By Shannon McDonald

Here’s a summary of the week’s Northeast news we didn’t cover. See others here.

• This week’s City Block section in the Metro featured the 2200-block of Lott Avenue, just off Roosevelt Boulevar between Grant and Conwell avenues. Residents talked about what it’s like to live so close to a major road and the relatively new Whitman Plaza. Though one neighbor cited suspicious people on his street in the early morning hours, the general concensus is that Lott Avenue is quite and well-kept.
• Business, hospital and first response professionals from the area gathered in the Northeast this week for a seminar held by the Philadelphia Fire Department. The three-day conference, which runs through today, is designed to bring everyone up to code on the latest safety practices and standards.
• A 57-year-old resident of the Delaware Valley Veterans Home has been acquitted of charges associated with fatally pushing another resident. William Houston was accused of involuntary manslaughter after pushing 83-year-old Walter Kelly following an argument in the cafeteria line of the home at Roosevelt Boulevard and Southampton Road.

Our best-read story this week – What do you like best about living in The NEast?

Our most-commented story this week – The Parent Trap: Countdown to Summer

What was your favorite story of the week? What do you think about these other stories? What is your opinion of Lott Avenue? Which story did you like best this week?

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By Shannon McDonald

The Fire Department was called to George Washington High School at Bustleton and Veree yesterday around noon. The faculty and students were evacuated, and no injuries have been reported. The cause of the fire is under investigation.

No other details have been released.

By Shannon McDonald

As the Inquirer reports, two off-duty firefighters have died, from what Fire Commissioner Lloyd Ayers believes were heart attacks.

Our thoughts are with the families of Robert Underwood, 47, of Ladder Company 28 at Cottman and Loretto, who died at Nazareth Hospital and Mitch McClain, 40, of Ladder Company 25, died at the McGuire Air Force Base in New Jersey.

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By Shannon McDonald

The Tacony Civic Association will hold a general meeting tomorrow night at 7 p.m. at Disston Memorial Presbyterian Church at Tyson Avenue and Glenloch Street.

Members of the Philadelphia Fire Department will be there to discuss the new firehouse, along with City Controller Alan Butkovitz, who will answer questions about the budget.

Attendees are instructed to use the side door of the building.