I think a lot about how drastic the difference seems to be between people from the Northeast and those from New Jersey in how they identify themselves.

Obviously, a lot of this has to do with the sheer difference in size between Philadelphia and most towns in New Jersey. People from the Northeast often distinguish themselves based on neighborhoods (or parishes, especially those who live in areas that are prominently Catholic; however, that is another column for another time), a point that can easily be proven by looking at the sidebar of this website. continue reading »

A three-vehicle accident near Modena Tuesday night left one person dead.

Reports say two friends were driving in two separate vehicles on the northbound lanes of the 9800-block of Academy Road around 10:45 p.m. The friends, who were driving next to each other, suddenly collided with a vehicle in the southbound lanes. continue reading »

A 64-year-old woman was stabbed by her granddaughter this morning in her Modena Park home.

The woman was stabbed twice in the abdomen early this morning on the 3400-block of Brookview Road, and was rushed to Aria Health’s Torresdale campus, where she remains in critical condition. Police are searching for the woman’s granddaughter, who is 15 years old.

Neither person’s name has been released.