‘Running makes sense out of things that are completely senseless’
Memers of the Fishtown Beer Runners including Lee Porter, far left, and Suzanne Allaire, far right, who ran in support of Boston bombing victims...
Neighborhood news in brief
River Wards help to support dying woman’s fundraising wishLinda Belz, 30, of Port Richmond, is an ovarian-cancer patient who is the terminal stages of...
Rep. Taylor calls for mandatory ‘illegal carry’ penalty — two years
State Rep. John Taylor (R-177th dist.) holds up a bill that if passed would toughen penalties for illegal carrying of a firearm, with, from...
Remembering heroes
The families of Michael Goodwin, Robert Neary and Daniel Sweeney, all firefighters killed in the line of duty, gathered at City Hill for a...
Fire Capt. Mike Goodwin remembered as ‘a modern-day good shepherd’
Mike Goodwin embodied the modern-day good shepherd, jeopardizing his own welfare for the benefit of his flock, according to the Rev. Majorie J. Neal,...
Fire Capt. Mike Goodwin remembered as ‘a modern-day good shepherd’
Hundreds of firefighters from throughout the tri-state region and across the nation joined Goodwin’s relatives and friends, along with Mayor Michael Nutter and many...
