A 40-year-old woman was killed in Frankford Tuesday night by a jealous boyfriend who suspected her of cheating.

Linda Ellison was shot in the chest by her boyfriend David Bowen in his home on the 1100-block of Overington Street. According to reports, Bowen called a coworker of Ellison after the shooting, and the coworker then called 911.

Bowen, 49 has been arrested.

Anthony Bannister, a partner in the company that is purchasing the Frankford Y, addresses the Nov. 17, 2009 Northwood Civic Association meeting.

A for-profit development company has agreed on terms to purchase the New Frankford Y, as announced at Tuesday night’s Northwood Civic Association meeting. The Y closed its doors back in May after 68 years as a neighborhood hub.

Portraying himself as well-connected and well-funded, a young and charismatic quarter partner in the Frankford Development Corporation said they plan to reopen the Y as the Frankford Community Center by September 2010.

“The place brings such a rich, beautiful element to the neighborhood,” Anthony Bannister told a dozen residents and the civic board inside a well-heated classroom at St. James Lutheran Church. “I’m not afraid of Frankford. You just need a vision, and I can see it.”

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The crowd awaits the Northeast Phily Idol contestants. Photo courtesy of the Frankford Gazette.

The 2009 Frankford Festival was this weekend – a nice treat after having been rained out the weekend before.

Held at Overington Park at Leiper and Overington streets, the festival featured live music, a petting zoo, a moon bounce and perhaps most anticipated: the Northeast Philly Idol contestants.

For coverage and more more photos from the Frankford Festival check out the Frankford Gazette’s story and slideshow.

By Christopher Wink

In 1941, the New Frankford Community Y opened its doors. Today, 68 years later, it will close.

The center, a big brown mansion with an addition that includes an indoor swimming pool, is self-funded, depending largely on state grants. One grant for a cool $200,000 never came through last year. Employees haven’t been paid for a month, as reported by 6ABC. continue reading »

By Shannon McDonald

UPDATE: Philadelphia Police’s Homicide Capt. James Clark told the Inquirer Richard Pearson, 40, may have overheard an argument between his killer and another person before he was fatally shot in the chest Thursday night.

Though they are still searching for more details, authorities believe the incident, which occurred in front of Pearson’s wife and four children,  may drug-related.

Read the original story on NEastPhilly.com.

By Shannon McDonald

Richard Pearson, 40 and a father of four, was parking his car outside his home on the 1100-block of Overington Street in Frankford when he was killed.

Pearson’s family watched as a man walked up and opened fire, shooting their husband and father in the chest and killing him immediately. The gunman fled, and no one else was hurt.  The family was relatively new to the block, though neighbors say Pearson seemed courteous.

The motive and suspect have not been identified; homicide detecives are still investigating the case.