell, and VBA executive Fred Druding.

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HOSE WHO are going to Washington to show our next president their disapproval or to indicate their support for his new “revolution” will find by Saturday they are again united by shared concerns. Our great and beloved city is going through a series of changes, some for the better, and others for the

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MARK your CALENDAR Jan. 20- Councilwoman Blondell Reynolds Brown presents Dr. Martin Luther King Breakfast at Gas Workers Local 686, 9190 Marshall St. (enter off Welsh Rd. at Citizens Bank), 8-9:30 a.m. Honoring 2017 Outstanding Labor Awardees Anthony Gallagher and Evon Sutton. Champions of Labor $2,500, Friends of Labor $1,000, Supporters of Labor $500, Activists of Labor $250. Payable to “Friends of Blondell

worse.

If we begin to list the good and the bad here, we would have to devote this entire issue to listing them and why we feel they belong on the plus or minus side of these changes.

But what must now dominate your thoughts is the coming D.A.’s race and its role in our quality of life.

It is now in the headlines through missteps by District Attorney Seth Williams which have earned him a record fine by the Board of Ethics.

There is now a strong indication Williams will not be endorsed by the Democratic City Committee.

This fact has opened the Democratic primary to a number of candidates, now five and maybe more by

filing deadline. It has also emboldened the efforts of Beth Grossman, so far the only announced aspirant for the Republican primary for DA, who, according to our observations, already has the approval of the Philadelphia Republican Party leadership.

Add to that a host of those who intend to run for open slots in the Court of Common Pleas and the Municipal Court. They already number close to 30, including many who are already on the bench by appointment but now need to run in this election cycle to win a 10-year term.

We suggest travelers to D.C. return body and soul to political involvement in Philadelphia, where your concerns may have some voice and your input as citizens is needed.

Reynolds Brown.” Jan. 20- Talk Radio 1210 AM hosts Trump Inauguration Party at Chickie’s & Pete’s Café, 1526 Packer Ave., Dom Giordano live, open 11 a.m., Rich Zeoli live 3-6 p.m., Happy Hour 6-8 p.m.

Jan. 20- State Rep. Joanna McClinton & State Sen. Anthony Williams host Criminal-record Expungement & Sealing Clinic at Myers Rec Ctr., 5801 Kingsessing Ave., 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Only Phila. arrests; nonconviction charges or summary convictions with no arrests in last 5 years; no pendings; not on probation.

Reservations required: (215) 492-2980 or ewaters@pasenate.com.

Jan. 21- Ribbon-Cutting for Rev. Mary L.B. Franks Resource Ctr. at Wayland Memorial Baptist Ch., 52nd & Baltimore Ave., 1 p.m.

Jan. 21- D e m o c r a t i c Women of Phila. holds

rescheduled Meeting at 833 S. 58th St., 1-3 p.m.

For info: Juanita Hatton (215) 749-0161 or jhattonsr@icloud.com.

Jan. 25- Green Party of Phila. holds Nomination Mtg. at Roxborough Read & Eat, 6156 Ridge Ave., 7 p.m.

City residents interested in running for office are welcome. Free. For info: (215) 215) 843-4256.

Jan. 26- State Sen. Art Haywood is hosted 60th Birthday Celebration at Ladder 15, 1528 Sansom St., 6-8 p.m. Tickets $50, Donation amounts $2,000, $1,000, $500.

Payable to “Campaign for Compassion Committee,” P.O. Box 30234, Elkins Park, PA 19027. RSVP: Dominque (609) 7844513 or dominque@ pasenatedems.com.

Jan. 26- Academy Town Square hosts US Sen. Bob Casey in Talk & Panel Discussion on effects of climate change

on health, particularly children, at Acad. Of Natural Sciences, 1900 B. Franklin Pkwy., open 6:45 p.m., talk starts 7:15 p.m. Free. To ensure seating: register http:// bit.ly/2j9BQ4Z. Jan. 28- State Rep. Pam DeLissio hosts Town Hall Mtg. at Cathedral Ha. Audit, Cathedral Village, 600 E. Cathedral Rd., 10 a.m.

Feb. 2- Phila. Republican Party and House Speaker Mike Turzai host Winter Cocktail Party at Pyramid Club, 1735 Market St., 6-8 p.m. Sponsors $500.

RSVP: Annie Havey (215) 561-0651 by Feb. 1.

Feb. 3- Chapel of 4 Chaplains hosts Gala Awards Night at IATSE Ha., 2401 Swanson St. Tickets $100.

Feb. 4- Green Party of Philadelphia hosts Welcome Party for new members at William Way LGBT Community Center, 1315 Spruce St. 1 to 3

pm. Kristen Combs and Cheri Honkala to speak.

For info call 215-8434256.

Feb. 10- Ward Leader Bobby Henon hosts 65th Ward Party at Maggie’s Waterfront Café, 9247 N. Delaware Ave., 6-9 p.m. Tickets $40.

Checks payable to “Friends of the 65th Ward,” 9209 Torresdale Ave., Phila., PA 19114. For info: John Donohoe (267) 334-3775.

Feb. 13- Union League hosts Lincoln Day at 140 S. Broad St., Lincoln reads

Gettysburg Address outside 12 m., Lunch 12:30 p.m., Parade to Independence Hall ceremony follows.

Feb. 17- 44th Ward Democratic Committee hosts Evening of Jazz & Petition Party at Danny Banquet Ha., 50th & Market Sts. Featuring Napoleon Black Redeemed & 61st St. Band. Tickets $150. Checks payable to “Ward 44” RSVP: (215) 429-4819 by Feb. 13.

March 3, 2017 Jim Donnelly hosts the

58th Ward Democratic 45th Annual Saint Patrick’s Day Bash at Knowlton Mansion, 931 Rhawn Street, Philadelphia, PA 19111, from 7 PM to 11 PM. Special guest Lieutenant

Governor Mike Stack.

Tickets $50.00pp, food, drink, live music.

Candidates $100.00pp R.S.V.P. Jim Donnelly 610-360-5682 or Skip Montell 267-444-7945

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SHERIFF Jewell Williams, 2nd from R, posed with Malcolm Harris and other Accepted Masons at Zion Baptist Church for a Day of Remembrance commemorating the life of Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.

ALPHA KAPPA ALPHA Sorority did service at the Women’s Christian Alliance on Cecil B. Moore Avenue. Photo by Leona Dixon

CITY COMMISSIONER Al Schmidt got to work building bookshelves for literature to be donated. Photo by Wendell Douglas

PHILA. Judge Carolyn Nichols and Allegheny County Judge Dwayne Woodruff, both of whom are eyeing appellate races this spring, showed up for service at Girard College. Photo by Wendell Douglas

Photo by Bonnie Squires

UNIVERSITY OF THE SCIENCES sent 50 student volunteers to nearby Clark Park to spread mulch from neighborhood Christmas trees around the bases of its canopy. L-R, Friends of Clark Park President Lisa McDonald Hanes, UC Green Coordinator Winnie Harris and Tree Leader Maurice Jones.

L-R, FORMER State Sen. Shirley Kitchen, State Sen. Sharif Street, WCA Exec. Dir. Lisa Rhodes, Sherman Toppin, Esq. and Pastor David Jones of Bethlehem of Deliverance Church served at the WCA.

PEDRO RAMOS, C, from the Phila. Foundation received the “Drum Major Honoree” for Philanthropic Community Development from Louise Moss, VP, and Dr. William Tucker, President and CEO, Phila. Martin Luther King Jr. Association for Nonviolence, Inc.

MEETING UP with W. Phila. HS cheerleading squad members, citywide champs this year, is smiling State Rep. Jim Roebuck.

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L-R at Girard College, in front, Congressman Dwight Evans, Dr. Lorina Marshall-Blake and Penna. First Lady Frances Wolf.

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UR THREE Philadelphia area US Congressmen plan not to attend the Inauguration. CONGRESSMAN BOB BRADY thus far has not advertised he decision but did tell another local news outlet of his plans when directly questioned. CONGRESSMAN DWIGHT EVANS tweeted that he would follow the lead of CONGRESSMAN and civil-rights activist JOHN LEWIS and not attend.

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EVERYDAY PEOPLE

BY DENISE CLAY N FRIDAY, we get a new president, whether we like it or not.

And if you want to go to Washington to see the Inauguration of businessman Donald J. Trump as the nation’s 45th president, getting a ticket might not be as hard as you think.

In fact, the president-elect has taken to Facebook to try and get folks in seats for his swearing-in. I’m not so sure how smart a move that is because social media is filled with tricksters, but hey….

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DAN BOYLE announced his decision in a rather long post on his Facebook page.

Boyle stated, “I do not challenge that MR. DONALD TRUMP won the Electoral College and therefore will lawfully be president. We cannot go down a path in which we do not accept the legitimacy of the choice of the people. In America, it is the people who decide. I accept the decision of the people. I respect it. But I will not celebrate it.”

Boyle’s comments were carefully chosen. I believe they had to be. While Boyle’s district has more registered Democrats than Republicans, his seat in my opinion is not as safe as those held

by Evan and Brady. Actually, there are few Congressional districts in the US safer for a Democrat that Pennsylvania’s 2nd.

Boyle won the Democratic primary in 2014 with the support of the rowhouse Democrats in Northeast

Philadelphia. One of his primary opponents, former Congresswoman MARJORIE MARGOLIES, won the Montgomery County part of the district. His decision not to attend the Inauguration might help there.

But in the neighborhoods that helped him win that primary, Trump is popular.

In most presidential elections, it is not uncommon for the Republican candidate to lose in all 66 wards.

In 2012, MITT ROMNEY won no ward and in 2008, US SEN. JOHN McCAIN won only the 26th Ward.

In 2016, Trump won three wards and two are in Boyle’s Congressional district and, oddly enough, are in his former 170th State House District – currently held

by Republican MARTINA WHITE. I believe Boyle won in 2014 and 2016 because the Republicans did not put up strong candidates. In 2014, (Cont. Page 15)

But while he’s not sure who will be coming to see him sworn in, the list of people who won’t be coming to the Trump Inauguration is getting longer by the minute.

That’s the kind of thing that tends to happen when you decide to come for a civil-rights icon on Martin Luther King Day weekend.

State Rep. John Lewis of Georgia did an interview with “Meet the Press” last week that ran on Sunday. In this interview, Lewis said because of a combination of interference by the FBI and Wikileaks and computer hacking on the part of the Russian government, Trump was not a “legitimate president.”

He’s not alone in thinking that. While Trump won in the Electoral College, he lost to Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton by close to 3 million votes. If I had a nickel for everyone I know who uses the hashtag #notmypresident on a regular basis, I would have enough

money to get a luxury suite on the National Mall for the Inauguration.

(It wouldn’t be at the Trump Hotel, though. Don’t want to help him violate that Emoluments Clause.

He’s going to have a whole bunch of world leaders and the United States itself, in the form of the rent the Secret Service is going to have to pay to protect First Lady Melania Trump because she doesn’t want to move from New York until June. I could talk about how roasted Michelle Obama would have been if she had decided to force the American people to pay for two official residences by not moving her kids from Chicago until June when Barack Obama was sworn in, but I’ll be nice.)

Anyway, Lewis said he wasn’t coming to the Inauguration based on his presumption of Trump’s lack of legitimacy and his disdain for how he conducted his presidential campaign.

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BY JOE SHAY STIVALA .S. SEN. TOOMEY’S call to end Sanctuary Cities is rather curious. He did not get many votes in Philly. Would he have made the call if he fared well here? In fact, a $1 MILLION, LAST-MINUTE CASH INJECTION got him a whopping 1% VICTORY in Pennsylvania! Would the GOP have considered donating the $1M to state charities instead? Attorney General JOSH SHAPIRO is plunging into an ATTACK on the HEROIN EPIDEMIC in

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EMOCRATS are running for cover this week. The long-dreaded inauguration of the 45th President of the United States, DONALD TRUMP, will take place in our nation’s capital tomorrow. As PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA said, don’t underestimate this guy.

Trump overcame every obstacle in the book to get elected president of the United States. And although most of the things that he campaigned on appear to have just been talk and out-

the Commonwealth. Bravo!

Now maybe the FEDS will do A LOT more. Feds, FORGET the headlines; stop the SNORT LINES! THE MAD RUSH to repeal OBAMACARE seems MEAN-SPIRITED. In AMERICA, we AMEND laws. The repeal efforts seem to me to tell 20-30 MILLION Americans to do an impossible thing to themselves! Almost certainly, MULTI-TRILLION-dollar INSURANCE companies will fare well in a new medical-care law. This repeal needs to GO BACK INTO THE COURTS at some point. SOON. A SAD LOSS of an American-tradition is the end of the RINGLING BROTHERS and Barnum & Bailey Circus after 146 years, MAINLY due to legal actions eliminating the elephants, and animal-cruelty allegations. Animal-rights groups took credit, saying they awakened Americans to this.

No, they awakened the courts with sometimes-frivolous actions.

THE HEADLINE I wanted to see was the one about the INVESTIGATION of the FBI DIRECTOR’S public announcement in the final days of the presidential campaign, which, in a close race, may have destroyed a win for Hillary CLINTON. The actions were WRONG and should never occur in a presidential race, because of potential UNFAIR ADVANTAGE to one side over another. It looked anti-American and slime-encrusted to me. In that same year, an FBI agent revealed he leaked to the press on a Chip FATTAH raid. As far as I know, he was not disciplined for it (?). Was Kathleen KANE disciplined for a leak? Then I heard rumors swirling that the investigation-prosecution of Vince FUMO, officially reported as running over $4m, cost taxpayers SIX TIMES that (?). Did it? CHAKA FATTAH supporters have called (Cont. Page 18)

right lies, it is a fresh start.

Whether that fresh start catapults us over a cliff into the ocean remains to be seen.

Trump has demonstrated that he really prefers super-rich people in every conceivable leadership position. Even the deputy secretaries are megamillionaires or billionaires.

In the meantime, Democrats are getting sworn into the statewide row offices in Pennsylvania. AUDITOR GENERAL EUGENE DePASQUALE was real and acted comfortably. Joe Torsella was elected treasurer against a complete unknown, OTTO VOIT, which demonstrates that the Republicans conceded the race. And Montgomery County COMMISSIONER JOSH SHAPIRO won by a whisker against unfunded STATE SEN. JOHN RAFFERTY. This essentially demonstrates that Pennsylvanians still lean toward Democrats. They simply did not like HILLARY CLIN-

TON and were willing to consider any and all reasonable options.

How Donald Trump became a reasonable option is still being discussed. It did indicate voter frustration to the point of desperation.

Now that that’s settled, let’s get on with the business of politics and government.

GOV. TOM WOLF will have to deal with large Republican majorities in both the House and the Senate to pass a balanced budget.

The omnipresent multimillion-dollar budget deficit presents the usual initial obstacle. And a resistance to any kind of broad-based tax increase presents challenged for funding schools.

Gov. Wolf and legislative leaders will need to find revenue somewhere, but the pickings are slim. He may even out-Corbett the guy he beat, TOM CORBETT, in presenting an austere budget. But that was one of the reasons Corbett was (Cont. Page 18)

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(Cont. From Page 14) the candidate was businessman DEE ADCOCK, who had limited name recognition and did not raise much money. There was no Republican on the ballot in 2016. A Republican with name recognition and the ability to fundraise could hurt Boyle in 2018. So it was good that he was clear he respected the outcome of the election. A lot of Democrats in his former state house district had no problem replacing him with a Republican.

The drama in Washington is not just limited to the Inauguration. The US Senate hearings for Trump’s cabinet appointees have become almost as formulaic as the soap operas which run in the same time slots as the televised hearings. The difference is that soap opera scripts are better written than many of the questions or statements made by a few Democrats and Republicans in the hearings.

US SEN. CORY BOOKER (D-N.J.) embarrassed himself taking a relatively unprecedented action of trashing a fellow senator, Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.). Sessions is Trump’s choice for attorney general and is a former Alabama attorney general and US attorney. Booker last year lauded Sessions during their joint effort to honor civil-rights icon ROSA PARKS. However, last week, Booker painted Sessions as a bigot. During the hearing, numerous allegations were raised that Sessions was racist earlier in the hearings.

Sessions prosecuted numerous Klansmen, even getting a death penalty for the KKK’s Alabama grand wizard. His office was instrumental in desegregating Alabama’s public schools. Booker looked like an opportunist ginning up support to run for president in 2020.

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NOTICE OF DEFAULT AND FORECLOSURE SALE - WHEREAS, on April 24, 2009, a certain mortgage was executed by Eleanor T. McCool and James Joseph McCool, Sr., as mortgagor in favor of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. as mortgagee and was recorded in Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Philadelphia County in Mortgage Document Number 52057504 (“Mortgage”); and WHEREAS, the Mortgage encumbers property located at 5945 Houghton Street Philadelphia, PA 19128, parcel number 213230200(“Property”); and WHEREAS, the Property was owned by James Joseph McCool, Sr. and Eleanor T. McCool, husband and wife, by virtue of deed dated January 11, 1946 and recorded January 17, 1946 in Book CJP 1129; Page 77; and WHEREAS, Eleanor T. McCool died on August 15, 2014. By operation of law title vests solely in James Joseph McCool. James Joseph McCool died on March 12, 2015 intestate and is survived by his heirs-at-law, Karen Ann Lapera, Eileen C. Walls, Kevin McCool and James McCool. 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 March 17, 2015 in Document Number 52892434, 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 (paragraph 9 (a)(i)), as James Joseph McCool died on March 12, 2015, and that upon the death the entire principal balance becomes due and owing, and that no payment was made, and remains wholly unpaid as of the date of this Notice; and WHEREAS, the entire amount delinquent as of October 20, 2016 is $240,986.86 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 September 29, 2011 in Misc. 52395684, in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, notice is hereby given that at January 26, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. at Southeast Entrance of Philadelphia City Hall located at Broad Street and Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107, all real and personal property at or used in connection with the Property will be sold at public auction to the highest bidder: All that certain lot or piece of ground with buildings and improvements thereon erected described according to a Survey and Plan thereof made by John T. Campbell, Surveyor and Regulator of the Ninth District on the Twenty-eighth day of July A. D. 1941, as follows, to wit: Situate on the Southwesterly side of Houghton Street (fifty feet wide) at the distance of two hundred twenty-nine feet, Two and one-half inches Northwestwardly from the Northwesterly side of Gerhard Street (fifty feet wide) in the Twenty-first Ward of the City of Philadelphia. Containing in front or breadth on the said Houghton Street eighteen feet, two inches and extending Southwestwardly in length or depth between parallel lines at right angles to said Houghton Street on the Southeasterly line thereof Ninety-eight feet, Six and three-fourths inches and on the Northwesterly line thereof ninety-eight feet, one and five-eighths inches and containing in breadth on its rear line Eighteen feet, two and one-eighth inches, the said Southeasterly and Northwesterly lines passing through the average center of the party wall between this and the premises adjoining on the Southeast and Northeast respectively and crossing a certain fifteen feet wide driveway which extends Southeastwardly into said Gerhard Street and Northwestwardly curving to the right at its Northwesternmost end and from thence extending Northeastwardly into the said Houghton Street. Being No. 5945 Houghton Street, Philadelphia, PA 19128. Being Parcel Number: 213230200. Together with the free and common use, right, liberty and privilege of the aforesaid driveways as and for passageways and courses at all times hereafter forever, in common with the owner, tenants and occupiers of the other lots of ground bounding thereon and entitled to the use thereof. The sale will be held on January 26, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. at Southeast Entrance of Philadelphia City Hall located at Broad Street and Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107. The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development will bid $240,986.86 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 $240,986.86 as of October 20, 2016, 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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NOTICE OF DEFAULT AND FORECLOSURE SALE - WHEREAS, on February 17, 2006, a certain mortgage was executed by Julie Vitale, as mortgagor in favor of Financial Freedom Senior Funding Corporation, a Subsidiary of IndyMac Bank, F.S.B. as mortgagee and was recorded in Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Philadelphia County in Mortgage Document Number 51391837 (“Mortgage”); and WHEREAS, the Mortgage encumbers property located at 2305 South Lambert Street Philadelphia, PA 19145, parcel number 262178500 (“Property”); and WHEREAS, the Property was owned by Salvatore Vitale and Julie Vitale, husband and wife, by virtue of deed dated May 29, 1952 and recorded June 2, 1952 in Book MLS 118; Page 550; and WHEREAS, Salvatore Vitale died February 17, 2006. By operation of law title vested solely in Julie Vitale. Julie Vitale died on September 22, 2014 intestate and is survived by her heirs-at-law, Thomas Vitale, Bonita Sabatini and Deborah M. Vitale; 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 August 13, 2013 in Document Number 52681085, 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 (paragraph 9 (a)(i)), as Julie Vitale died on September 22, 2014, and that upon the death the entire principal balance becomes due and owing, and that no payment was made, and remains wholly unpaid as of the date of this Notice; and WHEREAS, the entire amount delinquent as of September 19, 2016 is $206,011.85 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 September 29, 2011 in Misc. 52395684, in the Office of the Recor­­der of Deeds of Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, notice is hereby given that at January 26, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. at Southeast Entrance of Philadelphia City Hall located at Broad Street and Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107, all real and personal property at or used in connection with the Property will be sold at public auction to the highest bidder: All that certain lot or piece of ground with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate on the East side of Lambert Street at the distance of 30 feet 02 inches Southward from the South side of Wolf Street in the Twenty-Sixth formerly part of the 36th Ward of the City of Philadelphia, County of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania. Containing in front or breadth on the said Lambert Street 14 feet 02 inches and extending of that width in length or depth Eastward between parallel lines at right angles to the said Lambert Street 51 feet 06 inches to a certain 03 feet wide alley which extends Northward and Southward from the said Wolf Street to Ritner Street.

Being known as 2305 South Lambert Street, Philadelphia, PA 19145. Being BRT Tax#26-2-1785-00.

Being Plan/Parcel #30 S 15 – 219. Together with the free and common use, right, liberty and privilege of the aforesaid alley as and for a passageway and watercourse at all times hereafter, forever. Being known as 2305 South Lambert Street, Philadelphia, PA 19145. The sale will be held on January 26, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. at Southeast Entrance of Philadelphia City Hall located at Broad Street and Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107. The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development will bid $206,011.85 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 $206,011.85 as of September 19, 2016, 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.

EVERYDAY (Cont. From Page 14) Were it any other president-elect, it might have stopped with a tersely written press release that basically said, “Your loss, dude…”

But in the hands of Trump, a man whose skin is so thin it’s nearly translucent, this was perceived as the kind of insult that would make an Elizabethan king shout, “Off with his head!”

So of course he took to Twitter, where he called Lewis, a man who helped get voting rights for all by getting his head bashed in by a 2-by-4 on the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama during a voting-rights march, “all talk, no action” and suggested that he “spend more time fixing and helping his district, which is in horrible shape and falling apart, not to mention crime-infested” rather than talk about him.

And just to put a cherry on top of the sundae, the president-elect said, “Congressman John Lewis should finally focus on the burning and crime-infested inner cities of America. I can use all the help I can get!”

(That help should start with understanding Lewis’ district includes Atlanta, or “the Black Mecca,” as many of my friends call it. If you’re going to insult a town filled with Black people, make sure they’re not well-heeled Black people. There’s a whole bunch of Jack and Jillers and folks in Black Greek-letter organizations in those Atlanta streets, Mr. President-Elect.

You ain’t ready for that business.)

While you had some Democrats, most notably Congresswomen Maxine Waters and Barbara Lee of California, who were never coming to Trump’s inaugural clambake, this series of tweets and the demand for an apology from Lewis

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Gov. Tom Wolf and Secretary of State Pedro A. Cortés advise military veterans and reservists they are now exempt from certain fees for business startups and professional licensure.

“Eliminating these fees for our military veterans and reservists is another way to foster the best possible business climate in Pennsylvania,” the governor said.

“At the same time, we are showing veterans the gratitude they deserve for their service and sacrifices.”

The business fee exemption, which became effective Jan. 2, is a result of Act 135 of 2016. The act eliminates the requirement for fees to start or open a new small business if the business is veteran- or reservist-owned.

“The Department of State is proud to play a part in repaying the commonwealth’s debt to our veterans and reservists,” the secretary said. “By easing the costs of starting a new business, we can help ensure that entrepreneur veterans have every opportunity for a successful future.”

Filing fees to register a new business will be waived by the department’s Bureau of Corporations & Charitable Organizations when the registration documents are signed by the veteran or reservist and submitted with proof of the veteran’s or reservist’s status.

In addition, Act 135 allows the Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs to waive initial application fees for certain license types for businesses regulated by various boards and commissions.

The act defines a small business as one that is independently owned, not dominant, in its field of operation and employs 100 or fewer employees.

Notice of default and foreclosure sale - whereas, on january 09, 2009, a certain mortgage was executed by genevia hamilton, as mortgagor in favor of metlife home loans, a division of metlife bank, n.A. As mortgagee and was recorded in office of the recorder of deeds of philadelphia county in mortgage document number 52023531 (“mortgage”); and whereas, the mortgage encumbers property located at 3312 north bailey street philadelphia, pa 19129, parcel number 381183000 (“property”); and whereas, the property was owned by alonzo j. Hamilton and genevia hamilton, husband and wife, by virtue of deed dated may 14, 1996 and recorded september 6, 1996 in book jtd 80; page 473; and whereas, alonzo hamilton died on september 5, 2007. By operation of law title vests solely in genevia hamilton. Genevia hamilton died on may 30, 2015 intestate and is survived by her heir-at-law, denise johnson white; 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 october 28, 2013 in document number 52712301, 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 (paragraph 9 (a)(i)), as genevia hamilton died on may 30, 2015, and that upon the death the entire principal balance becomes due and owing, and that no payment was made, and remains wholly unpaid as of the date of this notice; and whereas, the entire amount delinquent as of september 22, 2016 is $81,052.05 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 september 29, 2011 in misc. Document number: 52395684, in the office of the recorder of deeds of philadelphia county, pennsylvania, notice is hereby given that at january 26, 2016 at 10:00 a.M. At southeast entrance of philadelphia city hall located at broad street and market street, philadelphia, pa 19107, all real and personal property at or used in connection with the property will be sold at public auction to the highest bidder: all that certain lot or piece of ground with the messuage or tenement thereon erected, situate on the northwest side of bailey street at the distance of 101 feet 6 -3/4 inches northwestward from the corner formed by the intersection of the northwest side of bailey street with the northeast side of westmoreland street, in the 38th ward of the city of philadelphia. Containing in front or breadth on the said bailey street 16 feet 4 inches and extending of that width in length or depth northwestward between parallel lines at right angles to the said bailey street 55 feet 6 inches to the middle line of a certain 10 feet wide driveway which extends southwestward and northeastward communicating at its northeasternmost end with a certain 10 feet wide driveway which extends northwestward and southeastward from marston street to bailey street. Being 3312 north bailey street. Together with free common use, right, liberty and privilege of the aforesaid driveway as and for driveways and passageways at all times hereafter forever in common with the owners, tenants and occupiers of the other lots of ground bounding thereon and entitled to the use thereof. Being parcel number 381183000. The sale will be held on january 26, 2016 at 10:00 a.M. At southeast entrance of philadelphia city hall located at broad street and market street, philadelphia, pa 19107. The secretary of housing and urban development will bid $81,052.05 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 $81,052.05 As of september 22, 2016, 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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WALKING THE BEAT (Cont. From Page 14) on President OBAMA to PARDON Fattah. After enduring the F.B.I. LITANY of wrongdoing on pols and union members, I have come to agree with them.

The momentum is building over pris-

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CITY HALL SAM (Cont. From Page 14) defeated by Wolf. So let’s see if the governor has any magic tricks similar to the ones that enabled him to defeat a crowded Democratic field two years ago.

This budget is a key one and will at least need to be reasonable on his face for Wolf’s re-election chances to be good. He can already hang his hat on the $200$500 million of additional public-education dollars be-

on-courts reform in the media. TOO MANY folks in prison, too expensive to keep them there. A closed-circuit TV-bail system said to produce higher bails than with attorneys and a defendant in a courtroom. Too few Diversionary Programs that work OFFERED. We need TAXPAYERS, not WORTHY men with records

who cannot even get into an OLD-AGE home 50 years down the line. With no job, they cannot help pay the ADA’s salary and health benefits. JURISTS and BAIL Commissioners could help and should not be constrained when recognizing worthy individuals. STATISTIC-DRIVEN or budget-justifying prosecutions are OBSOLETE.

ing spent.

Attending the swearing-ins of the aforementioned row officers with Gov. Wolf will be LT. GOV. MIKE STACK, who comes from the large voting bloc of Philadelphia. Wolf has been meeting with powerful Philadelphia CONGRESSMAN BOB BRADY to talk about the future.

Jonathan Saidel has been acting as campaign manager for his lovely wife JUDGE MARIA McLAUGHLIN. Maria will announce her intentions to run for Superior Court formally in early

February. Saidel is using all of his skills and contacts to build a statewide organization. He knows a lot about it from years in the game, including a statewide run for lieutenant governor.

The judicial races tend to see much lower turnout and give local political operatives more clout, because every vote counts even more in a statewide judicial race. This is when we meet people we’ve never heard of who want to be on Commonwealth Court.

And we learn what the heck (Cont. Page 19)

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O! HERE we go again with these memories of Fluffernutters.

Do you remember those great sandwiches made with peanut butter (creamy or crunchy) and marshmallow crème? They were an entire meal. The Fluffernutter has given countless children a sugar rush. By the way, “Fluffernutter” is a registered trademark of Durkee-Mower Inc., the maker of “Marshmallow Fluff” brand marshmallow crème.

If you don’t know what a Fluffernutter sandwich is or never had one this is how to make them: Spread peanut butter on a slice of white bread, then spread an equal amount of marshmal-

low fluff on another slice, then close the bread slices with peanut butter and fluff sides touching to form a sandwich – and with a cold glass of milk on the side – enjoy.

Variations of the recipe include wheat bread instead of white, and the addition of bananas, honey or other ingredients that are compatible with peanut butter. If you want to super-size your Fluffernutter, add additional layers of marshmallow and peanut butter.

Marshmallow candy dates back to ancient Egypt.

It was a honey-based candy flavored and thickened with the sap of the root of the marsh-mallow plant (althea officinalis). This special candy was reserved for the pharaohs and the gods.

Pharmacists in Paris, France extracted juice from the marshmallow plant’s roots and cooked it with egg whites and sugar, then whipped the mixture into a foamy meringue that later hardened, creating a medicinal candy used to soothe children’s sore throats.

People liked the new product and started eating it like candy.

In 1910, the Limpert Brothers brought out a product called Marshmallow Fluff, which was sold to soda fountains and ice cream parlors to put on ice cream sundaes. Marshmallow Fluff is a blend of corn syrup, sugar, dried egg white and vanilla flavoring.

Amory and Emma Curtis didn’t invent marshmallow crème, but they popularized it for home use.

Their signature product for the first 10 years of operation was called Snowflake Marshmallow Crème (later known as SMAC), the first commercially successful shelf-stable marshmallow cream. Emma Curtis started out going door-to-door in Melrose, Mass., bringing samples of their marshmallow crème on crackers.

Massachusetts already has five official state foods: the baked navy bean, corn muffin, chocolate-chip cookie, Boston cream pie and Boston cream doughnut. Now they are proposing the Fluffernutter as their state sandwich – all good stuff to eat. I love cheese steaks “wit,” but once in a while I do enjoy a fluffernutter – how about you?

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By the time the bankruptcy is completed, many debtors are so fed up with credit and debt issues that they wait forever to re-establish their credit.

Don’t wait! Start rebuilding your credit now! Here’s how.

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Make minimal charges and pay off the balance in full every month. Even if you have to pay a security deposit for a card, it will help you establish a pattern of fiscal responsibility.

The more you do this, the higher your FICO score will rise. Request limit increases every six months on the card(s). Since an increase in your credit limit is a sign that your bank trusts you to repay the debt, your credit score will rise even further.

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ELEPHANT CORNER

(Cont. From Page 15) Booker was not the only Senator to look silly. New US SEN. KAMALA HARRIS (D-Cal.) also found it necessary to display her liberal creds.

However, she could have done it in a more constructive and believable way.

While questioning Trump’s appointee to head the CIA, CONGRESSMAN MIKE POMPEO (R-Kans.), she could have asked about his widely known conservative views on foreign policy.

No, she decided to ask him about his human-resource policies for gay people and their families. She also asked him about his stand on climate change.

EVERYDAY (Cont. From Page 16) of Communications Sean Spicer, was the last straw for a list of House Democrats that was up to 41 at last count.

Pennsylvania Congressmen Bob Brady, Dwight Evans and Brendan Boyle are on that list.

The president-elect was supposed to go to the National Museum of African American History & Culture for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. That didn’t happen. But he did have an audience at Trump Tower with Martin Luther King III. So that’s something.

But in this regard, he’s not out of the woods yet. Not by a long shot.

The plan is for me to be on the National Mall covering Trump’s swearing-in on Friday. I’ll be covering the swearing-in and watching with the rest of the country as President Barack Obama gets on Marine One for the last time and heads out into a private life that we all hope includes some smoking hot memoirs about the last eight years.

Next week, I’ll take a look at those eight years.

CITY HALL SAM (Cont. From Page 18) Commonwealth Court does and how important it is.

Appointed Supreme Court JUSTICE SALLY MUNDY appears to be gathering support

for a full term. Her appointment was a surprise to Democrats across the state.

Judge Mundy is a Southwest Republican close to State Senate PRESIDENT PRO TEM JOE SCARNATI. And Wolf made the appointment without even putting her through his usual vetting commission.

She swore in all the new Republican senators and appears to have the people skills to get on the ballot across the state.

There is nothing closer to hell on earth then putting on the robes of a Supreme Court justice and then having to take them off. Knowing how good those robes feel is something only a handful of human beings get to know.

The ambitious quest of so many Pennsylvanians for so few rings is what makes politics so interesting.

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