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Vol. XV No. 35

Issue 621

August 29, 2019

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SALUTE TO LABOR

PAGES 3-23 PHILADELPHIA will celebrate the vital role played by America’s unions in Monday’s Labor Day Parade and party along the Delaware River. Labor Day Parade Poster artwork by first-place winner Erica Takakjy from Arts Academy at Benjamin Rush High School.

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IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS Philadelphia COUNTY CIVIL ACTION - LAW ACTION OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE Term No. 190702997 NOTICE OF ACTION IN MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE BAYVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC Plaintiff vs.

The Unknown Heirs of Krzysztof P. Wisniewski Deceased Mortgagor and Real Owner Defendant TO The Unknown Heirs of Krzysztof P. Wisniewski Deceased, MORTAGOR AND REAL OWNER, DEFENDANT whose last known address is 2984 Chatham Street Philadelphia, PA 19134.

THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR AND WE ARE ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT OWED TO OUR CLIENT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM YOU WILL BE USED FOR THE PURPOSE OF COLLECTING THE DEBT. You are hereby notified that Plaintiff BAYVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC, has filed a Mortgage Foreclosure Complaint endorsed with a notice to defend against you in the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, docketed to No. 190702997 wherein Plaintiff seeks to foreclose on the mortgage secured on your property located, 2984 Chatham Street Philadelphia, PA 19134 whereupon your property will be sold by the Sheriff of Philadelphia.

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Taubenberger Hosts Seniors

COUNCILMAN Al Taubenberger hosted a seniors’ event at Murphy Recreation Center in Girard Estates. Joining him were, L-R, Councilman Mark Squilla, Taubenberger, Ward Leader Matty Myers, Ray Lonasco and Nacho Pérez. Photos by Wendell Douglas

EDITORIAL STAFF In Memoriam:James Tayoun, Sr. Editor/Publisher: Greg Salisbury Managing Editor: Anthony West Everyday People Editor: Denise Clay Contributing Editor: Bonnie Squires Photographers: Leona Dixon L-R WERE veteran Thomas Dugan, Ray Lonasco, Nacho Pérez, Councilman Al Taubenberger, State Rep. Maria Donatucci and Ward Leader Matty Myers.

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PETE CIARROCCHI, proprietor of Chickie’s & Pete’s, donated $30,000 to FOP Lodge 5 Survivors’ Fund, which provides for the families of fallen officers. L-R at Chickie’s & Pete’s on Packer Avenue were Nick DeNofa, Ciarrocchi, John Ruane and Lodge 5 President John McNesby. Photo by Wendell Douglas

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RICHARD W. BLOOMINGDALE

125 years later, as eyes across the country turn to see what union members have to say in certain upcoming elections.

But Labor Day is not about politicians. Labor Day is about what working people have achieved over decades and centuries of collective action. Labor Day is also a reminder of how far we have to go in the pursuit of economic justice.

Today, the American economy works for the wealthiest of the wealthy, while telling the rest of us that this system is our greatest “opportunity” to succeed. The reality is this system is designed to impede the freedom of workers, decimate the social contract and undermine our solidarity with one another via divide-and-conquer tactics.

Regaining Our Power

Labor Day should be a call to action to all working people.

Power has been stripped away from workers, the majority of Americans who fight in their own way every day to make a better life for themselves.

Unions are the balancing force in the economy. But decades of corporate-funded special interest attacks on labor law have had dramatic impacts on union density and the ability of workers to organize and join unions.

The union movement has come together in support or the PRO Act, the Protecting the Right to Organize Act, to fight back against this

tilted economic system.

The PRO Act addresses labor-law reform on three fronts: enforcing and deterring violations of workers’ rights, strengthening the right to organize and negotiate for fair wages and benefits, and increasing transparency regarding labor rights.

It’s time for workers’ rights to be respected under law.

Currently, the National Labor Relations Act does not authorize the National Labor Relations Board to assess monetary penalties on employers who have violated workers’ rights, nor is it required to intervene immediately when a worker is fired for trying to organize a union. Workers even lack the ability to seek justice in a court of law when employers violate their NLRA rights; their only avenue for remedy is the NLRB. The PRO Act would ensure workers’ right to be heard in a court of law, require the NLRB to take immediate action when workers are fired for organizing, and prohibit employers for holding captive audience meetings, where workers are required to attend meetings designed to bully and sway workers from joining a union.

In some sectors of our economy, jobs are being created, good-paying ones even, in advanced manufacturing, energy construction, tech, etc. But public education and workforce development have been neglected and deprived of investment and innovation for too long. We need a strong pipeline of trained, highly-skilled workers to keep up with the present economy, not to mention the jobs of tomorrow. It’s not enough to talk about jobs if we aren’t educating and preparing people for those jobs.

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BY PRESIDENT RICHARD W. BLOOMINGDALE n 1893, Samuel Gompers, the first president of the American Federation of Labor, was asked, “What does labor want?” Today, our union movement finds ourselves faced with that same question, albeit more than

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Message from Pennsylvania AFL-CIO

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LOCAL 13000 COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA AFL-CIO

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Salutes Labor Day 2019 & Honors Pennsylvania’s Workers and Unions Executive Board James J. Gardler, President Jeff C. Reamer, Executive Vice President Marisa MacCrory, Secretary-Treasurer Richard R Dezzi, Eastern Region Vice President Gregg Bialek, Western Region Vice President

Bloomingdale: Labor-Law Reform is Urgent (Cont. From Prev. Page)

Taking Care Of ALICE

This summer, the United Way of Pennsylvania introduced our Commonwealth to ALICE. ALICE stands for asset-limited, income-constrained employee. In other words, people working fulltime who struggle to make ends meet on a survival budget and are one significant, unexpected expense away from financial ruin.

ALICE are working families struggling to afford necessities and pay their bills.

Moreover, ALICE is above the federal poverty line.

ALICE lives in every one of our 67 counties. We see ALIICE every day of the week.

ALICE takes care of our children at daycare. ALICE prepares and serves our food.

ALICE is 24% of Pennsylvanians; too many of us have been, or are, ALICE. Thirty-seven percent of Pennsylvanians, more than 1.8 million people, are either below the poverty line or ALICE. Wages are not keeping up with the cost of living, even while unemployment is at record lows.

We haven’t made it easy for workers and those about to enter the workforce. Student debt in Pennsylvania is the worst in the country.

And even though history tells us that low unemployment should raise wages for all workers, that simply is

not the case.

Labor Day is a reminder of the power of collective action.

For centuries, this country’s workers have fought for better conditions on the job, the respect for civil rights and a more just society. We have incredible power when we come together, in our workplaces and our communities. Nothing will change if things are allowed to stay the same.

While the fundamental goal of the union movement has not changed in the years since Gompers answer, neither has the source and method of that pursuit.

Richard Bloomingdale is president of the Pennsylvania AFL-CIO.

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BRAVE, BOLD AND DETERMINED

Happy Labor Day! The Membership of AFSCME District Council 47 Proudly Salutes ALL LOCAL UNIONS within the Labor Movement

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District Council 47 - Officers and Staff Frederick Wright, President Ethelind Baylor, Vice President Duane Archie, Treasurer Denise Watson, Corresponding Secretary Wayne Wynn, Council Representative Bob McAllister, Health and Welfare Administrator Michelle Jamison, Health and Safety Director Rich Morawski, Building Operations Director

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District Council 47 - Local Presidents Local 54, Anne Morrison, Penn Dining Services Employees Local 590, Yvonne Harris, Library Support Services Employees Local 752, Kay Buffamonte, Philadelphia Zoo Employees Local 810, James A. Smith, Jr., First Judicial District Employees Local 1723, Donald Deigh, Temple University Employees Local 1739, Frederick Wright, Community and Social Service Employees Local 2186, Pamela G. Robinson, Philadelphia First Level Supervisors, PPA, PHA and FJD Local 2187, Bob Coyle, Philadelphia Professional, Technical & Administrative Employees, PPA and PHA DC 47 Retirees, Dominic Veneziale, Retiree Chapter President AFSCME District Council 47 1606 Walnut Street Philadelphia, PA 19103 www.dc47afscme.org

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k n a Th you!

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District 1199C NUHHCE would like to thank all of you for supporting us in our efforts to fight the closing of Hahnemann Hospital.

Isaiah Thomas Democratic Nominee For Philadelphia City Council at Large Kathy Gilmore Democratic Nominee For City Council at Large Jamie Gauthier Democratic Nominee For City Council at Large Bobby Henon Philadelphia’s 6th District Councilman Vincent Hughes State Senator Morgan Cephas State Representative John Street Former Mayor Larry Krasner District Attorney

Laborers District Council Trades Council Philadelphia Building & Construction Philadelphia AFL-CIO AFSCME International AFSCME DC 47 AFSCME DC 33 PASNAP

Happy Labor Day, Philly!

Choose IUPAT District Council 21 For Your Next Project Or To Jumpstart Your Career

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Painters · Drywall Finishers · Glaziers · Glassworkers · Wallcoverers Architectural Metal · Sign and Display · Stadium Workers

Director of Organizing Matthew Trzaska

Fund Administrator Michael Previtera Business Representatives & Organizers Mark Allendorf Tom Boetefuer A.J. Casparro Matthew Cortez Robert Cross Tim Crowther Chris Fiegel Gary Forte Chuck Green Robert Griffiths Joe Kelly

Bill Kresz Mike Laughlin Ed Paley Roberto Rios, Jr. Bernie Snyder Michael Valco Raphael Vargas Mike Varnes Frank Watton, Jr. Joseph Weiss

Director of Training Martin McNulty Training Instructors

2980 Southampton Road Philadelphia, PA 19154 (215) 677-7980 www.DC21.org

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Jack Altieri Matthew Fox Erin O’Brien-Hofmann Jim Hyland Dennis McDonough

Joe McGee Michael Metz Steve Metzger Scott Poluchuck

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Director of Servicing Fran McLaughlin

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Business Manager / Secretary Treasurer Joseph T. Ashdale

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INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS AFFILIATED WITH AFL-CIO

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LOCAL 542

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ROBERT T. HEENAN, GENERAL VICE PRESIDENT BUSINESS MANAGER FRANK BANKARD, ASSISTANT BUSINESS MANAGER ROBERT T. WALSH, REC. SECRETARY JAMES REILLEY, PRESIDENT JAMES JONES, TREASURER JAMES GITTENS, VICE PRESIDENT VINCENT ASCIONE, FINANCIAL SECRETARY BUSINESS AGENTS & EXECUTIVE BOARD

IRON WORKERS LOCAL No. 11 of NORTHERN NEW JERSEY

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SUPPLYING JOURNEYMAN & APPRENTICE IRON WORKERS TO NORTHERN NEW JERSEY

RAY WOODALL – BUSINESS MANAGER MICHAEL KENNY – PRESIDENT ROBERT CONWAY – VICE PRESIDENT CHARLES McFADDEN – FST/TRS/BA MIKE LESLIE – AGENT … RICHARD MALCOLM – AGENT MICHAEL McKERNAN – AGENT … JOHN WAKE – AGENT JIM CREEGAN – ORGANIZER … JOE COLUCCI – ORGANIZER

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SPECIAL CONGRATULATIONS TO BUSINESS MANAGER KEVIN BOYLE, IW Local 401 2019 Salute to Labor Award Winner

STRUCTURAL STEEL * PRECAST CONCRETE * REINFORCED CONCRETE RIGGING * ORNAMENTAL & MISC. IRON * SOLAR * WIND TURBINE * WELDING BURNING * METAL BUILDINGS * SIDING * STAIRS & RAILINGS * CURTAINWALL DEMOLITION * FENCE * GUARDRAIL * ADVANCED OSHA TRAINING * HAZ-MAT

1500 BROAD STREET, BLOOMFIELD NJ 07003 TEL: 973-338-3777 FAX: 973-338-1753 EMAIL: ironworkers11@comcast.net

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SPECIALIZING IN:

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‘Philadelphia? That’s a Good Union Town.’ union town.

As Philadelphians, union solidarity is in our blood.

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itage. But what makes me even prouder is the fact that working people in Philadelphia continue to build on

this foundation. Just in the last 5 years – which is a blip in the long history of the Philadelphia labor move-

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them on the picket line, the dockworkers’ strike had become the Philadelphia General Strike of 1835 – and City Council promptly passed a law establishing a 10-hour workday for the City government’s employees. That 10-hour day became the standard for all workers in the city.

Because of this legacy, unions are woven into the fabric of our city. Philadelphia’s unions have raised over $3 million to fight cerebral palsy in the 30 years of the All-Star Labor Classic basketball festival. Union members lead nonprofits, advocacy organizations, church boards, and youth sports leagues.

As a young man, our mayor, Jim Kenney, was a member of two unions. And as our city’s top elected official, he’s personally stood with workers demanding fairness from our city’s major employers. He’s used his authority to help Philadelphians by demanding fairness from construction companies, from employers at the airport, from the largest hotels in our city – and leading by example in bargaining fairly with the City’s employees.

The involvement of unions in every part of our community is another reason that Philadelphia a good

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BY PAT EIDING grew up in Kensington and have been a union member all my adult life (with a few years serving Uncle Sam the only exception).

As a member of Insulators Local 14, I worked on construction sites as far away as Atlantic City, Pittsburgh, and upstate New York. I’ve been lucky enough to be able to travel all over this country, and all over the world. And wherever I go, when the subject of Philadelphia comes up, someone will say: “Philadelphia? That’s a good union town.”

Sometimes it sounds a bit like a slogan – “The City of Brotherly Love,” “The City that Loves You Back,” “A Good Union Town,” that kind of thing. But I think it’s more than a slogan.

What does it mean to say that Philadelphia is a good union town?

Part of the meaning relates to our history. In 1794, shoemakers in Philadelphia formed the Federal Society of Journeyman Cordwainers – the first formal union in our new nation’s history.

In 1806, the union’s leaders were put on trial for “conspiracy” – that is, forming a union and going on strike for higher wages – and despite a vigorous defense, they were convicted and ordered to pay a fine.

But Philadelphia’s workers continued to stand together to better their lives.

In June 1835, dockworkers went on strike for a 10-hour day. Other unions downed tools and joined the strike, demanding the same 10hour day at their workplaces. When workers for the City of Philadelphia joined

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LABORERS’ LOCAL UNION 57 Esteban Vera, Jr Business Manager

Local 57 Executive Board, Membership & Staff

Steinberg: Labor Is on the March Again No one in the wealthiest nation the world has ever seen should work until they

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die. No one in America should go without food, housing, health care, or baseline

economic security. Austerity is a cruel, manufactured experiment that pits us against

one another: however they seek to divide us – by skin (Cont. Page 22)

Wishes our brothers

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my is rigged for the wealthy and well-connected. We have seen executives publicly threaten employees who try to organize. In Mississippi, we recently saw hundreds of undocumented workers rounded up by Immigration & Customs Enforcement, many of whom were separated from their families, with zero accountability for the firms that hired them.

Working people in the United States, especially young people, are hungry for collective solutions to common problems. That has led to the greatest interest in unions in decades. We see this playing out week after week in the newsrooms of the next generation of media outlets. In August, nearly 60% of Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh librarians, library assistants, clerks, and IT professionals voted to organize as United Steelworkers.

Indeed, at a time when greedy corporate interests are trying to portray unionized labor as a relic of a past that is in need of technological “disruption,” it is the youngest generation of workers coming up – our children – who are more aware than ever of the raw deal this new world is offering, and who are demanding the fundamental rights that the founders of American labor established nearly 140 years ago.

and sisters of labor a Happy Labor Day

BRIAN BURKE

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BY ARTHUR STEINBERG his Labor Day, we celebrate the working people of not just Pennsylvania or the United States, but of the world. In an age of an always-connected society, it is easier to see now more than ever how much of the world rests upon workers’ shoulders. Our fears are amplified through social media, but so are our hopes and dreams.

A little over a year ago, many pundits, economists, politicians, and anti-worker groups believed they had finally delivered the death nail into public sector unions in the Janus v. AFSCME decision. While the United States Supreme Court – now more anti-worker than it has been in a generation – may have put a temporary dent in our spirits, it reignited a hunger for collective bargaining in our country.

Since last summer, many of our unions have defied the odds by gaining dues-paying members. My own local, Philadelphia Federation of Teachers Local 3, increased our percentage of dues-paying members from 96% in 2018 to 99% in 2019. Our brothers and sisters in other public-sector unions have had similar success. These numbers are a testament to the persistence of our members and organizers.

Earlier this year, it was a labor union – the Association of Flight Attendants – that threatened a strike, forcing the president and Congress to avoid a second government shutdown.

Throughout the course of the last three years, the American people’s eyes have been opened to the naked corporate greed that exists in our country. Our econo-

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WE HONOR ALL THE HARDWORKING BROTHERS AND SISTERS OF ORGANIZED LABOR AND SUPPORT THE 32ND ANNUAL LABOR DAY PARADE

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SHAWN McCULLOUGH CLARK SHILEY JIM BROWN FRANK OLENICK KEN DEVENNEY PAT KINKADE BRIAN PLEIS 6447 Torresdale Ave. Philadelphia, PA 19135 Phone 215-331-8770 Fax 215-331-8325

BUSINESS MANAGER PRESIDENT VICE PRESIDENT RECORDING SECRETARY EXECUTIVE BOARD EXECUTIVE BOARD EXECUTIVE BOARD 2601 New Road Northfield, NJ 08225 Phone 609-646-7888 Fax 609-646-7887

1500 Caton Center Dr. Suite J Baltimore, MD 21227 Phone 410-247-0029 Fax 410-247-0026

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TOM PEDRICK INTERNATIONAL VICE PRESIDENT

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TODAY WE CELEBRATE THE PRIDE AND SPIRIT OF THE GREAT MEN AND WOMEN WHO HAVE WORKED HARD TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF NOT ONLY THEIR FAMILIES BUT THIS COUNTRY. HAVE A SAFE AND HAPPY LABOR DAY!!

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SHEET METAL WORKERS’ INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION LOCAL UNION NO.19 1301 SOUTH COLUMBUS BOULEVARD, PHILADELPHIA PA 19147 215.952.1999 GARY J. MASINO PRESIDENT/BUSINESS MANAGER

GERARD E. GONTZ ASSISTANT BUSINESS MANAGER TODD P. FARALLY RECORDING SECRETARY

BUSINESS AGENTS

THOMAS BUSH LOUIS J. COPPOLINO, SR. WALTER FRIEDRICH MICHAEL P. GUINAN ANTHONY IANNUCCI, III KENNETH R. WOODS

BRYON A. BLUM ROBERT GADSBY JAMES KEENAN, III

EXECUTIVE BOARD BRIAN CUMMISKEY JADE FLADGER JEREMY HUNSICKER ERIK KOSZALINSKI KEITH MEYER WILLIAM J. PFEIFFER JAMES SEXTON, JR JOHN SILCOX, III MICHAEL SULLIVAN JOSHUA TURNER GERALD ZIMMERMAN JAMES MCGROARTY ROBERT DAVIES

ORGANIZERS

WILLIAM C. DORWARD MICHAEL J. FORD HOWARD VANBUREN, III

TRUSTEES

JEFFREY P. BLOCK NIKOLAS LANKELIS ROBERT KLINGENBERG

DISPATCHER JOSEPH D. RISPO

CONDUCTOR

JOSEPH DOWNING

WARDEN

MICHAEL CRIM

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FRED N. BRAKER PATRICK F. DOYLE LUKE GORDON

JAMES HARDING, JR. VICE PRESIDENT

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BRYAN J. BUSH ASSISTANT BUSINESS MANAGER/FINANCIAL SECRETARY

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ELEPHANT CORNER

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ast Sunday was Republican City Committee’s annual Billy Meehan Clam Bake at Cannstatter Volksfest Verein. The fare as usual included steamed clams, fresh clams, oysters, roast pork, hot dogs, corn and German potato salad.

As in years gone by, the ticket price of $100 included an open bar for the duration of the three-hour event, making the event a pretty good deal for a fundraiser.

The keynote speaker was the newly elected PENNSYLVANIA REPUBLI-

EVERYDAY PEOPLE

BY DENISE CLAY ne of my friends from college was a really good-looking guy named Rob. Because dude was gorgeous, just about all of the women at WRTI took notice. But despite being able to have his pick of any of them, he took a pass.

One day, I asked him about it because, in the words of that noble sage, Chris Rock, a man is only as faithful as his options.

And Rob had options. But he refused to exercise them because the media busi-

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CAN PARTY CHAIRMAN LAWRENCE TABAS. RCC CHAIRMAN MICHAEL MEEHAN introduced Tabas. Tabas is a resident of Philadelphia and is partner at the law firm of Obermeyer Rebbman specializing in health care issues. Tabas is also known as one of the best election-law lawyers in the commonwealth. He served as general counsel of the PAGOP for over a decade working for three different PAGOP chairmen, most recently retired insurance executive ROB GLEASON. Tabas sees his role as uniting the party going into the presidential election in 2020 as Pennsylvania may be a key state to PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP being re-elected. Tabas pointed out that while 2019 as an odd year, meaning that there are no elections for governor, the other row offices or State legislative seats, that we will be electing two important State appellate judicial positions in

November.

Our candidates for two open seats on the Pennsylvania Superior Court are Cumberland County Common Pleas Court JUDGE CHRISTYLEE PECK and Chester County DEPUTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY MEGAN McCARTHY KING. The two candidates, who are running as a team, stated in their comments on Sunday that they believe their role as justices is to interpret the law and not legislate from the bench.

Tabas pointed out that this is a clear departure from the Democrat-controlled Pennsylvania Supreme Court.

The Democrats on that court in 2016 redrew the U.S. congressional seats in a manner that was clearly political. In Pennsylvania, as in most states, the drawing of legislative districts is done by the legislature.

Tabas believes that in the shadow of the Supreme (Cont. Page 30)

ness is actually pretty tight knit … and the person with whom you had a bad breakup could very well wind up being your next boss.

It’s also a really good piece of advice that someone should have given to now former Philadelphia Police Commissioner Richard Ross.

Ross resigned from his office as the city’s top cop.

A week after Mayor Jim Kenney proclaimed him the Best Police Commissioner in America, he was issuing a statement saying that it was best for Ross to leave.

So naturally, the conspiracy theories began to flow.

What is Ross being blamed for? They’re coming after him because he got rid of some of the cops involved in the Plain View Project Facebook page scandal. You name it, I’ve heard it.

But when the word got out that the reason Ross was leaving was because a sexual harassment lawsuit had an addendum put on it that accused the former commis-

sioner of slow-walking the initial complaint because one of the complainants had broken off a two-year affair with him, stuff changed.

That tends to happen when someone accuses you of retaliation.

While Ross wouldn’t talk about the suit itself when he met with reporters the day after his resignation, he did address that particular charge.

“In 55 years of life and 30 years of law enforcement, God and everyone who knows me knows I have never targeted or sought retribution on a person, personally or professionally. So I take serious umbrage with that part of this issue.”

But while Ross and Kenney acknowledged that this change needed to happen, and Ross himself even said that he’s thought about stepping down more than once recently because the job was wearing on him, that didn’t stop the Bill Cosby Tabernacle Choir from weighing in.

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BY JOE SHAY STIVALA he resignation of RICHARD ROSS has led to many observers comparing his era to other times, how to select a new commissioner, and how to change the department. There is even a comparison of crime statistics over years. The ROSS era was action-filled with landmark decisions in a time when the public is changing how it views police work. The media call for cultural change could be seen as a not-so-thinly veiled call to fire many

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hilly Common Pleas Court SENIOR JUDGE EUGENE MAIER hosted his annual so-long-to-summer bash and it was a big smash.

Among those wearing flowered shirts to enjoy the luau theme were JUDGE SANDY MOSS and her husband BILL DEAN, former federal JUDGE NELSON DÍAZ and his lovely wife former ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL SARAH, former congressional candidate and JUDGE JOHN BRAXTON and his lovely wife. JUDGE FELICE

in the Philadelphia Police Departmentepartment.

Gender change might happen in the next commissioner (maybe the media sense this). Crime levels will not change much; only robberies – which The Economist attributes to cameras everywhere.

More people live in cities, for the first time in history; many are poor and have little hope. I have met or known every commissioner since the late, great Joe O’NEILL. I only met Ross once, and in those moments felt an energy of caring emanating out from him. We suffered a real loss – but the quick appointment of career cop Christine Coulter as interim police commissioner was an inspired and flawlessly logical choice, and she should have a shot.

The TIOGA SHOOTING left a wasteland behind. The citizens were left with little guidance on how to recover. City multi-agency teams

ought to be working with neighbors there. Needed help with insurance coverage or home repair and loss of income. Give these folks back their vehicles taken as evidence – or compensate them, relief agencies. GET GOING! Two GOP candidates for president oppose Trump.

Is one a SHILL? Mr. Scaramucci says that many GOP members feel a need for Trump to go but are “afraid to come forward.” Maybe.

Trump says that Scaramucci is unstable; but Trump and he were fast friends once.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Northeast GOP resident John PERZEL, Jr.... A great loss was the passing of Rita Helen CAPOZZI. Rita was an avid reader – a LIBRARY died when she passed.

My choices of LOUSY arguments this week: (1) That Local 98 IBEW inflatable rats at construction sites instill fear. A judge ruled (Cont. Page 27)

STACK was seen chatting with HANNA MONBLATT and former STATE SEN. and super lawyer BOB ROVNER. Trial attorney AL DRAGON and his wife BARBARA chatted with DAN SULMAN, the former Common Pleas Court judge who was appointed this year to the Board of Revision of Taxes. Dan’s sister is 53RD WARD LEADER JANICE SULMAN. She is one of the most likable ward leaders in the city.

Among the Maier family in attendance were Judge Maier’s lovely wife LANA, daughters KATIE and BETH, and son DOUG as well as many other members of the Maier clan.

City Hall Sam would like to stop writing about Philadelphia DISTRICT ATTORNEY LARRY KRASNER – but it’s been impossible.

The culprit who barricaded himself in a house with the automatic weapon causing six officers to be shot and a

neighborhood to be placed in lockdown is acting like the victim. And the district attorney is allowing this.

He’s claiming that the incident will take six months to investigate and alluding to police misconduct. Excuse me?! The perpetrator was an urban terrorist who could’ve murdered many more had the police not responded so quickly and bravely. The neighbors are the victims and the guy who shot up their neighborhood and police should go to jail for a long time.

What the heck happened with COMMISSIONER RICHARD ROSS? Granted, he did not handle the previously mentioned situation perfectly, but he was a nationally recognized law-enforcement executive. He generally did an outstanding job as police commissioner. But now he leaves in disgrace without any chance of having his version heard regarding improper alleged (Cont. Page 27)

of those workers – and of those victories, too.

This coming Monday, Sept. 2, is Labor Day – a holiday and a time dedicated to celebrating organized labor and honoring the courage and solidarity of generations of American working people who’ve built our nation’s labor movement.

As I have for the past 15 years, I’ll be proud to lead the Tri-State Labor Day Parade up Columbus Boulevard from the Sheet Metal Local 19 Union Hall to Penn’s Landing. Tens of thousands of union members of every kind of background and descrip-

tion, members of over 60 unions in every industry and workplace you can imagine, will march in that parade.

For centuries, Philadelphia has been a city where working people stand together for justice and equality and fairness.

To me, that’s the essence of what makes Philadelphia a good union town. I’m proud to be part of that heritage, and proud to celebrate that heritage – and to renew our commitment to be a good union town – on Labor Day. Pat Eiding is president of Philadelphia Council AFLCIO.

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(Cont. From Page 13) to the Philadelphia International Airport to our major universities, have joined unions and won groundbreaking first union contracts.

Just as importantly, unions have joined forces with community organizations and our elected leaders in City Hall to pass landmark laws granting all workers in Philadelphia the right to paid sick leave and protecting every worker in Philadelphia from having their wages stolen by dishonest employers.

When someone tells me that Philadelphia is “a good union town,” I think

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(Cont. From Page 15) color, nation of origin, gender identification, sexuality – we are workers, and we must be united against the powerful forces of greed that seek to exploit our labor for profit.

Between a President who exploited working people’s fears about their economic security and then has time and time again tried to pull the rug out from under them, and a State legislature here in

Pennsylvania that is bought and paid for by wealthy anti-worker special interests, we are at a crossroads.

Those of us in the labor movement may not always agree with each other on ev-

ery issue at every moment.

But to protect all the victories we - and those who came before us - have fought so hard to achieve, and to win the future for working families, we must stand together and

speak with one voice.

As we march today, let us remember all those who put their comfort and security on the line to give us the rights we enjoy and think about what we are willing to

sacrifice so that every worker in America is treated fairly and with respect.

Arthur Steinberg is president, AFT Pennsylvania and treasurer, Philadelphia Federation of Teachers, Local 3.

For every PASNAP and 1199c worker at Hahnemann, for every Marriott worker fighting for a union, for every SEIU parking attendant and healthcare worker demanding justice, for every PFT teacher and staff member improving our schools— our office stands with you in the fight for organized labor and working families.

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Please join us for cocktails, hors d’oeuvres and awards ceremony emceed by State Rep. Joanna McClinton

Tickets are $40 in advance and $50 at the door or 10 tickets for $350 Ticket website: https://tinyurl.com/leadingtheway2019 Please join us in honoring their accomplishments by purchasing a congratulatory ad in the Leading the Way Special Issue.

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Jazz Under The End of Party Discipline?

The Stars 14TH WARD Leader Arthur Green, shown here with councilmanic candidate Katherine Gilmore Richardson, performed on drums at the 32nd Ward Democratic Committee’s Jazz Under the Stars evening at Smith Playground in Fairmount Park. Photos

by Wendell Douglas

BY JOE SHAHEELI ho’s a Democrat anymore?

Democratic Councilmember Helen Gym (at Large) broke ranks with her party’s at-large City Council ticket, on which she appears, by endorsing a non-Democrat, Kendra Brooks, to join Council ranks.

Brooks is a progressive who is running on the Working Families Party ticket in the November general election. It is her hope to pick up one of the two seats reserved for minor parties now held by Republicans on City Council, in a

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WARD CHAIR Darnell Dean, L, helped organize the affair with Lenny Daniels.

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ABORERS’ Local 57 is saddened to announce the passing of Arthur C. Rowland, sr., retired business manager of Laborers’ District Council of Philadelphia & Vicinity and retired president of Local 57, on Monday, Aug. 19.

Rowland joined the Laborers’ Local Union 57 in 1953 at the age of 19. He was a member of the union for 66 years and was truly like the revered father of

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earnest desire that all people deserved family-sustaining wages.

Rowland was a legend and a giant in the Laborers’ Local 57 organization, always lending support and giving advice to those who took up the mantle of the labor movement after his retirement. The life Rowland lived impacted the labor movement, and the lives of thousands in the Philadelphia region and across the entire Mid-Atlantic Region.

He will be sorely missed, but never forgotten.

Art Rowland’s memory will live on and forever be a part of the history and legacy of Laborers’ Local Union 57.

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the union family. His leadership and love for the Local 57 membership was evidenced by his passion for the labor movement and his

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Brooks may hope to make inroads.

In South Philly’s 1st & 2nd Wards, for example, there are now virtually two parallel ward organizations.

Each ward has an official committee headed by young progressives as well as an alternative committee headed by bluecollar traditionalists.

Party leaders cannot be expected to support this sort of talk. But they may have to arrive at some sort of accommodation with it.

IN MEMORIAM: Arthur Rowland, Sr.

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Youngblood

State Senator

Left-leaning activists have less incentive to unite with party leadership to ward off a dwindling threat from the right. They see no harm in defecting from party loyalty, which, by definition, calls for Democratic leaders to support all Democrats in a general election.

Gym is not alone. 9th Ward Democratic Leader State Rep. Chris Rabb (D-Northwest) expressed qualified support for Brooks’ candidacy. And there are other liberal wards where

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city where Democrats now hold a 7-1 registration advantage over them.

This is becoming a real possibility. As of November 2017, the number of registered Republicans in Philadelphia fell below the number of voters registered as independents or with other minor parties.

As Republicans recede, increasingly there emerges intraparty Democratic conflict within what is essentially now a one-party city.

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MARK your CALENDAR Aug. 29- State Sen. Sharif Street is hosted “Women for Sen. Sharif Street” at the Met, 858 N. Broad St., 5 p.m.

Aug. 31- State Rep. Danilo Burgos hosts End of Summer Blast at Rivera Rec, 3201 N. 5th St., 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Food, face painting, live performances, amateur boxing tournament, State issues and programs. For info: (215) 223-1890.

Sep. 1- 42nd Ward Democratic Committee hosts Karaoke Music Festival at Sturgis Plg., 200 W. 65th Ave., 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Free back-to-school supplies, food, snacks, drinks & entertainment; bounce house, volleyball, water balloons & more. For info: Pete Lyde (267) 701-4503.

Sep. 2- AFL-CIO hosts TriState Labor Day Parade & Family Fun Day, parade forms at Sheet Metal Workers Ha., Columbus Blvd. & Washington Ave., 8:30 a.m. Rally 9:15 a.m., march to Columbus Blvd., & Market St. 10 a.m. Family Celebration 11-a.m.-2 p.m.

Food, refreshments, kids’ fun, crafts & live music. For info: (215) 665-9800.

Sep. 4- State Rep. Elizabeth Fiedler hosts State House Policy hearing on Fair Education Funding at Furness H.S., 1900 S. 3rd St., 2-4 p.m. For info: (215) 2719190.

Sep. 5- State Rep. Elizabeth Fiedler hosts Practice with New Voting Machines at 2400 S. 9th St., 5:30-7 p.m. (215) 271-9190.

Sep. 5- Councilmanic can-

didate Matt Wolfe is hosted Reception at George Sfedu’s & Susan Satkowski’s home, 1907 Spruce St., 6-8 p.m. Co-host: U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey.Payable to WWW.WOLFE.ORG, 4256 Regent Sq., Phila., PA 19104. RSVP: Denise Furey (215) 387-5641 or denise.furey@wolfe.org.

Sep. 6- State Rep. Angel Cruz hosts New Voting Machine Demonstration at 3503 N. B St., Unit 7, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. For info: (215) 291-5643.

Sep. 6- Overbrook HS Alumni Ass’n hosts “IU Am Overbrook” at 59th & Lancaster Ave., 11 a.m.1 p.m. Guests: State Sen. Vincent Hughes, State Rep. Morgan Cephas & Councilman Curtis Jones, Jr. Light refreshments, pretzels & water ice. RASVP: iamoverbrook.eventbrite.com.

Sep. 6- Councilwoman Cherelle Parker hosts Virgo Birthday Party at H&H Ha., 2030 Haines St., 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Tickets $30, RSVP: (215) 500-1679 or http:// secure.actblue.com/donate/virgoparty19.

Sep. 7- 42nd Ward Democratic Committee hosts Cookout at Vaird Boys & Girls Cl., 4800 Whitaker Ave., 12-4 p.m. Free food, fun, games, music, dancing.

For info: Sharon Vaughn (215) 329-0462.

Sep. 9- State Rep. Elizabeth Fiedler hosts Older Adults Breakfast at S. Phila., Older Adult Ctr., 1430 E. Passyunk Ave., 9:30 -11 a.m. Free. Help with unclaimed property & SEPTA sr. IDs. For info: (215) 2719190.

Sep. 11- State Rep. Elizabeth Fiedler hosts Mobile Constituent Services at EOM, 144 Moore St., 6-7 p.m. For info: (215) 2719190.

Sep. 12- State Rep. Mary Isaacson hosts Fundraiser at Cescaphé, 923 N. 2nd St., 5-7:30 p.m. For info: ma r ylou i sei s aacson @ gmail.com.

Sep. 13- State Sen. John Sa-

batina hosts Family Movie Night at Bridesburg Rec Ctr., 4601 Richmond St., 7:30 p.m. Ice cream, [pretzels, soft drinks, fun for kids.

For info: (215) 695-1020.

Sep. 20- Insulators’ Local 14 hosts Mesothelioma Golf Tourney at Philmont C.C., Huntingdon Valley, Pa., register 8:30 a.m., shotgun start 10 a.m., cocktails 3:30 p.m., dinner 4:15 p.m. For info: bmaccari@ insulators14.com.

Sep. 20- State Rep. Elizabeth Fiedler hosts Mobile Constituent Service at Whitman Council, 2455 S. 3rd St., 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Coffee & doughnuts 10-11 a.m.

For info: (215) 271-9190.

Sep. 20- Sheet Metal Workers’ Local 19 hosts Golf Outing at Pennsauken C.C., 3800 Haddonfield Rd., 11:30 a.m. Registration, 1 p.m. Shotgun start.

Lunch, Dinner, Prizes. Fee: $100; numerous sponsorship levels. Payable to “Karl Weinberg Scholarship Fund,” 1301 S. Columbus Blvd., Phila., PA 19147. For info: Gary Masino (215) 952-1999.

Sep. 20- State Rep. Pam DeLissio hosts Book Club Mtg. at 6511 Ridge Ave., 7-9 p.m. Discussing “Kids for Cash” by William Ecenbarger. 20-person limit, first come, first served.

RSVP: (215) 482-8726 or ReDeLissio@pahouse.net.

Sep. 25- State Rep. Elizabeth Fiedler hosts Opioid Healthcare Roundtable at E. Passyunk Comm. Ctr., 1025 Mifflin St., 7-8:30 p.m. For info: (215) 2719190.

Sep. 26- Tri-State Labor & Management Council hosts Golden Heart of Variety Award Reception at Tendenza, 969 N. 2nd St., Open Bar 6 p.m., Dinner & Awards 7 p.m. Honorees: Local 332 Bus. Mg. Sam Staten, Jr. & Huntingdon Valley Bank Sr. VP Hugh Connelly. Tickets $250.

For info: Harry Giordano (215) 385-0900 or harry. giordano@varietyphila.org.

The News in Black & White

LABORERS’ Local 332 staged a bookbag giveaway for Olney Charter High School. L-R were Lynette Flores, Wade Stone, Terrell Jenkins, Malik Staten, Juwan Campbell, Michael Horn, Sable Lyde and Jonathan Gary. Photo by Wendell Douglas

EVERYDAY PEOPLE (Cont. From Page 20) (The Bill Cosby Tabernacle Choir is that group of people who thinks that every time a powerful Black man gets in trouble, it’s due to some sort of conspiracy.)

The whole “What about [fill in random White dude]” chorus was in full voice and after a while, I remembered why I’ve blocked certain people on social media.

While I consider my spaces havens for free speech and thought, there’s only so much ignorance and misogyny I’ll allow.

Let me help you out, folks.

Just like Bill Cosby is in jail because he was out here making illegal dummy moves with women, Richard Ross is no longer Police Commissioner for doing the same. No, he didn’t sexually assault anyone. No he didn’t sexually harass anyone.

But because he also was

out here having sex with his subordinates, Ross put himself in a position that following my friend Rob’s rule might have kept him out of.

And that’s because the whole “We’re all grown adults” thing doesn’t necessarily apply when it comes to relationships in the workplace. For example, I’m engaged to marry a fellow reporter that I met at a journalism conference.

If he and I worked together, which we kind of do now, we’re at the same level. He’s a reporter and I’m a reporter. Same rank. But if either of us became an editor, and had the power to fire the other person, it would get sticky. That’s because we’re no longer equal, and one could force the other to do a variety of things with the threat of losing one’s job hanging overhead.

I’m going to give Ross the benefit of the doubt here and assume that he didn’t retaliate against McCowan.

While the section of her lawsuit that accuses him of

retaliation is pretty damning, I’m going to go by what I know of him and assume he didn’t do that.

But by fraternizing with a subordinate, Ross put himself in a position that led to him making a decision about his future a lot earlier than he probably planned.

Don’t get me wrong.

You’re attracted to whom you’re attracted to. But when you hold another person’s job in your hands, it might be a good idea to think twice, or even three times, before acting on that attraction.

Think of it as making sure that your bathroom and your kitchen are in completely different sections of the house if that helps.

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LOCAL 401 Business Manager Kevin Boyle greeted every attendee to his annual members’ party in N. Wildwood. The crowded event was the season finale for labor-union celebrations at the seashore. Kevin is seen here with his officers and members and William Heeney, GOP candidate for Council at large and Tom Dooley, Local 542, Operating Engineers accountings manager.

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pearance looking political – since the rumor is that he will run for office (?).

Best that he STAY in his office or announce any intentions.

THE LABOR DAY PARADE will take place Sept.

2 on Columbus Boulevard beginning at 9 a.m. A Festival follows at Penn’s Landing. AFL-CIO City leader Pat EIDING leads the effort.

Union members building America each day, THANK YOU!

CITY HALL SAM

this is a political hit job. But those that speculate have failed to accurately state by whom and why? Hard to see why the mayor would do such a thing. Ross and he appeared to have a great relationship. The mayor’s press conference seemed authentic. His disappointment and regret in having to accept the resignation seemed natural. Maybe a Ross deputy saw a problem and a chance to exploit it for their own personal gain.

(Cont. From Page 20) otherwise. (2) That DA KRASNER violated constitutional rights with a police list whose testimony was not to be used. Case dismissed. (3) That United States Attorney McSWAIN himself argued the case against injection sites, and seemed to hammer a woman who testified for said sites (?). Was his ap-

(Cont. From Page 20) retaliation in a sexual-harassment case. The case involved a relationship with an officer. No one asserted that the relationship was inappropriate, only that somehow Ross used his office to intimidate. There’s never any room for intimidation or harassment, but could this be a setup?

Some have speculated

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KEVIN BOYLE, leader of Local 401 Bridgemen, and Janet, his wife, hosted the members’ annual Beach Party in Flip Flopz, N. Wildwood.

The sellout event was joined by Local 401 Political Director Keith Myers and wife Marcy, as well as Carmella Jacquinto, Common Pleas judicial candidate. Photos by Joe Stivala

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COMMONWEALTH Of PA BOARD OF PARDONS The following application(s) of the person(s) convicted in Philadelphia County will be heard by the Board of Pardons at its regular session in the Supreme Court Courtroom, Room 437, Main Capitol Building, Harrisburg, PA. Wednesday, September 11, 2019 – Convening at 9:00 A.M.

Joshua S. Ventre Aggravated Assault, Criminal Conspiracy Rhonda M. Washington Aggravated Assault, Public Assistance Act Violations

Khalig G. Anderson

Unauthorized Use Motor/Other Vehicles

Anthony S. Watson

Derrick L. Buffaloe

Firearms Not to Be Carried Without a License, Carrying Firearms on Public Streets or Public Property in Philadelphia

Friday, September 13, 2019 – Convening at 9:00 A.M.

Jemel Crawford

Aggravated Assault, Possessing Instruments of Crime, Unlawful Restraint

Controlled Substance Act, Manufacture, Delivery, Possession With Intent to Deliver

Carolyn E. Massey

Gervin L. Deaton

Criminal Conspiracy, Robbery, Second-Degree Murder

James D. Inge

Murder I, Robbery, Aggravated Robbery

Aggravated Assault, Criminal Mischief, Possessing Instruments of Crime, Simple Assault, Recklessly Endangering Another Person

Antonio A. Mazzccua

First-Degree Murder, Voluntary Manslaughter, Involuntary Manslaughter, Possessing an Instrument of Crime

Thomas J. Murphy

Aggravated Assault, Criminal Conspiracy

Tina S. Robinson

Forgery (5 counts), Theft By Deception (2 counts), Criminal Conspiracy (2 counts)

Bruce E. Norris

Second-Degree Murder, Robbery, Criminal Conspiracy, Possessing Instruments of Crime Generally, Prohibited Offensive Weapons

Thomas J. Schilk

Second-Degree Murder, Robbery

Donald A. Savage

Theft By Deception (7 counts), Tampering With Records or Identification (7 counts), Securing Execution of Documents

By Deception (10 counts), Criminal Conspiracy

Samuel Serrano

Possession of Controlled Substance (5 counts), Possession With Intent to Deliver a Controlled Substance (5 counts)

David Sheppard, Sr.

Second-Degree Murder, Robbery, Possessing Instruments of Crime Generally, Carrying Firearms on Public Streets or Public Property, Criminal Conspiracy (2 counts), Simple Assault, Aggravated Assault, Recklessly Endangering Another Person

Alicia (Alonzo) Simmons Possessing Instruments of Crime With Intent, Murder of

the Third Degree Eric A. Smith

Robbery

Kayana L. Spence

Theft By Unlawful Taking – Movable Property, Identity Theft

Thursday, September 12, 2019 – Convening at 9:00 A.M.

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Alex E. van Rysseghem Driving Under the Influence – Alcohol or Drugs

Katherine Pride

Aggravated Assault, Simple Assault, Recklessly Endangering Another Person, Possessing Instruments of Crime – Weapon

Diane Quarterman

Carrying Firearms on Public Streets or Public Property

Julio M. Ramirez

Theft By Unlawful Taking or Disposition, Theft By Deception, Receiving Stolen Property, Forgery, Bad Checks, Secure Execution of Documents By Deception

Jahmal R. Rhaney

Receiving Stolen Property, Criminal Conspiracy

Jamel A. Ross

Knowingly and Intentionally Possessing Controlled Substance, Manufacturing, Delivery or Possession With Intent to Deliver Controlled Substance, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, Criminal Conspiracy

Sean R. Terry

Knowing or Intentionally Possessing a Controlled Substance, Manufacture, Delivery or Possession With Intent to Manufacture or Deliver a Controlled Substance

Friday, September 13, 2019 – Convening at 10:30 A.M. Robert L. Carter

First-Degree Murder, Recklessly Endangering Another Person, Possessing Instruments of Crime Generally

Friday, September 13, 2019 – Convening at 1:00 P.M. Richard Pacell

First-Degree Murder, Possessing Instruments of Crime – Generally

Oscar R. Pinto Second-Degree Murder, Voluntary Manslaughter, Robbery,

Possessing Instruments of Crime Generally, Criminal Conspiracy Larry H. Smalls

First-Degree Murder and Possession of a Firearm, Aggravated Robbery and Possession of a Firearm, Burglary With Intent to Commit a Felony and Possession of a Firearm

Friday, September 13, 2019 – Convening at 2:30 P.M. Terri-Joell Harper

Second-Degree Murder, Robbery, Criminal Conspiracy, Burglary, Aggravated Assault, Simple Assault

Oliver I. Macklin Criminal Conspiracy, Second-Degree Murder, Voluntary Manslaughter James F. Morris Second-Degree Murder, Possessing Instruments of Crime, Robbery Mageline G. Stewart

First-Degree Murder

WHEREAS, on September 15, 2009, a certain mortgage was executed by Belva Payne, as mortgagor in favor of Metlife Home Loans, a Division of Metlife Bank N.A. as mortgagee and was recorded in Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Philadelphia County in Mortgage Instrument Number 52121200 (“Mortgage”); and WHEREAS, the Mortgage encumbers property located at 2112 West 65th Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19138, parcel number 108N14-134; 171356400 (“Property”); and WHEREAS, Mortgagor/Record Owner Belva Payne died on December 3, 2015 intestate and is survived by her heir-at-law, Lakessia Payne; and WHEREAS, the Property was owned by Belva Payne by virtue of deed dated September 15, 2009 and recorded September 22, 2009 in Instrument #: 52121199; and

WHEREAS, the Mortgage is now owned by the Secretary of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (“Secretary”), pursuant to an assignment recorded on May 7, 2016 in Instrument Number 53054987, in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania; and WHEREAS, a default has been made in the covenants and conditions of the Mortgage (paragraph 9 (a)(i)), as Belva Payne died on December 3, 2015, and that upon the death the entire principal balance becomes due and owing, and that no payment was made, and remains wholly unpaid as of the date of this Notice; and

WHEREAS, the entire amount delinquent as of August 11, 2019 is $118,124.80 plus interest, costs and other charges through the sale date; and WHEREAS, by virtue of this default, the Secretary has declared the entire amount of the indebtedness secured by the Mortgage to be immediately due and payable; NOW THEREFORE, pursuant to powers vested in me by the Single Family Mortgage Foreclosure Act of 1994, l2 U.S.C. 3751 et seq., by 24 CFR Part 29, and by the Secretary’s designation of me as Foreclosure Commissioner, recorded on September 29, 2011 in Misc. Instrument #: 52395684, in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, notice is hereby given that on September 10, 2019 at 10:00 AM at the Southeast Entrance of Philadelphia City Hall located at Broad Street and Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107 all real property and personal property at or used in connection with the following described premises will be sold at public action to the highest bidder: All that certain lot or piece of ground together with the two story brick messauege or tenement hereon erected.

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NOTICE OF DEFAULT AND FORECLOSURE SALE

Situate on the South side of 65th Avenue at the distance of 96 feet Westward from the West side of 21st Street in 17th (formerly the 42nd) Ward of the City of Philadelphia.

Containing in front or breadth on said 65th Avenue 16 feet and extending of that width in length or depth Southward between lines parallel with 65th Avenue 95 feet to a certain 4 feet wide alley.

Parcel#: 108N14-134; 171356400 The sale will be held on September 10, 2019 at 10:00 AM at the Southeast Entrance of Philadelphia City Hall located at Broad Street and Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107. The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development will bid $118,124.80 plus interest, costs and other charges through the sale date. Ten percent (10%) of the highest bid is the deposit required at the sale.

The amount that must be paid to HUD by the mortgagors or someone acting on their behalf so that the sale may be stayed is the total delinquent amount of $118,124.80 as of August 11, 2019, plus all other amounts that would be due under the mortgage agreement if payments under the mortgage had not been accelerated, advertising costs and postage expenses incurred in giving notice, mileage by the most reasonable road distance for posting notices and for the Foreclosure Commissioner’s attendance at the sale, reasonable and customary costs incurred for title and lien record searches, the necessary out-of-pocket costs incurred by the Foreclosure Commissioner for recording documents, a commission for the Foreclosure Commissioner, and all other costs incurred in connection with the foreclosure prior to reinstatement.

There will be no proration of taxes, rents or other income or liabilities, except that the purchaser will pay, at or before closing, his prorata share of any real estate taxes that have been paid by the Secretary to the date of the foreclosure sale.

When making their bid, all bidders, except the Secretary, must submit a deposit totaling ten percent 10% of the Secretary’s bid as set forth above in the form of a certified check or cashier’s check made out to the Secretary of HUD. Each oral bid need not be accompanied by a deposit. If the successful bid is oral, a deposit of ten (10%) percent must be presented before the bidding is closed. The deposit is nonrefundable. The remainder of the purchase price must be delivered within thirty (30) days of the sale or at such other time as the Secretary may determine for good cause shown, time being of the essence. This amount, like the bid deposits, must be delivered in the form of a certified or cashier’s check. If the Secretary is the high bidder, he need not pay the bid amount in cash. The successful bidder will pay all conveyance fees, all real estate and other taxes that are due on or after the delivery of the remainder of the payment and all other costs associated with the transfer of title. At the conclusion of the sale, the deposits of the unsuccessful bidders will be returned to them.

The Secretary may grant an extension of time within which to deliver the remainder of the payment. All extensions will be for fifteen (15) days, and a fee will be charged in the amount of $150.00 for each fifteen (15) day extension requested. The extension fee shall be paid in the form of a certified or cashier’s check made payable to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. If the high bidder closes the sale prior to the expiration of any extension period, the unused portion of the extension fee shall be applied toward the amount due.

If the high bidder is unable to close the sale within the required period, or within any extensions of time granted by the Secretary, the high bidder’s deposit will be forfeited, and the Commissioner may, at the direction of the HUD Field Office Representative, offer the Property to the second highest bidder for an amount equal to the highest price offered by that bidder.

There is no right of redemption, or right of possession based upon a right of redemption, in the mortgagor or others subsequent to a foreclosure completed pursuant to the Act. Therefore, the Foreclosure Commissioner will issue a Deed to the purchaser(s) upon receipt of the entire purchase price in accordance with the terms of the sale as provided herein.

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TOGETHER with the free and common use, right, liberty and privilege of the above mentioned alley as and for a passageway and watercourse at all times hereafter forever.

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Being NO. 2112 West 65th Avenue.

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(Cont. From Page 20) Court usurping the role of the legislature, that we must endeavor to fill appellate-court seats with judges that will be just that: judicial (and not politically focused legislators). As the Superior Court is often the farm team for Supreme Court openings, electing Peck and McCarthy King is all the more important.

Other candidates were asked to speak to the crowd including current Penn-

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sylvania Superior Court JUDGE JUDY OLSEN. She spoke for herself and all of the Republican Commonwealth and Superior Court judges up for retention this year.

Our five candidates for City Council at large, BILL HEENEY, DAVID OH, AL TAUBENBERGER, DAN TINNEY and MATT WOLFE were on the stage and individually addressed the crowd. Wolfe was the first to speak and the two incumbents Oh and Taubenberger were last.

Our candidate for Phila-

delphia mayor, BILL CIANCAGLINI, was there, as was our sole candidate for Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas, BETH GROSSMAN. Beth was our candidate for Philadelphia District Attorney in 2017. While she lost to LARRY KRASNER, Meehan noted that Beth won in the district of the city that includes Cannstatter.

Incumbent District Councilman (R, 10th) Brian O’Neill attended the event, as did our candidates for three district seats currently held by Democrats.

36TH WARD LEADER MICHAEL BRADLEY is running against incumbent Democrat KENYATTA JOHNSON (2nd District).

DANIEL “DUKE” ORSINO is running against Democrat incumbent MARK SQUILLA (1st District).

Tacony civic activist PETE SMITH is running against federally indicted Democrat incumbent BOBBY HENON (6th District).

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o! Here we go again with this question: Why do I like retire-

ment?

Question: What is the best way to describe retirement?

Answer: The never-ending coffee break.

Question: When is a retiree’s bedtime? Answer: Three hours after he falls asleep on the couch.

Question: What’s the biggest gripe of retirees? Answer: There is not enough time to get everything done.

Question: What do retirees call a long lunch? Answer: Normal.

Question: What’s the biggest advantage of going back to school as a retiree?

understanding BANKRUPTCY

BY MICHAEL CIBIK AMERICAN BANKRUPTCY BOARD CERTIFIED uestion: What is the great computer myth on credit reporting?

Answer: We need to know all the debts you owe or might possibly owe in order to put a bankruptcy case together.

One mistake debtors often make as we get into deeper debt is to stop looking at the bills and notices. It’s stressful enough to have debt collectors calling, so we stop reading or keeping the bills and notices just to stay sane. If you can’t pay it, even opening

Q

the envelope hurts a bit.

But if you don’t read and keep the notices and bills, it is much harder for someone else to help you. Folks come in to see me and have no real idea who they owe now, how much, or what for. Often folks think it's OK because there’s a record somewhere of everything they owe, like there is some Great Computer that has all this information in it, and the NSA is not letting bankruptcy lawyers get at it!

There are services that allow us to access your credit reports, with your consent.

And you can have free copies of your credit report each year too. But your credit report is not going to help us very much in building your case for you.

However, some lenders do not report to credit bureaus. Some debt may be too old to appear on your report – but still be a debt you owe. Some is just not the type of thing that pops up on credit reports – like a debt for damage to a neighbor’s car or money

31 you owe a friend.

Mistakes on credit reports happen a lot more than they want to admit. A credit report will only tell us what some creditors, possibly yours, claim you owe them – not every creditor or potential creditor you could owe.

If you don’t list some of your debt in your case even by accident, it can be harmful to your financial health. In the simplest cases, it just means you have to spend more in attorney fees and court filing fees to fix the paperwork filed in your case. But in extreme cases – particularly cases where some money is paid into the bankruptcy trustee’s hands from your assets or your payment plan – then the unlisted debts may not be wiped out at the end of a successful case.

So even if it is physically painful to keep the bills and threatening notices from creditors, do it anyway.

Don’t put your faith in the Great Mythic Computer to save you.

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ed to prepare her will and told her preacher she had two final requests.

First, she wanted to be cremated, and second, she wanted her ashes scattered over Wal-Mart. “Wal-Mart?” the preacher exclaimed. “Why in Wal-Mart?”

“Then I’ll be sure my daughters visit me twice a week.”

My memory’s not as sharp as it used to be. Also, my memory’s not as sharp as it used to be.

Know how to prevent sagging? Just eat till the wrinkles fill out.

It’s scary when you start making the same noises as your coffeemaker.

These days, about half the stuff in my shopping cart says, “For fast relief.”

THE SENILITY PRAYER: Grant me the senility to forget the people I never liked anyway, the good fortune to run into the ones I do, and the eyesight to tell the difference.

I think you’re supposed to share this with five or six, maybe 10 others. Oh heck, give it to a bunch of your friends, if you can remember who they are!

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the WAFFLE MAN

Answer: If you cut classes, no one calls your parents.

Question: Why does a retiree often say he doesn’t miss work, but misses the people he used to work with? Answer: He is too polite to tell the whole truth.

I’ve sure gotten old! I’ve had two bypass surgeries, a hip replacement, new knees, fought prostate cancer and diabetes. I’m half blind, can’t hear anything quieter than a jet engine, take 40 different medications that make me dizzy, winded, and subject to blackouts. Have poor circulation; hardly feel my hands and feet anymore. Can’t remember if I’m 85 or 92 and have lost all my friends. But thank God, I still have my driver’s license.

I feel like my body has gotten totally out of shape, so I got my doctor’s permission to join a fitness club and start exercising. I decided to take an aerobics class for seniors. I bent, twisted, gyrated, jumped up and down, and perspired for an hour. But by the time I got my leotards on, the class was over.

An elderly woman decid-

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ment?

Question: What is the best way to describe retirement?

Answer: The never-ending coffee break.

Question: When is a retiree’s bedtime? Answer: Three hours after he falls asleep on the couch.

Question: What’s the biggest gripe of retirees? Answer: There is not enough time to get everything done.

Question: What do retirees call a long lunch? Answer: Normal.

Question: What’s the biggest advantage of going back to school as a retiree?

understanding BANKRUPTCY

BY MICHAEL CIBIK AMERICAN BANKRUPTCY BOARD CERTIFIED uestion: What is the great computer myth on credit reporting?

Answer: We need to know all the debts you owe or might possibly owe in order to put a bankruptcy case together.

One mistake debtors often make as we get into deeper debt is to stop looking at the bills and notices. It’s stressful enough to have debt collectors calling, so we stop reading or keeping the bills and notices just to stay sane. If you can’t pay it, even opening

Q

the envelope hurts a bit.

But if you don’t read and keep the notices and bills, it is much harder for someone else to help you. Folks come in to see me and have no real idea who they owe now, how much, or what for. Often folks think it's OK because there’s a record somewhere of everything they owe, like there is some Great Computer that has all this information in it, and the NSA is not letting bankruptcy lawyers get at it!

There are services that allow us to access your credit reports, with your consent.

And you can have free copies of your credit report each year too. But your credit report is not going to help us very much in building your case for you.

However, some lenders do not report to credit bureaus. Some debt may be too old to appear on your report – but still be a debt you owe. Some is just not the type of thing that pops up on credit reports – like a debt for damage to a neighbor’s car or money

31 you owe a friend.

Mistakes on credit reports happen a lot more than they want to admit. A credit report will only tell us what some creditors, possibly yours, claim you owe them – not every creditor or potential creditor you could owe.

If you don’t list some of your debt in your case even by accident, it can be harmful to your financial health. In the simplest cases, it just means you have to spend more in attorney fees and court filing fees to fix the paperwork filed in your case. But in extreme cases – particularly cases where some money is paid into the bankruptcy trustee’s hands from your assets or your payment plan – then the unlisted debts may not be wiped out at the end of a successful case.

So even if it is physically painful to keep the bills and threatening notices from creditors, do it anyway.

Don’t put your faith in the Great Mythic Computer to save you.

T HE S O U T H PHIL A D EL PHI A P UB L I C R E CO R D

Y

o! Here we go again with this question: Why do I like retire-

ed to prepare her will and told her preacher she had two final requests.

First, she wanted to be cremated, and second, she wanted her ashes scattered over Wal-Mart. “Wal-Mart?” the preacher exclaimed. “Why in Wal-Mart?”

“Then I’ll be sure my daughters visit me twice a week.”

My memory’s not as sharp as it used to be. Also, my memory’s not as sharp as it used to be.

Know how to prevent sagging? Just eat till the wrinkles fill out.

It’s scary when you start making the same noises as your coffeemaker.

These days, about half the stuff in my shopping cart says, “For fast relief.”

THE SENILITY PRAYER: Grant me the senility to forget the people I never liked anyway, the good fortune to run into the ones I do, and the eyesight to tell the difference.

I think you’re supposed to share this with five or six, maybe 10 others. Oh heck, give it to a bunch of your friends, if you can remember who they are!

AU G US T 29, 2019

the WAFFLE MAN

Answer: If you cut classes, no one calls your parents.

Question: Why does a retiree often say he doesn’t miss work, but misses the people he used to work with? Answer: He is too polite to tell the whole truth.

I’ve sure gotten old! I’ve had two bypass surgeries, a hip replacement, new knees, fought prostate cancer and diabetes. I’m half blind, can’t hear anything quieter than a jet engine, take 40 different medications that make me dizzy, winded, and subject to blackouts. Have poor circulation; hardly feel my hands and feet anymore. Can’t remember if I’m 85 or 92 and have lost all my friends. But thank God, I still have my driver’s license.

I feel like my body has gotten totally out of shape, so I got my doctor’s permission to join a fitness club and start exercising. I decided to take an aerobics class for seniors. I bent, twisted, gyrated, jumped up and down, and perspired for an hour. But by the time I got my leotards on, the class was over.

An elderly woman decid-

PUBLIC RECORD CLASSIFIEDS Announcements: Free Two Night Vacation when you donate your old boat, car, truck, RV or jet ski. Help Boat Angel help others. 800700-2628 Antiques or Announcements: ANTIQUE LOVERS TAKE NOTE BRIM-

FIELD�S Famous Outdoor Antique/ Collectibles Show, 4,000 Dealers, starts Tuesday, September 3rd. Info on 20 individual show openings www.brimfield.com September 3-8, 2019.

Wanted or Autos Wanted:

Auto Auction Center 7000 State Road Philadelphia, PA 19135 www.aspiteauction.com

(215) 335-4884 Fax (215) 333-7793 In accordance with Chapter 73 of the Vehicle Code and authorization of the Department of Transportation, there will be a LIVE public auction of the below listed vehicles, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2019 @ 10:00 AM The location 7000 State Road, Philadelphia, PA. All sales final. Cash only.

Register & bid online @ www.aspiteauction.com STOCK # YEAR US-10081 2010 US-10162 2011

MAKE FORD NISSAN

V.I.N. CONTROL 1FTEX1CW8AKB85248 060232 1N4AA5AP6BC860986 060230

••• MANY MORE VEHICLES TO BE ADDED •••

W A N T E D !

Old Porsche 356/911/912 for restoration by hobbyist 1948-1973 Only. Any condition, top $ paid! PLEASE LEAVE MESSAGE 1-707-965-9546.

Email: porscherestoration@yahoo. com

Miscellaneous: Dental Insurance: Call Physicians Mutual Insurance company for details.

NOT just a discount plan, REAL coverage for 350 procedures. 855-8904914 or http://www. dental50plus.com/ Penn Ad# 6118

Miscellaneous: Eliminate gutter cleaning forever! LeafFilter, the most advanced debris-blocking gutter protection.

Schedule a FREE LeafFilter estimate today. 15% off and 0% financing for those who qualify.

PLUS Senior & Military Discounts. Call 1-855-569-3087

Check Our News & Calendar Daily Updates @ www. phillyrecord.com

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