An accident involving a trash truck during morning rush hour yesterday left one person seriously injured.

Around 6:15 a.m., a trash truck and a car were involved in an accident in the inner northbound lanes of Roosevelt Boulevard and Red Lion Road. continue reading »

Two suspects are wanted in connection with a violent home invasion in Lawndale yesterday.

Around 9 a.m., two men entered a home on the 900-block of Unruh Avenue. Inside, they reportedly bound and robbed the couple — a 43-year-old woman and 46-year-old male. The male was pistol whipped, and later treated at Aria Health-Torresdale. continue reading »

Q: I lost my job and can no longer afford my home in Wissinoming. I don’t have any money to bring to settlement, so selling it for less would be problematic. My agent listed my house for sale in January for $94,900, because I owe $83,000 and I needed to make sure the sale covers my closing costs. No one is even coming to see it. My agent tells me the average sale price for the same house in my neighborhood is about $78,000. Can I try for a short sale?

A:  Short sales are not easy, and, despite their name, they are anything but short in process. There have been many homes that didn’t make it through the short sale process and have ended up in foreclosure.   Contact the Loss Mitigation department of your mortgage company to find out what documentation is required to apply for a short sale. Usually you will need the following items, among others: continue reading »

Police are looking for a naked man who attacked a woman near Pennypack Park early yesterday morning.

The 40-year-old victim was on the 8300-block of Frankford Avenue in Holmesburg when a naked man reportedly came out from the woods and tried to sexually assault her around 12:30 a.m. continue reading »

Getting married can be the most exciting time in someone’s life.  Thinking about personal financial issues during this time is not often high on the list of priorities, but it should be at least on the totem pole.

The merging of two lives from a financial standpoint can be complex, and should be discussed before the couple gets married.  This is an even more complex discussion for couples getting married for the second time, especially if children are involved.

Some of the most basic decisions revolve around budgeting.  Who will be responsible for paying the household bills?  Will the couple have separate bank accounts or one joint account?  Does the couple have the same approach to money . . . is one person a saver and another a spender, and have they discussed how they will manage this once they are married?  continue reading »

A Castor Gardens man was shot Friday night during a robbery.

The victim, 50, was shot in both legs around 8:30 p.m. on the 1300-block of Barnett Street, just two blocks from his home on the 1200-block of Levick Street. continue reading »

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You can see their ad on our right-hand advertising sidebar for the month of August. Check out their site, which offers great deals and discounts on everything from dining to athletic equipment to movie tickets. continue reading »

I always forget about it every year – forget about it, of course, until I receive a call from my mom around noon or pull up to the street on which I grew up only to be met by road partitions and a cruel reminder that I have to drive a few blocks to find a place to park.
Both of those things happened this past weekend when I drove down to Northeast Philly for the weekend on Saturday and realized that the annual block party for the section of my childhood street was in progress. continue reading »

Friday – Escaped murderer Omar Roane was captured Friday night. Roane, who broke free from the back of a prisoner transport van last weekend at Frankford and Cottman avenues, was found in Harrisburg.

U.S. Marshals found Roane in a house around 10:30 p.m., and he was taken into custody. Authorities indicated the information can from sources which did not require the $5,000 reward offered last week. continue reading »

Bill Dobbins of Northeast Tree Tenders cares for a tree the group previously planted, Image courtesy of Rikard Lama for Metro.

This article ran in Wednesday’s Metro as part of our partnership with the daily newspaper.

If you’re in the Northeast the Saturday before Thanksgiving, you’re likely to find about 60 people walking the streets. Carrying eight-foot trees.

Northeast Tree Tenders organizes volunteers twice a year for plantings, during which time they plant 50 to 60 trees throughout the region that they go back and prune throughout the year.

What started in 2008 as a high school project for Hasan Malik is quickly growing to a full-fledged business.

“First it was 23 trees, and the next four [plantings] after that were 50 to 70,” Malik said of Tree Tenders’ beginnings. continue reading »