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 »
Residents from WEL's four locations made more than 200 sock puppets to be given to underprivileged children in Egypt. Photo courtesy of Wesley Enhanced Living.
WEL Burholme resident Mary Sheehan (l) and Clowns Without Borders volunteer Gwendolyn Rooker (r) pose with handmade sock puppets. Photo courtesy of WEL.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.
The Planet Aid donation box at Bleigh and Oxford avenues was set on fire over the weekend. Photo courtesy of Fox Chase Town Watch.
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 »
Saturday — A multi-vehicle car accident shut down a portion of northbound I-95 just between Cottman Avenue and Academy Road. As many as six cars were involved, and three people were hospitalized following the accident, which happened around 7:30 p.m.
A watermain break shut down portions of Cottman and Rising Sun avenues in Burholme yesterday. The 20-inch break, which occurred on the 7200-block of Oakley Street, was discovered around 5 a.m. Several thousand gallons of water poured into the street, though no one in the neighborhood lost water. The areas shut down were:
Marc Collazzo is “a civic by nature.”
That’s what the Republican candidate for State Representative in the 17oth District told Burholme residents last night.
Collazzo — a Bustleton native — told the more than 20 residents who attended the monthly Burholme Civic Association and Town Watch meeting “we live in rare times.”
What’s rare about it, he said, is the recent behavior by state and city governments to support tax increases and “out of control spending.”
Collazzo, who attended Baldi Middle School and George Washington High School, told Burholme residents: “The most important thing you can ever do is help your neighborhood.” continue reading »
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