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State Rep. Sean Dougherty (D-172nd dist.) recently held a senior expo at CORA Services, 8540 Verree Road. The event featured community resources, dozens of vendors and food. ••

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ELEMENTARY SCHOOL • St. Bernard, St. Dominic, St. Jerome, St. Leo, St. Matthew, St. Timothy, Our Lady of Consolation, Resurrection of Our Lord Class of 1975. 50th-year reunion. Saturday, Nov. 15. FOP Lodge 5, 11630 Caroline Road. Ann Marie Walsh: 267-716-4597; Kevin Smink: 267-566-3054. HIGH SCHOOL • Archbishop Ryan Class of 1975. 50th-year reunion. Friday, […]

Christine (Hepp) Conti is a 1992 graduate of St. Martin of Tours Elementary School and, after attending Little Flower High School and Chestnut Hill College, has been teaching at SMT since 2000. “This place is my home and has been my whole life,” said Conti, who grew up on Akron Street and was also married […]

Sepp Straka shot a four-round 16-under par to capture the Truist Championship on Sunday at the Philadelphia Cricket Club in Flourtown. Straka, 32, has now won four PGA Tour tournaments. His other victories were at the 2022 Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches, the 2023 John Deere Classic and this year’s American Express. He’s the […]

Sepp Straka and Shane Lowry are tied for the lead after Saturday’s third round of the Truist Championship at the Philadelphia Cricket Club in Flourtown. Straka, of Austria, and Lowry, of County Offaly in the Republic of Ireland, each have three-day totals of 196. Straka shot rounds of 63 and 67 before Saturday’s 66. Lowry […]

Seven elected officials announced their support for Pat Dugan, who is challenging District Attorney Larry Krasner in the May 20 Democratic primary. Dugan said in a statement, “I am humbled by these leaders who are ready to stand with me and my campaign for a safer Philadelphia. Endorsing against an incumbent in your own party […]

KleinLife, 10100 Jamison Ave., recently held a kickoff celebration marking 50 years. The event included presentations by the offices of state Rep. Martina White and the Mayor’s Commission On Aging; performances by a senior choir with Holocaust survivors and a children’s choir with Ukrainian refugees; and addresses by KleinLife officials and board members. A 50th […]

Keith Mitchell continues to lead the Truist Championship at the Philadelphia Cricket Club. Mitchell carded a 3-under 67 on Friday to finish the day with a one-stroke lead. He shot a career-low 61 on Thursday and will enter Saturday’s third round 12-under. Mitchell will seek to become the third player this season to hold the […]

Candidates in the May 20 primary spoke at the recent Lawncrest Community Association meeting. District Attorney Larry Krasner was on hand. His opponent in the Democratic primary, Pat Dugan, was represented by Tom Lally. City Controller Christy Brady, who is unopposed in the Democratic primary, spoke of her office’s speeding up pay for election workers. […]