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Survey Reveals Jersey City + Newark Football Fans Are the Most Desperate for Their Own Pro Football Teams

While 32 cities across America get to cheer for their own NFL teams, more than half the states are left on the sidelines. But if fans had their say,...

Shoulder Excavation Planned at Night Next Week on I-95 South in Northeast Philadelphia

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today that shoulder excavation is planned at night next week on southbound I-95 in Northeast Philadelphia. Motorists are advised of the following travel...

Benevolence in Bridesburg

Alex Korn, 15, and his fellow Scouts with a truck full of wrapped gifts they delivered to families at Kensington’s Visitation Homes. PHOTO COURTESY...

SNAPSHOT: Making memories at Memphis Street Academy

PHOTOS COURTESY OF MEMPHIS STREET ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOLSee image gallery at right for additional photo.Proud students in grades 5 through 8 (at right in image...

River Wards schools among those recommended to close

District Superintendent Hite announced last week the recommended closures, mergers and other potential changes for public schools across the city.On Thursday, Dec. 13, Philadelphia School...

SNAPSHOT: A perfect Port Richmond present

PHOTO COURTESY OF NAZARETH HOSPITALOn Dec. 6, the Ladies of Port Richmond presented Nazareth Hospital with a $17,000 grant for breast cancer education and awareness....

2012: The Year in Review

See our image gallery at right for the photos associated with these stories.With this, 2012’s final edition of Star, we present a wrap-up of some...

Helping to make each breath better

Chris Mizes (middle, with glasses), and volunteers for the Port Richmond Air project wore air monitors on their backpacks (the small silver devices) for...
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