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Reunions
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 Summer Social. Saturday, July 26. 2-7 […]
Famous Birthdays
Johnny Lee
Serena is a superstar
Serena is a 51-pound, 2-year-old girl. Serena is a fun-loving, social pup who thrives in the company of other dogs. She’s a playgroup superstar — greeting every dog appropriately, matching different play styles and even helping to keep the peace with well-timed corrections. Serena is looking for a home where she can continue to be […]
History of Byberry celebration on Saturday
Photo courtesy of Betsy Manning
Letters to the Editor
Ban road diets Major kudos to Robert Rudnitsky for fighting the road diet planned for Castor Avenue. Road diets (and traffic “calming” and Vision Zero and Complete Streets) are an anti-automobile/anti-driver urban planning tool used to make driving so inconvenient, expensive and unpleasant that people will abandon their cars en masse to walk, bike or take […]
Pre-holiday party in Burholme
The Five Points Night Market, part of Wawa Welcome America, took place Thursday night in Burholme. The festivities took place on Rising Sun Avenue, from St. Vincent Street to Cottman Avenue. Admission was free. The event featured food trucks, live music, games, cornhole, break dancing, a climbing wall, a juggler, outdoor seating and vendors. Among […]
Pro-life rally on Saturday
The Pro-Life Union of Greater Philadelphia will hold a rally on Saturday, June 28, from 10-11 a.m., outside Planned Parenthood, at 1144 Locust St. The rally will call for an end to taxpayer funding for Planned Parenthood. For more information, visit DefundPP.com or liveaction.org/defund-day ••
Scholars
• Tracey Morgan has been named to the provost’s list at Troy University (Alabama) for the spring semester. The provost’s list honors full-time undergraduate students who are registered for at least 12 semester hours and who have a grade point average of at least 3.65. • New York Institute of Technology welcomes incoming student Zihan […]
Holiday celebration in Lawncrest on July 5
The Lawncrest Community Association will present the neighborhood’s annual Independence Day celebration on Saturday, July 5. The event will be in partnership with City Councilman Anthony Phillips, state Rep. Anthony Bellmon and the 35th Ward Democratic Committee. Daytime activities will go from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., with fireworks at dusk at the Lawncrest Community […]
A feast for veterans
On Flag Day, June 14, American Legion Post 810 sponsored the burning of used American flags. After the ceremony the St. John Neumann Assembly #933 Knights of Columbus held a barbecue for the residents and staff of the Delaware Valley Veterans Home, 2701 Southampton Road. Members of the Assembly with their family and friends treated […]