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There’s a difference between 311 and 911, and the police want to make sure everyone is aware of it. Aside from the notoriously slow response time of 311, it’s not for emergencies. For that, there’s 911. Police Advisory Board member and Burholme Town Watch President Paul Andris explained at last night’s Burholme Civic Association meeting how 911 works so efficiently.

“In  Philadelphia, there are 3.3 million calls per year to 911,” Andris said. “There are 330,000 crank calls.”

Andris showed an educational video –the same he shows to students at schools he presents to — about how to best use 911, and how the operators are able to trace your call so easily. continue reading »

Tonight’s meeting of the Burholme Civic Association/Business Association/Town Watch has been canceled due to the weather. They’ll meet next on Feb. 10.

Three people died of their injuries sustained in separate accidents across the region yesterday. The accidents happened in Summerdale, Wissinoming and Burholme. continue reading »

The Rising Sun Avenue corridor has gone through a drastic change in the eyes of the people who have lived there all their lives.  A community that once was solely described as a close-knit, working class residency is now suffering from a spate of robberies, violence and an overabundance of trash and unkempt houses.

Kathy Wersinger of Councilwoman Marian Tasco’s office is a 55-year-resident of the area and believes the problem to be renters.

“People that rent houses for a profit and don’t worry about the condition of them as long as they are receiving their monthly check,” contribute to the decline in quality of life, she said. continue reading »

Two police officers were arrested yesterday after robbing a drug dealer who turned out to be an undercover DEA agent.

The officers, both from the Northeast, have been charged with conspiracy, kidnapping, robbery, unlawful restraint and false imprisonment after allegedly stealing 20 pounds of marijuana and $3,000 from the agent, the latter of which was reportedly found in the officers’ possession at the time of the arrest. continue reading »

WEL Burholme resident Mary Sheehan (l) and Clowns Without Borders volunteer Gwendolyn Rooker (r) pose with handmade sock puppets. Photo courtesy of WEL.
Residents at Wesley Enhanced Living got a little silly this summer.

The residents, who span WEL’s continuing care retirement facilities in Pennypack Park, Burholme, Doylestown and Upper Moreland, made more than 200 handmade sock puppets to be donated to Clowns Without Borders, a nonprofit that works to relieve suffering for people experiencing crises. continue reading »

Do you live west of Roosevelt Boulevard and south of Rhawn Street?

Then you live in Oxford Circle, according to CBS3. As little knowledge as the mainstream media have about the Northeast, they seem to be in particular need of a geography lesson on the west side of Roosevelt Boulevard. Because as many have done, and as CBS3 proves with this story, they tend to just label everything as Oxford Circle. continue reading »

Police are investigating a kidnapping case that happened over the weekend involving a Burholme man.

According to a report by CBS3, Edwin Guzman, who owns a grocery story in Kensington, was abducted by two men around 7:30 Friday morning on the 6800-block of Dorcas Street. continue reading »

A toddler was taken to the hospital yesterday morning after a near-drowning accident.

The 3-year-old was taken to Aria Health-Torresdale just before 11 a.m. for a code blue situation after nearly drowning in a pool on the 7300-block of Ryers Avenue in Burholme. There is no word on the child’s condition.

Fox Chase Town Watch President Steve Phillips sent us the above photo of a donation box in the area that was set on fire — a common occurrence recently. The box is located in the Rite Aid parking lot at 7418-32 Oxford Ave. continue reading »