Amir Earley

They say two is coincidence and three is a pattern. In South Philly, they might start calling five a “Troilo.” It might not be uncommon for a large family to have all its siblings attend the same high school, which was the case with the Troilo family and Neumann-Goretti High School. After all, it was […]

Bordentown Township will gather this Memorial Day to pay solemn tribute to the brave men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice while serving in the United States Armed Forces. The annual ceremony is scheduled at 11 a.m. at the Bordentown Cemetery, 210 Crosswicks Road. Veterans Advisory Committee Chairman, Bryan Branson, will serve as emcee […]

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, […]

$40 Million soil remediation facility launches in SW Philly Alterra IOS, a player in the industrial outdoor storage sector that has acquired over 300 sites nationwide, announced the completion and grand opening of a $40 million soil cleanwashing facility in partnership with Eco Materials, which works in construction resource recovery. The new plant offers a sustainable […]

May 31-June 1 Roots Picnic – The two-day festival returns to its longtime home of The Mann in Fairmount Park. R&B singer D’Angelo will headline the festival alongside The Roots, marking the Black Messiah musician’s return to Roots Picnic. Lenny Kravitz will take the stage to perform hits as well as his latest studio album Blue Electric Light. Meek Mill will also make […]

Navy Yard investments a huge benefit As a lifelong resident of South Philly, it gave me great satisfaction to read Mark Zimmaro’s report on all the new investments planned for the Philadelphia Navy Yard (“Investing in the Navy Yard,” May 21). From Gov. Shapiro, especially, it seems as if this is a plan long in the […]

Release the security report The security measures in place to protect the governor and his family are treated as protected information. They didn’t protect the governor so the security report should be released. It’s not like they are are releasing any security protocols because from the looks of the situation there weren’t any. People fell […]

COMMUNITY CALENDAR Dear Readers: Email listings to news@northeasttimes.com Thursday, May 29 EVENTS Bingo Cannstatter’s, 9130 Academy Road. Doors open at 4:30 p.m. Bingo starts at 6:30. 215-322-0121. Healing Movement with Donna Price KleinLife, 10100 Jamison Ave. 9:30 a.m. For adults 60+. Line Dancing Rosemary Montagno Senior Center, 12601 Townsend Road. 10:30 a.m. to noon. 215-673-7734. […]

Three South Philly parks will host With Love From America: A Honky Tonk for Ukraine during the month of June.  Described as “a toe-tappin’, thigh-slappin’, rootin’, tootin’ good time,” the event features REV Theatre Company and a live band performing classic retro country hits.  All shows are free and family-friendly and donations will support Save Ukraine, an agency […]