Northeast Philadelphia

  Oasis Manor, 7040-7052 Oxford Ave., has opened as an independent senior living community. The site offers newly renovated studios and one- and two-bedroom apartments and is open to people 62 and older. There are 57 units rented at market rate. The property has offered senior living for decades. It’s the former home of the […]

• Gia Schmidt has been named to the president’s list at James Madison University for the spring 2025 semester. Students who earn president’s list honors must carry at least 12 graded credit hours and earn a GPA of 3.900 or above. Schmidt is majoring in Psychology. • The University of Rhode Island announced that Molly […]

Frankford Library, 4634 Frankford Ave. (at Overington Street), has finally reopened. The library closed in December 2022 for renovations and was supposed to reopen in the spring of 2024. But renovations were slower than expected, and staffing issues delayed the reopening. The grand opening took place on June 5. In all, the transformation cost $5.5 […]

St. Jerome Parish has a new monument dedicated to military veterans past and present. The marker reads, “God Bless Those Who Serve and Who Have Served. All Gave Some. Some Gave All.” It also features the seals of the U.S. Departments of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and Coast Guard. The monument, located […]

The Bustleton Bengals last week inducted basketball star Collin Gillespie into their Hall of Fame during a ceremony at the John Marynowitz Gym. Longtime Bengals volunteer Vince Tarducci organized the event. He, Bengals president Joe Giedemann and boys athletic director Glen Reed presented Gillespie with a trophy with a basketball shape on top. Printed on […]

Phil Iannuzzi

Capt. Andrew DiSanto and community relations officer Mark Mroz spoke at last week’s 2nd Police District Advisory Council meeting. DiSanto spoke of two recent shootings, one on the 6500 block of Horrocks St. and the other on the 6100 block of Summerdale Ave. In both cases, the victims have been uncooperative with police. Mroz said […]

State Rep. Sean Dougherty on Thursday morning held a news conference at SEPTA’s Fox Chase Station to argue for funding for the transit agency. SEPTA users joined him at the event. “SEPTA is the lifeline of Philadelphia and the surrounding area as nearly 1 million people use their services every day,” Dougherty said. “It was […]

2 events at Holmesburg Library Holmesburg Library, 7810 Frankford Ave., will host two events on Tuesday, June 17. At 5 p.m., Ms. Pam will help people make a craft for the July 4 holiday. Sign up at 215-685-8756. At 5:30 p.m., the book club will meet to discuss A Clockwork Orange, by Anthony Burgess. •• […]

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