Residents from all over the Northeast attended the Burholme community meeting to learn about the Northeast's history. Photo by Christopher Wink.

The promise of Northeast Philadelphia historian Dr. Harry Silcox drew even larger crowd than usual to last night’s meeting of the Burholme Civic Association and Burholme Town Watch.

About 100 people showed up – more than the group of 65 for a similar presentation in Tacony, and more than a past Burholme meeting the mayor attended. President Al Taubenberger called the meeting to order as folks set up more chairs and pressed themselves against walls to hear Silcox discuss the history of Burholme and other parts of the Northeast.

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By Shannon McDonald

Fifteen people were injured yesterday morning when a driver’s truck hit the back of a SEPTA bus.

The accident happened on Roosevelt Boulevard near Ryan Avenue near Lexington Park, along SEPTA’s 14 route. All of the injuries were minor, and it is still unclear how many passengers were on the bus and if anyone riding in the truck was injured.

That was only one of two SEPTA accidents yesterday. A bus in Chester was struck by a vehicle whose driver ran a red light, leaving 13 people injured.

Police respnded to a vehicle theft on Dec. 10 on the 2800 block of Rhawn Street at 5:58 p.m.