Feb7
What happens when news takes place on a geographic border? The best decision is to pick a location and stick with it.
Or, if you’re Action News, use both and consider your bases covered.
When a man was shot Jan. 25 on the 2000-block of Bridge Street, there was a decision to be made. Bridge Street divides Wissinoming and Frankford, so where did the murder take place? continue reading »
Dec5
Friday – Police have some questions for a man found in Frankford Friday night with firearms and grenades, according to a West Frankford Town Watch alert. Responders arrived on the 1300-block of Harrison Street for a fire alarm call when they found a suspicious man and discovered the weapons. Bomb squad officers determined the grenades are inactive. continue reading »
Sep23
There’s some argument over Frankford’s northern border. Some say it’s Cheltenham Avenue; others say Bridge Street. Regardless, the shootings that played out this past spring on the 2000-block of Bridge Street were in Frankford.
Yet, Wissinoming residents got a scare April 5 when Action News ran this headline: “Man and woman found shot in Wissinoming.” continue reading »
Aug8
The Frankford Civic Association has approved Mastery Charter Smedley's expansion plans for the back of the property.
A vote by the Frankford Civic Association last week will allow expansion plans for the Mastery Charter School Smedley to move ahead.
Smedley’s principal and COO made a presentation to the group for a new gymnasium and four additional classrooms on the property on the 1700-block of Bridge Street. continue reading »
Jul8
Police have arrested two suspects for an early Thursday morning shooting around Roosevelt Boulevard and Bridge Street.
Authorities discovered a man around 1:30 a.m. who’s been shot multiple times with a rifle, and the victim was taken to Albert Einstein Medical Center in critical condition.
A short time later, SWAT members arrested two men on the 1200-block of Cheltenham Avenue.
Here’s a summary of the week’s Northeast news we didn’t cover. See others here.
Tuesday – A gas leak slowed traffic Tuesday morning near Aramingo Avenue and Wakeling Street. PGW shut down and repaired the main while Aramingo Avenue and Tacony, Wakeling, Bridge and James streets were closed temporarily. continue reading »
Apr18
UPDATE – Family members have come forward to claim the toddler 15th District officers found wandering in Frankford Monday.
Police found Mark on Bridge Street near Darrah Street and brought him into custody when an adult did not appear. continue reading »
Apr8
The two and a half hour Frankford Civic Association meeting that started 20 minutes late and ended with heated conversation on the controversy of the moment in that beleaguered neighborhood didn’t feature a single vote.
Local opinion of plans for the Bridge, a celebrated, four-decades-old, adolescent residential treatment facility, to develop a campus on a nine-acre plot of nearby land along Adams Avenue, is split between pragmatic support for a known entity and firm opposition for any more recovery programs in the neighborhood. To develop the property, the Bridge will need a variance from the city’s Zoning Board, which can be influenced by neighborhood group opinion.
After spilling into inaction, Barry Howell, president of the Northwood Civic Association, told reporters that on Monday he was going to sign a neighborhood agreement with Bridge representatives.
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Apr6
Police found a man and a woman in Frankford yesterday afternoon suffering from gunshot wounds. Officers responded to a call on the 2000-block of Bridge Street around 2 p.m., where the pair was discovered. West Frankford Town Watch spotted the police barricades and investigated the situation.
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