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Molly stands up for her beliefs

Lisa Lyne Flynn is a Castor Gardens native and Fox Chase Cancer Center nurse who also performs as a singer/guitar player for the band...

Neighborhood news in brief for the week of Jan. 22

Richmond Street closure to begin this weekA two-year-long road closure of Richmond Street between Lehigh and Avenue and Cambria Street in Port Richmond that was...

Proposed law would withhold welfare from noncompliant sex offenders

Sex offenders who don’t register as required by state regulations won’t be able to collect welfare benefits if an upstate legislator’s bill becomes law.That’s all...

“Business boot camp” survivor

Luis Torrado of Torrado Construction in Port Richmond. PHOTO COURTESY OF Community College of PhiladelphiaWith the second wind of the polar vortex on its...

Winter Jam returns to the Piazza this weekend

Crowds flock by the thousands to the Piazza at Schmidt’s each January, braving the cold for the radio’s free Winter Jam concert. PHOTO COURTESY...

Maritime Academy Charter High School thrives in new location

Principal Edward Poznek poses in the school. ALI EAVES / STAR PHOTOAt Maritime Academy Charter High School, the windows are called portholes. The floor is...

Neighborhood news in brief for the week of Jan. 15

Suspected drunk driver crashes into cars, house in BridesburgA man driving a box truck was taken into police custody after he drove into several...

Prison for pot grower

Vinh Quang NguyenThe fragrance of fabric softener blowing out of a Frankford Avenue house in December 2012 was supposed to mask the odor of hundreds...

Two murders within minutes last night

Rickey Carroll, 35, was shot and killed at 9:09 p.m. yesterday in a house on the 3300 block of Amber Street in Port Richmond,...

Local families celebrate Three Kings Day

Volunteers and board members dressed as the Three Kings deliver gifts to children in Concilio programs. COURTESY OF CONCILIOFor some neighborhood families, it’s not just...

A family business

Andrew Rakowski with his wife, Laura, daughters Jenna (right) and Kathryn (center) and son Andrew, Jr. The family will reside above the funeral parlor,...

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