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...
Port Richmond woman reaches 101 years old
Mary “Mamie” CelebreMary Celebre has lived in the neighborhood her entire life, and said she still feels like a teenager.Mary Celebre has lived in Port...
Beware the holiday ‘grandparent scam’
A con known as the “grandparent scam,” according to Attorney General Linda Kelly, is being run on Pennsylvanians almost every day, sometimes with tragic...