Jan6
A blaze on the 2600-block of Welsh Road led to the city's first fire fatality of the year.
Officials from the American Red Cross of Southeastern Pennsylvania and the Philadelphia Fire Department spent yesterday afternoon on a safety mission after a fire claimed a man’s life Tuesday on the 2600-block of Welsh Road.
During the fire safety walk-through, residents of the apartment complex where the fire broke out, and those in nearby homes, were given fire safety kits and smoke detectors. The kits include smoke detector batteries and information on fire safety and prevention. continue reading »
Oct7
Toy guns are being sold from an ice cream truck in Holme Circle parked across the street from Pollock Elementary School.
The policy on toy guns at Robert Blair Pollock Elementary in Holme Circle is simple: they’re not allowed.
But a parent called Fox29 recently when his child showed up to school with a toy gun the parent says was sold to the student by the ice cream truck driver at Welsh Road and Tolbut Street. continue reading »
Sep6
Photo by Philadelphia Speaks user Bixbyte.
A broken water main near Roosevelt Boulevard and Welsh Road will keep the inner lanes of the intersection shut until at least Sept. 12.
The main broke early Sunday morning and had police rerouting traffic until the extent of the damage was discovered. continue reading »
Aug11
The area of Pennypack Park near the concert state will be spray for mosquitoes Thursday night.
Weather permitting, the city’s Department of Public Health will apply mosquito-control treatments tonight to parts of Pennypack Park.
The targeted area gets a lot of use — the stage area where the park holds its Summer Concert Series. Spraying will begin this evening in the park between Rhawn Street, Welsh Road, Cresco Avenue and Pennypack Creek, and that part of the park will closed then.
The department’s Vector Control staff will apply an aerosol mist that kills mosquitoes on contact, helping to prevent the spread of West Nile Virus. Anvil 10 + 10, a synthetic pyrethroid, has no residual effects and no ill effects on humans, according to the Department of Public Health. continue reading »
Jul7
About a dozen protesters gathered Sunday outside St. Thomas Syro Malabar Catholic Church Sunday to oppose a zoning variance. Photo by Maureen Greene.
Bustleton resident Maureen Greene sent us the following update from Wednesday’s Zoning Board of Adjustment hearing, at which Tacony Academy Charter School was was set to request a zoning variance to send kindergarten and first-grade students to St. Thomas Syro Malabar Catholic Church at 608 Welsh Rd.
“The hearing for the variance to allow a charter school to rent parts of St. Thomas Church was continued on Wednesday without a date for a new hearing.
The attorney for the Church confirmed that the charter school withdrew from their plans and the Church had to evaluate what they were going to do. continue reading »
Jul5
About a dozen protesters gathered Sunday outside St. Thomas Syro Malabar Catholic Church Sunday to oppose a zoning variance. Photo by Maureen Greene.
St. Thomas Syro Malabar Catholic Church at 608 Welsh Rd. has requested a zoning variance to allow them to rent their building to Tacony Academy Charter School for no less than two years. There would be 150 kindergarten and first grade students housed there. Since the School District does not bus kindergarteners, this would cause extreme traffic delays on a dangerous and congested stretch of Welsh Road.
Congregants packed a Greater Bustleton Civic League meeting to force the vote in their favor. The Pastor admitted that they were looking for money for the mortgage and had only the hope of a flashing yellow light to potentially slow down traffic as any attempt to address the extreme safety concerns of the neighbors, some of whom have had relatives and friends injured or killed along that stretch of road. The need for left hand turns into the narrow and nearly hidden driveway will create a major hazard. continue reading »
Apr20
Charges have been filed against a Holme Circle man for the crash that critically injured a Temple University student.
Ivan Pauline of the 2900-block of Welsh Road is charged with aggravated assault, simple assault, and reckless endangerment. continue reading »
What’s wrong with this description: “K-mart on Roosevelt Boulevard near Welsh Road”?
It’s how the Philadelphia Inquirer and Action News described a K-mart where a man robbed the jewelry counter with his daughter in tow. Except, there’s no K-mart on the Boulevard near Welsh Road. continue reading »
Mar21
The line for free water ice at the Rita's on Welsh Road in Holme Circle stretched down the block on the first day of Spring.
No doubt you got your free water ice yesterday from Rita’s, marking the first official day of Spring 2011. What flavor did you choose?
A pedestrian was killed this morning after being struck on 
