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JULY 12, 2012
Character assessment
A Newbold library helped youngsters to refute misconceptions about a quartet of animals. By Joseph Myers R e v i e w S ta f f W r i t e r
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hough she possesses 50 intimidating teeth, Petunia, a 1-year-old opossum, spelled doom Friday for only a table of fruits and vegetables at the South Philadelphia Branch, 1700 S. Broad St. A model of serenity, the ravenous marsupial captivated 30 children at the Newbold literacy location, serving as one of four helpers in the “Animals with Bad Reputations” presentation. The work of The See ACADEMY ON-THE-GO page 8
Sports
Herb White and Bianca Waters used quarters and rocks to play checkers at the newly finished Hawthrorne Park.
Green at last
S ta f f P h o t o b y Greg Bezanis
Hawthorne residents reveled at the dedication of a new park nearly a decade in the works.
Matter up
A softball star has needed to balance her roles as an athlete and a teenage mother. By Joseph Myers..........Page 29
By Joseph Myers
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health and nature devotee, Herb White has not minded using Kelly Drive as his main exercise regimen site, but he can now select a closer spot if he desires. The resident of the 700 block of South Juniper Street joined with neighbors and dig-
nitaries July 5 for the dedication of Hawthorne Park, 12th and Catharine streets, a $2.2-million location that includes more than 50 trees; 4,000 square feet of plant beds; and 19,000 square feet of lawn. “It’s so aesthetically pleasing and perfect for activities and relaxation,” White, a sixyear Hawthorne dweller, said. “I hope it promotes this area’s rebirth.” The three-quarters-of-an-acre expanse,
which became this year’s fourth addition to the Philadelphia Parks & Recreation Department, joining the Grays Ferry Crescent, Schuylkill Avenue and Wharton Street; Center City-based Sister Cities Park; and Northeast Philly-situated Lardner’s Point Park, sates the community’s nine-year longing for green space and furthers MaySee HAWTHORNE PARK page 10