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Vol. XIV No. 14

Issue 550

April 5, 2018

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ALMOST A CENTURY after it was built, FDR Park is in need of vigorous re-imagining and re-investment. The community process is about to begin. Story P. 2.

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COYLE SCHOOL of Irish Dancing students performed for the South Philadelphia Lions Club. Afterward, President Barbara Ricci congratulated, L-R, Aidan Riley, Lily Barone, Thomas Anstock, Mary Rita Swope, Geena Kopeykin and Jacob Sennett.

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Councilman Kenyatta Johnson, L, renamed Angelo Place between Mars Place and S. 82nd Street as “Joe Wilson Way,” after the man holding the sign. The unveiling took place on Mar. 24, in recognition of Wilson’s dedication to the Eastwick community and Southwest Philadelphia as well as years of service as an upstanding SEPTA employee. Photo by Leona Dixon

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Youths Study Peace

AN ANTI-VIOLENCE Rally for Youth was held at South Philadelphia High School. There were classroom sessions, panel discussions, questions and answers, and role-playing scenarios.

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FDR Park Gets New Master Plan T HIS MONTH, Fairmount Park Conservancy is launching a master planning process for FDR Park, the sprawling 350-acre park in South Philadelphia that is home to man-made lakes, a golf course, the American Swedish Historical Museum, and a range of recreation facilities including tennis courts, ball fields, and a skate park.

FDR is Philadelphia’s only estuary park, meaning that its waterways are tidal and exchange salt water with the ocean. Originally designed by the Olmsted Brothers and opened in 1921, FDR’s popularity and years of heavy use have taken a toll on its infrastructure and environmental integrity.

The new master plan will be developed by the Phillybased design firm Wallace Roberts and Todd: WRT Design, which expects to solicit significant community input before the plan is finalized in 9-12 months.

WRT was selected from among 15 firms that responded to Fairmount Park Conservancy’s Request for Proposals. Jamie Gauthier, executive director of Fairmount Park Conservancy, said she and her staff were struck by WRT’s collaborative approach to design.

“When you have a large city park that includes a combination of historic architecture, critically important natural lands, and popular athletic amenities, you need a team that can look at the whole picture, assess multiple priorities, and create a plan that responds to the park’s importance as both a public space and an ecological asset,” said Gauthier. “Based on WRT’s previous work, we are confident that their team of

planners, urban designers, architects and landscape architects can strike that balance.”

Kathryn Ott Lovell, commissioner of Philadelphia Parks & Recreation and a lifelong Philadelphian, said it was time to restore South Philadelphia’s only large park to its original intent as an urban oasis.

“The Olmsted Brothers designed parks to provide city dwellers with beautiful places to walk, picnic, relax, and play,” said Ott Lovell.

“Parks & Recreation is pleased to have Fairmount Park Conservancy’s support in dedicating time and energy to rethinking current demands on FDR Park and mapping a vision for its next century.”

Ott Lovell noted that portion of the cost of developing the plan will be funded by the parking concession that operates in the park during Eagles home games, reinvesting those revenues back into the park and the community. The rest of the cost comes from William Penn Foundation through Fairmount Park Conservancy and through an allocation from Councilman Kenyatta Johnson’s capital budget for the 2nd District.

“FDR Park is a jewel for South Philadelphia communities and a destination for residents across the city, and we want to keep it that way!” said the councilman.

“This planning process is an important next step forward. I’m a strong believer and advocate for revitalizing our parks and recreation projects to improve quality of life for our city, so I'm happy to be supportive.”

WRT Principal, Keiko Tsuruta Cramer, said, “FDR Park has long deserved de-

tailed attention and careful design and programming consideration for its diverse user groups. The WRT team is thrilled to work with Fairmount Park Conservancy, Philadelphia Parks & Recreation, and the local community and stakeholders, to restore the original vision of FDR Park as an urban oasis in South Philadelphia.”

Members of Friends of FDR Park, the volunteer group that helps to maintain the park, spoke in support of the opportunity.

“We’re glad to be part of the master plan process to provide a voice from supporters and users of the park,” said Todd Pride, board president of the friends group. “FDR is arguably one of the most diverse-activity parks in the city, with a tremendous history and natural resources – and this process was designed to take all of these elements into consideration.

We’re looking forward to this process and the outcome, which will elevate this great resource for the city and the region.”

In conjunction with the master-planning process, Philadelphia International Airport has been investigating one of the most degraded areas of FDR Park for use as a wetland mitigation site. This mitigation would restore wetland function and habitat value to this underutilized area in the southwest corner of the park.

Residents of South Philadelphia and regular FDR Park users are encouraged to participate in the development of a master plan for FDR Park. To register for updates and notice of community meetings and other opportunities to get involved, visit: https://myphillypark.org/what-we-do/capital-projects/.

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ESTEBÁN VERA, JR., business manager of Laborers’ Local 57, received two recent awards for his work on behalf of others.

He expressed his gratitude for receiving a Peggy Browning Award for his service to his members.

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MARCH OF DIMES honored Vera for his tireless services to that charity. He was joined by his daughter Daniela, L, and wife Maria.

VERA showed off his Peggy Browning Award with a team of Local 57 staffers, members and retirees.

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DANIELA took pride in displaying her dad’s March of Dimes award.

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INSTEIN HEALTHCARE Network is announcing a merger with Thomas Jefferson University Health system.

Einstein Healthcare Network owns Einstein Medical Center Philadelphia, Einstein Montgomery Medical Center, Elkins Park Medical Center, and Moss Rehab.

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relationship with the newly merged employer and hope that administration will continue to invest in patient care through staffing improvements.

Patrick Kelly, Medical ICU RN and co-president of Einstein Nurses United, said, “Through our union contract, we won standards to help ensure that we have staffing that allows us to deliver quality patient care. We look forward to working with new ownership to continue to improve our hospital for our patients and the community we serve.”

Councilwoman Cherelle Parker, whose district in-

cludes Einstein Medical Center Philadelphia and many communities served by the hospital, commented, “I understand the need for high-quality medical care in our community, and I applaud Einstein Health Network and their staff for the outstanding care they have provided over the years. And as someone who also strongly supports working men and women and the need for good working conditions, including proper staffing, my hope is that both of these institutions will continue to prioritize patients and staff – from nurses to maintenance workers.”

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Sparks Fly in a Dozen Dem Ward Races

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BY JOE SHAHEELI THIRD of Philadelphia’s Democratic Ward Committees face the prospect of major turnover in the spring primary.

Seven wards are probably engaged in organized struggles for control, based on Philadelphia City Commission’s report of committee person petition filings and challenges. The rest are

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restless on account of either demographic change or local intraparty feuds.

In the Far Northeast’s 58th, 66A and 66B Wards, most two-committee-person slates are facing challengers. It’s a brouhaha on the bank of the Poquessing!

The players aren’t clear, but a lot is at stake here.

Further down in the Northeast, the 55th Ward is turbulent, with massive filings and furious successful challenges.

North Philadelphia’s 29th and 47th Wards also saw ward leaders bump off multiple challengers. But many remain on the ballot.

There is evidence of a minor ward fight in Germantown’s 12th Ward, which historically does not remain at peace.

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PFT Backs Johnson, GOP Leib in 3rd Rev. Kevin Johnson picked up the crucial endorsement of the Philadelphia Federa-

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tion of Teachers last week in his bid to defeat Congressman Dwight Evans (D-Phila.) in the newly drawn 3rd Congressional District in next month’s primary.

“We believe that Kevin is the right person to take the fight for the future of public education and working people to Washington,” said PFT President Jerry Jordan.

“Our students and communities need strong advocates in Washington fighting for them and with them. Educators and families across the 3rd District must have a representative committed to investing in public education, workers’ rights, and marginalized communities.”

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vided 40th Ward are also in play. The two 40th Ward Committees, representing Southwest Philly, are prone to feeling abandoned by the rest of the city and thus harbor natural rebels.

And those are just the organized battles. Most of the wards in and near Center City that are attracting educated new residents are seeing a bloom of committee-person candidates. Division ballots are loaded with new faces. While many progressive organizations have played a role in motivating this movement, it is neither centrally commanded nor necessarily hostile to the established ward leaders.

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(Cont. From Prev. Page) Philadelphia Opportunities Industrialization Center, Inc., originally announced that he was running for the 1st Congressional district under the old map. However, with the redraw, Johnson lives in the new 3rd District, which includes most of the city west of Broad Street.

“As a father of three and as the leader of a workforce development agency that serves thousands annually by providing the training and education they need, I know that the future of our city requires that we have a roadmap of success for our children,” Johnson said. “Every child deserves quality public education; and every educator must be provided with the fair wages and benefits that are owed to them for that work.”

While Evans has been an advocate for improving education, he has had a fractious relationship with the PFT that goes back to the creation of ACT 46, which he helped author along with then-Gov. Tom Ridge.

Passed in 1999. Created in 2001, the SRC is dissolving this year.

Meanwhile, Republican Bryan Leib, a fourth-generation Philadelphian, filed his petitions on Mar. 20.

“I am very proud to have secured a position on the 2018 ballot to represent the Republican Party. Philadelphians are very receptive to my candidacy and are desperate for new, and legitimate, representation in Washington, D.C.,” said Leib Leib continued, “If elected, I will make all decisions based on what is best for Philadelphia and the people I represent. Republican, Democrat or independent, if they want to help our city grow, then I will work with them.”

Longtime Philadelphia State Rep. John Taylor (R-Northeast) stated, “Bryan (Cont. Page 8)

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S THE FIFTIETH commemoration of one of the darkest days in all the American Century begins to recede in the collective rearview mirror, it’s instructive to see just how far we have come since the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. There are clear signposts that progress has been made on many of the human and civil rights issues he struggled to win. There has never been more awareness of the need to treat all people equally, regardless of color, religion, sexual ori-

be accorded equal rights are under constant attack everywhere from school bathrooms to the armed services. The earning power of African American families continues to drop versus that of other races.

And in Philadelphia and elsewhere, banks and their enablers continue the destructive practice of redlining prospective minority homeowners.

There is so much to fight for, so much to fight against. But the mantle must be picked up, the battle engaged. It’s what Dr. King would have done; it’s what he died doing.

And it’s what we must do now, per his own words: “History will have to record that the greatest tragedy of this period of social transition was not the strident clamor of the bad people, but the appalling silence of the good people.”

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entation – nor more movement toward achieving that goal. There are more educational success stories. More representation of more minority groups than at any time in American history.

And, of course, the American people elected the nation’s first African American president. Twice.

But these achievements are under attack in ways that are more insidious and more overt than ever before.

The struggle that fueled, exhausted and ultimately consumed Dr. King rages on.

After decades of court-ordered progress, there are disturbing, unmistakable trendlines showing that districts nationwide are once again being segregated by race.

Millions of voters have been disenfranchised and are in danger of being so via concerted purge efforts. LGBTQ efforts to

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WOULD LIKE to ask State Rep. Bill Keller and Jerry Sweeney why they are so excitedly talking about how these new cranes will be able to unload the largest container ships when those very same ships will not be able to arrive at the terminals (“Two Giant Cranes Soar into the Future,” Mar. 29).

The largest ships now and in the future require a 50-foot channel to sail in. We have not yet completed a 46-foot chan-

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nel and these two men, along with our federal representatives and senators, should be doing everything they can to begin getting approval and funding for the channel deepening rather than grandstanding about the cranes.

Have these people ever wondered why Panama spent billions of dollars to make the Panama Canal have a 50-foot channel? Have they ever wondered why every other major port on the East coast has spent huge sums of money to do the same thing? We now have the only major port facility on this coast without a 50-foot channel. Let that sink in.

Where will our port and all the related businesses be in 20 years or less? We will be a backwater, uncompetitive shell compared to our competition.

It took 20 years to get approval and funds to begin to actually work on the current dredging.

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MARK your CALENDAR Apr. 4- State Rep. Vanessa Lowery Brown hosts “Business of Business” at Lancaster Ave. 21st Century Business Ass’n, 3500 Lancaster Ave., 8:30-11 a.m.

Assisting small-business launches. Special guests Congressman Dwight Evans and Jennifer Tilden, of Small Business Administration’s Eastern District. Also info on other state-related services. For info: Barry Johnson (717) 787-7895.

Apr. 5- State rep candidate Lewis Nash hosts Fundrais-

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GOOD FRIDAY saw a protest by Concerned Clergy, led by Rev. William B. Moore, outside Temple University’s Baptist Temple to voice their moral opposition to a stadium complex being built in a North Philadelphia residential community. Moore was joined by NAACP President Minister Rodney Muhammad, L, Pastor William Brawner, R, of POWER, and other clergy. The group said they will not be moved regardless of the stadium design. The clergy were joined by members of the Stadium Stompers, a group of residents, Temple students and faculty that oppose the stadium. Photo by S. Powell Pictures.

er at The Let Out, 1621 Cecil B. Moore, 6-9 p.m. Free food, cash bar. VIP $1,000, Gold $500, Silver $250, all donations appreciated.

For info: Renee (267) 4087711.

Apr. 6- J.R. Rowan hosts Fundraiser at Jokers NYA, 1602 S. 2nd St., 6:309:30 p.m. Sponsors $250, Individuals $50. Payable to “Committee to Elect Jonathan J.R. Rowan State Rep,” P.O. Box 37124, Phila., PA 19148, “4.6 Event” on memo. RSVP: info@jrforsouthphilly.com.

Apr. 7- State Rep. Morgan Cephas hosts Community Cleanup & Shredding at Tustin Rec Ctr., 5901 W. Columbia Ave., 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Recycling bins available. State services as well.

Volunteers needed! For info: Sheldon (215) 8796625.

Apr. 7- State Rep. Angel Cruz hosts Community Cleanup along B St., betw.

Tioga & Erie, 10 a.m.-1

p.m. Meet at 3503 N. B St., Unit 7, 10 a.m. For info: (215) 291-5643.

Apr. 7- United Republican Cl. hosts Shrimp Night at 3156 Frankford Ave., 7-11 p.m. Shrimp, hoagies, meatballs, beer, music. Tickets $30.

Apr. 10- State Sen. Tina Tartaglione & State Treasurer Joe Torsella host Tax & Finance Session at 19061 Bridge St., 10 a.m.-2 p.m. free income-tax return preparation available, unclaimed property search, rent- & property-tax rebate application preparation & Earned Income Tax Credit assistance. Open PA 529 College Savings Plan with waiver of usual $50 enrollment fee. For info: William Kenny (215) 533-0440.

Apr. 11- CeaseFire PA bus to “Demand a Vote Rally” in Harrisburg Capitol Rotunda for gun laws, bus leaves Fox St. & Roberts Ave. 7 a.m., rally 10 a.m.

Sign up: www.ceasefirepa.

org. For info: Michael Cogbill (215) 435-6496.

Apr. 12- 27th Ward Democratic Committee hosts Candidates’ Night at Rosenberger Ha., 600 S. 43rd St., 7:30 p.m. 3 candidates for 188th Legislative seat, plus Congressman Dwight Evans. For info: Mary Goldman marylgoldman@gmail.com.

Apr. 14- State Rep. Vanessa Lowery Brown hosts Job Fair for 190th Legislative Dist. residents at Alain Locke Sch., 4550 Haverford Ave., 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Job openings, résumé writing, interview & dress Skills, returning citizens, startups.

Free. RSVP: Yolanda Braxton (215) 879-6615 or vbraxton@pahouse.net.

Apr. 14- Councilman Curtis Jones hosts “Block Captain Boot Camp” at St. Joseph’s U., Mandeville, 5600 City Line Ave., 11 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Wide range of service training; job (Cont. Page 7)

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DEMONSTRATING “public service,” State Rep. Rosita Youngblood served guests at her re-election campaign launch in Germantown.

Labor leaders, including Ryan Boyer and Ken Washington, were there, as well as Councilwoman Cindy Bass and consultant Bill Miller.

STATE REP. Rosita Youngblood enjoyed the backing of Mary Rollinson, R, and Latrice Bryant.

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(Cont. From Page 6) training as paid caregivers.

Each block captain asked to bring 2 youths 18-24 as Jr. Block Captains; first 10 will receive free driving lessons. 7” tablets for the first 200 block captains to register on site. Free onsite parking. RSVP: Dinah. hayward@phila.gov.

Apr. 16- Last chance to register to vote.

Apr. 21- Councilman Kenyatta Johnson & partners host Pt. Breeze 5K Run/ Walk/Health Fair at Wharton Sq. Pk., 2300 Wharton St., register 7:30 a.m., fair opens 8 a.m., 9 a.m. runners, 9:05 walkers, 10 a.m.

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kids’ run. Proceeds benefit Kimmel Cancer Ctr. & S. Phila. public schools.

Apr. 21- State Rep. Morgan Cephas hosts Community Cleanup & Shredding at Rose Plg., 1300 N. 75th St., 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Recycling bins available. State services as well.

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BOOSTERS of State Rep. Rosita Youngblood were Charles Carn and Deborah Carn.

Volunteers needed! For info: Sheldon (215) 8796625.

Apr. 21- Ducky Birts Foundation hosts Capital Fund Drive at 1st Dist. Plaza, 3801 Market St., 12-3 p.m. For info: (215) 5101057 or DuckyBirts1@ yahoo.com.

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STANDING with State Rep. Rosita Youngblood were Councilman Derek Green and his son Julian.

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Curry Courts Kids RUNNING for state rep in the 188th Legislative District, attorney Jeff Curry, on guitar, hosted a “Friendraiser” funder at the Parent-Infant Center in Spruce Hill to reach out to young families in West Philadelphia.

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(Cont. From Page 5) Leib is a bright, energetic and passionate leader who represents the future of the party.”

Republican candidate for lieutenant governor, Jeff Bartos, said, “I am proud to see such a smart young Jewish

American represent our party on the ballot in November.”

City Councilman Al Taubenberger (at Large) is also supporting Leib’s candidacy. “Bryan has a solid grasp of city issues and I’ve seen first-hand how hard he will work for the constituents of PA-03. As the future face of the Republican Party, he is someone that we can all work with,” stated Taubenberger.

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MEANWHILE, KENNEY STICKS WITH EVANS Mayor Jim Kenney endorsed Congressman Dwight Evans for reelection in the 3rd Congressional District.

“Dwight Evans served in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for over 30 years. During that time, no one – on a cumulative basis – did more for the people of Philadelphia than Dwight Evans,” said Kenney.

“Dwight was a fierce advocate for our children and funding for our schools,” Mayor Kenney continued. “He championed the building and expansion of the Pennsylvania Convention Center – and the thousands of hotel, hospitality and construction jobs that were created.”

Kenney hailed Evans as a “results-oriented and ideasbased lawmaker.”

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The five-way Democratic primary race in the Lower Northeast’s 177th Legis-

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lative District pits union against union in an effort to succeed retiring State Rep. John Taylor (R-Northeast).

Sean Kilkenny has wrapped up endorsements from all the Building Trades, the Teamsters, the Gas Workers, the Longshoremen and the FOP. Maggie Borski was recently endorsed by the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers and the American Federation of Teachers Pennsylvania in her run.

“Maggie is committed, energetic, and intelligent.

These attributes will serve her well in Harrisburg as she fights for the people of the 177th. As the sister of two educators in our public schools, Maggie knows the challenges and opportunities our educators and children face each day. I am confident that Maggie will never stop working for the people of her district, and I look forward to having her as a partner in the fight for the future of public education in Philadelphia and across the Commonwealth,” said Jerry T. Jordan, president of PFT. “I am honored to have the support of both PFT and AFT, because we all recognize how vitally important it is to support Pennsylvania’s students, teachers, and working families. Together, we are going to lead the fight in Harrisburg and end the war on public education so that Philadelphia schools get the fair funding that our children deserve,” Borski said.

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The Second Annual Capital Fund Drive Saturday April 21, 2018 12 Noon-3 PM First District Plaza 3801 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA Sponsored by Brown’s Shoprite

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EVERYDAY PEOPLE

BY DENISE CLAY HIS YEAR marks the 50th anniversary of the Fair Housing Act. For those of you who don’t know what that is, the Fair Housing Act is the law designed to keep Realtors, rental agents and anyone else who oversees some form of housing from using their powers to discriminate against people based on anything arbitrary.

Or, at least, that’s how it’s supposed to work.

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The people who didn’t run afoul of the Fair Housing Act got recommended to people looking for a place to live through the Department of Housing & Urban Development. The ones who didn’t, well, got something else.

I thought about this as I sat through Councilman Kenyatta Johnson’s hearings on redlining last Thursday morning. Redlining, for those of you who don’t know, is the practice of banks, basically, drawing a red line around certain neighborhoods and deciding that these neighborhoods were too “bad” to loan people money to move to.

The Fair Housing Act was supposed to keep people from doing that kind of thing. But a report from the Center for Investigative Journalism that aired on the organization’s public radio program “Reveal” showed that redlining was still going on.

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BY JOE SHAY STIVALA HE SILENCE: Some vocal people say that family life and religion are at an end in America. But while driving around in neighborhoods on Easter, there is a certain silence.

Traffic is sparse, cars parked in front of the homes of relatives for an Easter meal after church. Family life, you notice, is on a larger scale than critics say. Edgar Lee Masters described the “sounds” of silence better, but Easter-Passover is a contented time for AMERICA. We will always need it.

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MONG THE elected officials who showed up at the Liberty City endorsement meeting were STATE REPS. JIM ROEBUCK, BRIAN SIMS and MARY JO DALEY; LT. GOV. MIKE STACK; and CONGRESSMAN DWIGHT EVANS. Daley is in a tough Democratic primary against fellow State House member MADELEINE DEAN. Once again, the demonstration of Democratic disunity is awe-inspiring. Why not have successfully elected officials work together to

are running!... The State 9 SUPREME COURT did a REMARKABLE JOB in crafting the new districts.

Some small tweaks may be needed, but the CHIEF CONCERN will be in 2020 to ensure that the State does not slide into the sticky ooze of the old map. The districts are NOT PRO-DEMOCRAT, but FAIR FIGHT ones.

To the 12 lawmakers who say the State Supreme Court should be IMPEACHED – what brand of cigarettes do you smoke? Should the Commonwealth have a SMALLER legislature to save $10 million a year?

NOPE; the state budget is almost $70 BILLION! Another town declares NO TAX INCREASE – WESTVILLE, N.J.! Bravo!

BOILERMAKER Union Political Leader Ed HARKINS has been seen on Facebook among Egypt’s Pyramids. Ed could figure how to get a boiler into a pyramid, yes.

Few newer drivers know (Cont. Page 15)

win other seats?

Villanova scored another college basketball national championship. STATE SEN. LISA BOSCOLA of Bethlehem is an honors graduate of Villanova and so is Philadelphia STATE SEN. LARRY FARNESE. STATE SEN. SHARIF STREET is advancing a bill to end life without parole as a sentence in Pennsylvania.

Currently Pennsylvania has the second-most lifers in the United States. Even Texas has fewer. Only Florida has more. Street was joined at his capital rally by Lt. Gov. Stack, who is commuting as many life sentences as he can if they are warranted, and STATE SENS. VINCE HUGHES and LARRY FARNESE. The quest to have a football stadium built at Temple in North Philadelphia is hitting snags. The neighbors seem to be against it in its present form. They want to build it somewhere else.

DARRELL CLARKE is the council president and also the councilman for the university. His position seems to be that he is in favor of it if the neighbors approve of it and he is against it if they don’t. A smart play

by Clarke. This is how you maintain your presidency in City Council.

An impressive turnout at the National Guard Armory on Southampton Road last weekend boosted the prospects of a new war memorial for our seemingly endless campaigns in the Middle East since 2001. Thousands of the country’s bravest warriors have died in the remote stretches of Iraq, Afghanistan and Syria since then.

Since it seems pointless to wait for a definitive “peace” in these conflicts, the time to honor their service might as well be now.

The new memorial would be adjacent to the Korean and Vietnam War Memorials in Center City, beside I-95.

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to work and how it actually works are often two different things.

For example, I had a friend who used to monitor apartment complexes to make sure they were renting to anyone who wanted a place to live. She would have a couple call an apartment complex or an apartment building and have them make an appointment to see an apartment.

One couple would be white. The other one wouldn’t.

After the appointment, the tester couples would come back to my friend and tell her about their experience. That they had been allowed to see the place and apply for it without incident and with a reasonable down payment; or that they had been asked for more money, or more identification, or immigration status, or something else that folks aren’t supposed to be asking for.

WALKING the BEAT

The NOISE will grow in the 5th District congressional race. Candidate LINDY LI filed her petitions containing 3,451 signatures.

There were NO CHALLENGES to them... Candidate George BADEY (former South Philadelphian) is accused of a remark concerning female candidates.

Yet he was endorsed by Mary Ellen BALCHUNIS, which means something! Mary Ellen was a candidate when the district was AMOEBA-shaped for the GOP. Sad for the Poli Sci Ph.D, who knows the classroom and street politics... Candidate Dan MUROFF continues to progress quietly. Will it lead to a TORTOISE and HARE outcome?

DELCO DEM candidate Joy FOX said the GOP portrayed her as a long-time traffic ticket fugitive(?).

From the evidence seen, she is no such evader.

In the 18 new congressional districts, 59 Democrats and 35 GOPsters

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LMOST 200 people gathered Saturday night to demand justice for three Philadelphia murder victims: RYAN KELLY, SGT. ROBERT WILSON III and GERRY GRANDZOL. The crowd met at St. George’s Parish on 2700 E. Venango Street at 7 p.m., and proceeded to march to the site of Kelly’s murder two blocks away.

The rally was the result of DISTRICT ATTORNEY LARRY KRASNER’S prosecution of these three cases, which indicates that he considers the perpetrators to

Nov. 26, 2015 Kelly, 21, was walking near his Port Richmond home on the 3500 block of Almond Street when he was shot and killed as two men attempted to rob him. “He was just starting life,” said Kelly’s brother, BILL KELLY III. “It doesn’t make sense.”

DAVID RAMOS, JR. and KEANAN GLENN were arrested and charged in Kelly’s death. Ramos and Glenn were driving in the area and stopped to rob Kelly. Glenn, who was driving the car, did not shoot Kelly.

He pled guilty and agreed to testify against Ramos in exchange for a sentence of 2040 years – a sentence that could have been doubled.

Many are outraged that Krasner was considering offering the shooter a plea deal with a lesser sentence than the driver.

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more sympathetic than the dead victims.

AMY CAMPBELL, the sister of Ryan Kelly, said: “The most important thing is for our voices to be heard and for the victims’ families to be able to be a part of the process.” CHRISTINE GRANDZOL SHEAFFER spoke for her brother Gerry Grandzol. While no family member spoke at the rally for Officer Wilson, he had many supporters in the crowd.

PATTY-PAT KOZLOWSKI, Republican candidate for the state rep seat where the rally took place, thanked everyone for attending. Kowalski did not mention her candidacy but noted that she knew the Kelly family, who live in Port Richmond, and also knew Grandzol. She knew Grandzol through her work with a Port Richmond community association that partnered with Grandzol’s Spring Garden neighborhood organization.

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Sabatina Taps April for Autism Awareness against those with disabilities from receiving lifesaving organ transplants.

Paul’s Law (SB 108) will likely be voted by the House of Representatives in the coming weeks.

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“It is incredibly important to recognize all those who are on the autism spectrum, as well as their families and caregivers.

We need to work to make sure that autism is not a barrier to a successful and productive life,” Sabatina said.

An estimated one in 68 children in the United States are living with an autism spectrum disorder. As these children grow into adults, they will need support from state programs such as the Office of Developmental Programs and the Bureau of Autism Services supported by the Department of Human Services.

There is no known cause or definitive cure for an autism-spectrum disorder, early intervention and support services are the best way to help families navigate, cope, and adapt to this diagnosis.

Sabatina has a long history of working on issues impacting community health and safety issues. He is a member of the legislature’s Disability Caucus, and he was the prime sponsor of Paul’s Law, which would prohibit discrimination

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State Sen. Vincent Hughes (D-W. Phila.) stood with Gov. Tom Wolf and Democratic colleagues from the Senate to push for automatic voter registration in Pennsylvania.

“As we approach the anniversary of the assassination of Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., it is appropriate that we renew our focus on the Voting Rights Act, and ensuring that everyone has access to the ballot box,” said Hughes. “Opposition to reforms that make it easier for citizens to vote is opposition to democracy itself.”

Senator Hughes has introduced SB 608, which would automatically register anyone who is eligible to vote as soon as they come into contact with a state agency. This can take several forms.

If you apply for employment with the Commonwealth, PHEAA grants, unemployment-compensation benefits, medical assistance, rent rebates, PACE or PACENET, you would be registered The state of Oregon initiated a similar program prior to the 2016 election with incredible success: 44% of individuals who were automatically registered voted in the 2016 election.

Harris Sides with DA On Meek Mill Release State Rep. Jordan Harris, D-S. Phila.), chairman of the Pennsylvania Legislative Black Caucus, released the following statement on Gov. Tom Wolf’s decision

to support Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner and not oppose the release of Philadelphia rapper Robert Williams, better known as Meek Mill: Harris added, “However, I am also in support of freeing all the other ‘Robert Williamses’ who are dealt an unfair hand from our criminal-justice system. Williams is not a danger to himself, or society, and should be released.

“Cases like Williams’, and so many others like him, are the reason why I have been a strong advocate of reforming our criminal-justice system.

This is why I worked with Gov. Wolf to pass Act 5 of 2016 and to ban the box on all state-level jobs. This is also why I am working with the legislature to pass a clean-slate bill into law so others like Williams do not fall victim to a broken criminal-justice system.”

Fallen Hero Awards Increased City Council unanimously voted to increase the amount of money the City awards to the immediate family members of firefighters, police officers and prosecution detectives who are killed in the course of performing heroic deeds.

The bill was introduced in January by City Councilmen at Large Allan Domb and Al Taubenberger.

The measure amends Section 21-105 of the Philadelphia Code, to provide a $100,000 benefit, to be paid at $2,000 per month over 50 months, to the life partner or children of a fallen hero. Currently, the city pays the families $50,000 in $1,000 installments over 50 months.

“Our public-safety heroes, our fellow citizens and fellow Philadelphians,

put their lives on the line day-in and day-out to protect each and every one of us,” said Domb upon introducing the bill. “While no amount of money can heal the grief of the families of our fallen heroes, hopefully this may provide them some level of support.”

Taubenberger, in 2017, sponsored a bill that increased the Hero Award payouts from $25,000 to $50,000, but said he believed that “an additional increase is the right thing to do for the families of these heroes who lay their lives on the line every day to keep us safe.”

The Councilmen were grateful to their colleagues for so strongly supporting their legislation.

Dawkins Hails Gun Law For Domestic Violence State Rep. Jason Dawkins (D-Kensington) said he is pleased with the Senate passage of SB.501, legislation that would close a gap in Pennsylvania’s Protection from Abuse Act. “Gun violence is a tremendous concern in Philadelphia and across the commonwealth. Access to firearms often leads to tragic and deadly altercations between abusers and their victims and providing additional protections to those who have received PFA orders against abusers or who have had abusers convicted of misdemeanor crimes of domestic violence is the least we can do to ensure the continued safety of all Pennsylvanians,” Dawkins said.

Under current law, people subject to a Protection from Abuse order over domestic violence must surrender any firearms but can put them into the ownership of friends and

family. Under SB 501, guns could only be surrendered to the police, a registered gun dealer or licensed attorney, and the process would have to be done within 48 hours of the order being issued.

“I want to congratulate State Sen. Tom Killion and my counterparts in the Senate for securing a unanimous passage. I’m looking forward to the bill’s consideration and vote in the House as well.

We must pass this legislation and continue the work to provide additional safety measures for survivors of domestic violence throughout the state,” Dawkins said.

The legislation is similar to Dawkins’ HB 2097, which was introduced earlier this year and referred to the House Judiciary Committee.

Bass: Fed Tax Cuts Must Yield Rate Cuts Councilwoman Cindy Bass (8th Dist.) introduced two resolutions calling for investigations into how corporate tax cuts received by Pennsylvania companies can be passed on to customers in the form of lower rates.

The first resolution calls on the Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner to examine how hundreds of millions of dollars retained by insurance companies as a result of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 can directly benefit consumers through lower insurance costs.

“In New Jersey, Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield announced it will return $150 million to insurance policy holders this year, and plans to invest an additional $125 million into community health initiatives in the next five years,” said the councilwoman.

“Those

community investments represent a significant portion of the $550 million the insurer is expected to reap from corporate tax cuts over five years.”

In Washington state, Premera Blue Cross will use $200 million of its $390 million tax cut benefit to help improve health insurance in the state in 2019.

Likewise, North Carolina’s largest health-insurance company, Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina, plans to donate $50 million to charities, nonprofits and health-care initiatives statewide.

“Pennsylvania’s health-insurance companies have a responsibility to its consumers, our constituents,” Bass said. “Consumers should not be overpaying for coverage while corporations see hundreds of millions of dollars in increased earnings under this new tax law.”

Bass’ second resolution looks to the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission to investigate how benefits reaped by utility companies through tax cuts can be passed to customers. A model budget created at the University of Pennsylvania estimated that American utility companies will save $1 billion this year from the tax cuts.

Utilities companies in Massachusetts, Illinois, Oregon and Washington, D.C. have already announced plans to distribute their tax cut earnings to customers through decreased rates.

Meanwhile, attorneys general in various states advocated on behalf of paying citizens by writing a letter to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission seeking “prompt Commission action” to adjust public utilities’ revenue requirements to reflect the new corporate tax cuts and their impact customers.

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HUNDREDS attended, among them, L-R, sporting activist Fred Druding, unionist Danny Grace, State Sen. John Sabatina, Jr. and Tim Costello.

DESIGNER Doug Seiler, L, posed with Councilman Mark Squilla with the design for the memorial, which would be set on Front Street in Squilla’s district.

COUNCILMAN David Oh, a veteran, greeted Andre Mears, Philadelphia American Legion past district commander.

Party-endorsed Malcolm Kenyatta, scion of a North Philadelphia civil-rights family of activists, won the solid endorsement of ward leaders for his candidacy to replace State Rep. W. Curtis Thomas, Jr. in Lower North Philly’s 181st Legislative District.

Kenyatta is the grandson of Muhammad Kenyatta, who ran for Mayor in 1975 against Frank Rizzo.

Kenyatta said, “Our campaign has knocked on thousands of doors, made countless phone calls, and will be redoubling our efforts from now until 8 p.m. on Election Night. Whether it’s raising the minimum wage from being a

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WARD LEADER Matty Myers, L, and Louis DeRenzo, R, joined State Sen. Larry Farnese at his Senior Fair at South Philadelphia High School. Photos by Wendell Douglas

STATE REP candidate Sean Kilkenny was flanked by Joe Van Austin, L, and Jim Donahey.

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STATE SEN. Larry Farnese welcomes to his event Madelina Shikomba, C, and Dr. Cora Turpin.

A STYLISH birthday party was staged for State Sen. Sharif Street at the historic Divine Lorraine Hotel, now being remodeled.

His colleague State Sen. Anthony Williams, R, was among the well-wishers. Photos by Wendell Douglas

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L-R WERE senatorial aide Omar Sabir, State Rep. Joanna McClinton and legendar y activist George Burrell.

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A MAJOR fundraiser to build a monument to the fallen fighters in the war against terror was held at the National Guard Armory.

Showing up were, L-R, Teamsters leader Danny Grace, Councilman Mark Squilla and Congressman Brendan Boyle. Photos

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(Cont. From page 8) Kilkenny may have a secret weapon: television. His campaign has launched a spot emphasizing the candidate’s working-class roots. It may be a first in a primary state rep campaign (although, notes Gary Masino, Jr., Kilkenny’s campaign manager, another recent Northeast Democratic state rep hopeful, Sarah Del Ricci, ran TV ads in the general).

starvation wage, or getting to universal health coverage, or fully funding our schools — we have work to do!”

Kenyatta has been endorsed

by State Sen. Sharif Street (DN. Phila.). He is also backed by DC 47 AFSCME, United Food & Commercial Workers Local 1776, Philadelphia Federation of Teachers, Transport Workers Union Local 234, former Gov. Edward G. Rendell, Run for Something, Victory Fund, Equality PA, Temple Association of University Professionals, Asa Khalif, Black Lives Matter – Pennsylvania; Joe Khan, former prosecutor, Philadelphia DA’s Office; Jamira Burley, and anti-gun-violence advocate, former head of Philadelphia Youth Commission.

Then there’s Gilberto González, who grew up in the Puerto Rican section of Spring Garden and is also vying for the 181st. He is a veteran graphic designer at Temple University, active in local Spanish-language media, and named one of the Delaware Valley’s Most Influential Latinos for 2013 by the Philadelphia Multicultural Affairs Congress, Impacto Latin Newspaper, and the Most Influential Latinos Foundation. The 181st is not a majority-Latino district. But when the vote is split five ways, you don’t need a majority to win.

POSING were, L-R, standing, consultant Dawn Chavous, State Sen. Sharif Street and Marnie Aument-Loughrey; seated, Connie Little with Ward Leaders El Amor Brawne Ali and Donna Aument.

INFUENTIAL in public affairs are, L-R, Lisa Rhoads, Carol Rhoads, State Sen. Sharif Street and former longtime City Council hand Al PARTY-ENDORSED state rep aspirant Malcolm Kenyatta was flanked by State Sen. Sharif Street and Ward Leader George Brooks.

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Egging on the City’s Youth THIS West Poplar boy cleaned up after the Easter bunny!

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PRIMARY races weren’t the only public activity last week. State Rep. Jason Dawkins sponsored an egghunt at Ziehler Playground in Olney.

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Court of Common Pleas Phila. County Civil Action – Law No. 180102278 Notice of Action in Mortgage Foreclosure Reverse Mortgage Solutions, Inc., Plaintiff vs. The Unknown Heirs of Charlie Hall, Sr., Deceased & Khadijah Williams, Solely in Her Capacity as Heir of Charlie Hall, Sr., Deceased, Mortgagor and Real Owner, Defendant(s) To: The Unknown Heirs of Charlie Hall, Sr., Deceased & Khadijah Williams, Solely in Her Capacity as Heir of Charlie Hall, Sr., Deceased, Mortgagors and Real Owner, Defendant(s), whose last known address is 2735 North Darien Street, Philadelphia, PA 19133. This firm is a debt collector and we are attempting to collect a debt owed to our client. Any information obtained from you will be used for the purpose of collecting the debt. You are hereby notified that Plaintiff, Reverse Mortgage Solutions, Inc., has filed a Mortgage Foreclosure Complaint endorsed with a notice to defend against you in the Court of Common Pleas of Phila.

County, PA, docketed to No. 180102278, wherein Plaintiff seeks to foreclose on the mortgage secured on your property located, 2735 North Darien Street, Philadelphia, PA 19133, whereupon your property will be sold by the Sheriff of Phila. County. Notice: You have been sued in court. If you wish to defend against the claims set forth in the following pages, you must take action within twenty (20) days after the Complaint and notice are served, by entering a written appearance personally or by attorney and filing in writing with the court your defenses or objections to the claims set forth against you. You are warned that if you fail to do so the case may proceed without you and a judgment may be entered against you by the Court without further notice for any money claimed in the Complaint for any other claim or relief requested by the Plaintiff. You may lose money or property or other rights important to you. You should take this paper to your lawyer at once. If you do not have a lawyer or cannot afford one, go to or telephone the office set forth below. This office can provide you with information about hiring a lawyer. If you cannot afford to hire a Lawyer, this office may be able to provide you with information about agencies that may offer legal services to eligible persons at a reduced fee or no fee. Community Legal Services, Inc., Law Center North Central, 1410 W. Erie Ave., Phila., PA 19140, 215.227.2400/215.981.3700. Phila. Bar Assn., One Reading Center, Phila., PA 19104, 215.238.6333. Michael T. McKeever, Atty. for Plaintiff, KML Law Group, P.C., Ste. 5000, Mellon Independence Center, 701 Market St., Phila., PA 19106-1532, 215.627.1322.

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THE CUNNINGHAM Reunion Committee held its annual Easter party at St. Paul’s Community Center in West Poplar.

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O! HERE we go again with this test for those of you who still enjoy using the far reaches of the brain. These are very tricky, so be careful: 1. Johnny’s mother had three children. The first child was named April. The second child was named May. What was the third child’s name? Answer: Johnny, of course.

2. There is a clerk at the butcher shop, he is 5 feet 10 inches tall and he wears size

13 sneakers. What does he weigh? Answer: Meat.

3. Before Mt. Everest was discovered, what was the highest mountain in the world? Answer: Mt. Everest; it just wasn’t discovered yet.

4. How much dirt is there in a hole that measures two feet by three feet by four feet? Answer: There is no dirt in a hole.

5. What word in the English Language is always spelled incorrectly? Answer: Incorrectly.

6. Billy was born on Dec. 28, yet his birthday is always in the summer. How is this possible? Answer: Billy lives in the Southern Hemisphere.

7. In California, you cannot take a picture of a man with a wooden leg. Why not? Answer: You can’t take pictures with a wooden leg.

You need a camera to take pictures.

8. If you were running a race, and you passed the person in second place, what place would you be in now? Answer: You would be in second. Well, you passed the person in second place, not first.

9. Which is correct – to say, “The yolks of eggs are white” or “The yolk of an egg is white”? Answer: Neither, the yolk of the egg is yellow.

10. If a farmer has five haystacks in one field and four haystacks in the other field, how many haystacks would he have if he combined them all in another field? Answer: Only one. If he combines all of his haystacks, they all become one big stack.

11. How far can a dog run into the woods? Answer: only half way – then he is running out of the woods.

12. How long did the 100 Years’ War last? Answer: 116 years – check it out.

Remember, things may appear to be simple. But after using a little examination and a little research, the obvious answer may not be the correct answer.

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BY MICHAEL A. CIBIK AMERICAN BANKRUPTCY BOARD CERTIFIED uestion: The people who file for bankruptcy: What kind of people get rid of their debts?

My office focuses on consumer bankruptcy. As an attorney, I am asked often about my clients and how folks can just walk away from debts. I am asked how I can sleep at night, knowing I have assisted folks with getting rid of creditors.

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by Ella Coates, by Peter Coates, Attorney-in-Fact, as mortgagor in favor of Financial Freedom Senior Funding Corporation, a Subsidiary of IndyMac Bank, FSB as mortgagee and was recorded in Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Philadelphia County in Mortgage Philadelphia Document Number 51864728 (“Mortgage”); and WHEREAS, the Mortgage encumbers property located at 4818 North 4th Street Philadelphia, PA 19120, parcel number 422459000; 85N14-115(“Property”); and WHEREAS, the Property is owned by Willie Coates and Ella Coates by virtue of deed dated March 20, 1997 and recorded May 15, 1997 in Book JTD 304; Page 56; and WHEREAS, WILLIE COATS died on 06/14/2005. By operation of law title vests solely in ELLA COATS and WILLIE COATS is hereby released of liability pursuant to Pa.R.C.P. 1144. ELLA COATS died on 11/21/2013 intestate and is survived by his/her heir(s)-at-law, PETER COATS; and WHEREAS, the Property was owned by Willie Coats and Ellie Coats by virtue of deed dated March 20, 1997 and recorded May 15, 1997 in Book JTD 304 Page 56; 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 March 8, 2013 in Philadelphia Document Number 52607716, 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 Ella Coates died on November 21, 2013, 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 November 21, 2017 is $81,376.16 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. Instrument Number: 52395684, in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, notice is hereby given that at March 7, 2018 at 10:00 AM at the Southeast Entrance of Philadelphia City Hall located at Broad Street and Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107 the below real property will be sold. ALL THAT CERTAIN lot or piece of ground with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, described according to a recent Survey thereof made by Walter Brinton, Esquire, Surveyor and Regulator of the 5th District on 11/17/1913, as follows, to wit: SITUATE on the Southwesterly side of 4th Street (60 feet wide) at the distance of 122 feet 9-3/4 inches Southeastwardly from the Southerly side of Rockland Street (60 feet wide) in the City of Philadelphia, County of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania. CONTAINING in front or breadth on the said 4th Street 16 feet and extending of that width in length or depth Southwestwardly 87 feet 1-1/8 inches on the North line thereof and 95 feet and 3/8 inches on the South line thereof to a certain 03 feet wide alley extending Northwardly into the said Rockland Street and Southwardly into another 03 feet wide alley extending from the said 4th Street to Leithgow Street, and containing in breadth on the rear end thereof 17 feet 10-3/8 inches.

BEING known as 4818 North 4th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19120. BEING BRT Tax #42-2-4590-00. BEING Plot/Plan #85 N 14 - 115. TOGETHER with the right and privilege of the said alley as and for a passageway and watercourse at all times hereafter, forever. The sale will be held on March 7, 2018 at 10:00 AM at the 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 $81,376.16 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 $81,376.16 as of November 21, 2017, 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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church with, marry, all kinds of people file bankruptcy.”

There are many articles about celebrities who have filed for bankruptcy and many articles about famous folks who have filed for bankruptcy protection.

But for every celebrity, there are many other folks who live quiet lives of desperation, who worry about what will happen when the bankruptcy petition is filed, whether they should file a Chapter 13 or a Chapter 7, or the bigger question: How they will pay for the process. Who are they?

Recently, I met with a couple who cleared six figures – but their child had been life-flighted to a major urban area twice for specialized care at a children’s hospital. Their insurance wouldn’t cover an $80,000 life-flight bill. And they had no hope of paying for it, as one parent had to now stay home to care for the child, and there would be continued weekly trips back to the urban center for treatment.

Also recently, I met with an 80-year-old woman whose Social Security was being administratively garnished by a government agency and who was left with approximately $890 to pay her rent, food, utilities and medications not covered by Medicare. Not surprisingly, she lost her apartment. Did the garnishing government agency care? Nope.

I see folks from all walks of life – the line worker to the president of the company to the manager. None of them is happy to see me or wants to be in my office.

Next Week’s Question: Is a Chapter 13 plan years of suspended animation?

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der. Allegedly the two brothers asked for Grandzol’s wallet, which he was willing to give them, but asked if he could move his 2-year-old child out of the car he was in at the time. The brothers were not happy with the request and Marvin shot Grandzol.

Marvin, who was 16 at the time of his arrest, was the shooter and was charged as an adult. Grandzol’s family now fears he could be tried as a juvenile.

Monday night, CONGRESSMAN BRIAN FITZPATRICK (R-Bucks) spoke to the University of Pennsylvania College Republicans. The event was co-sponsored with the Penn Israel Public Affairs

Committee. The event was at Houston Hall and was open to anyone interested in hearing Fitzpatrick speak to his role in counterterrorism efforts and other areas of Middle Eastern policy.

Fitzpatrick is a former FBI agent and more than familiar with the details of the threat of terrorism. He was recently a guest in Israel to view that country’s preparedness for terroristic threats. He noted that he was initially reluctant to go, as the trip would take him out of the country for over one week. Fitzpatrick usually spends all his free time from the halls of Congress in his district attending local civic and other events.

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redlining.

Congressman Dwight Evans promised to do what he could on the federal level.

The hearings themselves were connected to a councilmanic resolution designed to take banks who are still redlining to the woodshed. Some of these banks wouldn’t even allow people in these neighborhoods to take out home equity loans to maintain their homes.

It’s this last one that interests me most.

According to the folks from Econsult that apparently do a report on this kind of thing for the City every year, the biggest offenders in terms of banks practicing redlining here in Philadelphia are the ones that the city deposits money into.

Despite a resolution passed by City Council two years ago demanding that the city’s deposits be removed, Wells Fargo still houses some city funds. So does TD Bank, one of the biggest redliners in the city, according to the Center for Investigative Journalism. PNC Bank is a city depository. I’m sure that Citizen’s Bank has a few city funds, too.

Because the city puts its money in these places, shouldn’t it stand to reason that the city could keep them from discriminating against its citizens? Could it force them to do things like consider more than just conventional credit score when making loans?

In the words of the WuTang Clan, “Cash rules everything around me.” The city has plenty of cash. It might want to remind the banks that they can take it to places that don’t discriminate.

(Cont. From Page 9) store in 2015. Two brothers, CARLTON HIPPS and RAMONE WILLIAMS, were arrested and charged in his murder. The family is frustrated that the case is taking so long to come to trial. They are also concerned that Krasner is possibly planning to take the death penalty off the table.

Grandzol, 38, was killed on the 1500 block of Melon Street on Sept. 7, 2017.

MARVIN ROBERTS, 17, and his older brother MAURICE ROBERTS, 21, were both arrested in the shooting and charged with mur-

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(Cont. From Page 9) And it showed that it was going on in Philadelphia.

Thus the City Council hearings.

Everyone from bankers to housing advocates came to testify before the committee. Attorney General Josh Shapiro promised action from his office to combat

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(Cont. From Page 9) that driving at a steady 26 MPH got you nonstop green lights from 30th Street to 63rd on Walnut and Chestnut Streets, because lights were synchronized. You can still do it most of the way. Synchronization by City Traffic Engineers is a way to MOVE TRAFFIC in Philly. This BEATS restricting motorists by reducing lanes in favor of BIKES. Too long a wait at a red light makes you feel like you are working for BP or EXXON-MOBIL. The alternative is more-expensive real-time traffic lights. City traffic engineers will not synchronize the city signals unless Mayor KENNEY TELLS THEM to DO IT! NO GREATER mother-daugh-

ter LOVE has been seen than between Sharon VAUGHN and her mom Faye Elizabeth TREADWELL. Faye has crossed the river of life (services were yesterday).

FAYE is now that night star that beautifies the heavens.

The State Office of Judicial Discipline recommended Supreme Court action against lawyers for ethical lapses in the SANDUSKY matter.

A few complaints were heard on the dredging of the Delaware River to 45’ – with the argument that it should have been 50’. Many East Coast ports are going to 50’, and we need to do that – IN DUE TIME. For now, MOST NEW BIG SHIPS can get into the PACKER Terminal. A new terminal in the Navy Yard will allow LONGER SHIPS to turn to return to sea.

The river is wider there.

YRs Enjoy Weekend Here

NATIONAL Young Republicans convened in Philadelphia on the weekend of Mar. 23. Panelists included, L-R, Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick, gubernatorial hopeful State Sen. Scott Wagner, former White House Counsel Jim Schulz and American Legislative Exchange’s Ronnie Lampard.

L-R were Pennsylvania YR Chairman Rick Loughery, political commentator Paris Dennard, Pennsylvania YR National CommitteeJOINING State Rep. Martina White were, L-R, Paige Hanely, Courtney Weider, Paul woman and PAGOP Finance Director Laura Sutton, Matt Pohl, Philadelphia YR leader Ross Wolfe, Martina White, Krysti Oschal, Wagoner, and YR National Chairman Jason Emert. congressional candidate Bryan Leib and Albert Eisenberg.

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Celebrate Labor Leaders!

On April 26th, The Philadelphia Public Record will publish its first annual Salute to Labor Special Issue and award ceremony. We will recognize five labor leaders who have each made significant contributions to the labor movement and to the community as a whole.

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John Meyerson Political Consultant UFCW 1776

Reesa Kossoff SEIU PA State Council

Ted Kirsch President of AFT Pennsylvania

Linda Fields Senior Representative District 1199C

Esteban Vera Jr Business Manager Laborers, Local 57

Please join us for cocktails, hors d’oeuvres and award ceremony Thursday April 26th, 2018 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

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