Sen. Farnese Named ‘Environmental Hero’ South Philadelphia State Sen. Larry Farnese has been named an “Environmental Hero.” The Sierra Club and Clean Water Action named Farnese an “Environmental Hero” this week for his support of bills and initiatives that protect the environment. “It is very important that we take very seriously our stewardship of the environment,” said Farnese. “We have a duty to take positive action that protects the environment and preserves it for future generations.” The Senator Farnese received a score of 115%. For the first time, legislators received extra points for some non-voting actions, inENVIRONMENTAL HERO SEN. LARRY FARNESE tours Mar- cluding co-sponsorship of key bills, or by offi(Cont. Page 2) cellus Shale site in N.W. Penna. recently.
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An historic tree in Southwest Philadelphia will be given a new purpose in life this weekend. Bartram’s Garden, which is America’s oldest botanic garden, will bring public and private organizations together to give new purpose to a 200-year-old Cucumber Magnolia destroyed in a June 2010 storm. The transformation of the felled tree into repurposed lumber will take place at Bartram’s Garden on Saturday from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. at 54th & Woodland Avenue. Cherry Ridge Farm will provide a portable saw mill and Alan McIl(Cont. Page 2)
Sight For Sore Eyes SOUTH PHILADELPHIA’s Asiyah Kane, 6, admires her new frames after being fitted for glasses during ‘Give Kids Sight Day’ 2010 on Saturday. For a second year, Public Citizens for Children and Youth teamed up with Eagles Youth Partnership and Wills Eye Institute for a day of free eye care where 1,392 children had their eyes screened; 595 kids will receive free glasses.
by Rory G. McGlasson The Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish in South Philadelphia received a boost to its coffers this week after hundreds of new – and past – members of the parish attended its “homecoming” fundraiser. However, church leader’s note, the parish – saddled with past debt – has a ways to go before parishioners reach their fundraising goal. Two years ago, the 3rd & Reed (Cont. Page 2)
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Sacred Heart Homecoming Celebrates Change (Cont. From Page 1) St church was rumored to be close to extinction. The inside of the church was an eyesore, and the adjacent school was losing enrollment…the future looked bleak. Now, thanks to the parish Men’s Club, a new, charismatic Irish pastor and a generous local and international community of members, the parish has survived. Last Sunday, the church hosted its “Homecoming Party”, which celebrated the first phase in the parish recovery efforts, according to parishioner, Thomas Betteridge. Attendees from South Philadelphia, Connecticut, Ohio, Canada and England were among the crowd packed into the newly renovated church last week.
SISTERS OF THE Sacred Heart of Jesus church south Philadelphia have had their convent renovated by tparish Men’s club Future of the Faith Campaign. New Irish pastor Father Feeney joins the sisters for this picture last week at Homecoming celebration. ATTENDEES AT NEWLYdecorated Church at Sacred Heart of Jesus get to see where the generous donations went at Homecoming celebration. The church has had new light fixtures and painting, thanks to the Future of the Faith campaign. The renovations have resulted in a plethora of wedding bookings at
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Bartram Gardens Tree, Now Roots (Cont. From Page 1) vain Company will transport the lumber to be kiln dried. The Philadelphia Department of Parks and Recreation will be on hand with additional equipment and support. The event, which is hosted by the Bartram’s Garden Board of Directors and staff, is free and open to the public In addition, a special garden tour will be offered that day at 1pm by Bartram’s Garden curator Joel Fry taking a look at trees with historic significance at the garden. A major storm on June 24, 2010 felled a nearly 200 yearold historic Cucumber Magnolia along with damage to 60 trees throughout the 45 acre garden. Bartram’s re-purposing of the wood for use in projects on site is keenly
aligned with goals to increase sustainable practices. “The loss of the tree is tragic, but with the help of key partners there is a opportunity to turn this into a positive outcome and event,” said Louise Turan, Executive Director. “The Cucumber Magnolia was approximately planted between 1820 and 1840. This was a species that was first discovered by John Bartram in 1743 on a trip along the Susquehanna River. Bartram’s Garden is a National Historic Landmark, and site of international significance. Established by John Bartram in 1728, Bartram’s Garden is the America’s first garden. Bartram was appointed by King George III as his Royal Botanist of North
America and was recognized as “the greatest natural botanist in the world.” With this 18th century buildings and dramatic views of the Philadelphia skyline, the Garden attracts visitors from all corners of the globe. The New York Times recently called Bartram’s Garden the nation’s oldest and “most lovely” botanical gardens and it remains a public garden and vital open green space along the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia. The site is operated by the John Bartram Association in partnership with the Philadelphia Department of Parks and Recreation. Bartram’s Garden’s annual Holiday Greens Sale is scheduled for December 3 through December 5, 2010.
A Members’ Preview will be held on December 3 from 5:30 to 7:30 pm. The public Greens Sale, featuring fresh cut greens and decorated wreaths, as well as unique gifts for sale in the Garden Shop, will take place on Saturday from 10am to 4pm and Sunday from 12 to 3pm. For more information about the Holiday Greens Sale, contact Andrea Taylor at 215-729-5281 or visit our website at www.bartramsgarden.org. Bartram’s Garden is located at 54th Street and Lindbergh Boulevard No reservations are required. For more information, contact Todd Greenberg, Head Gardener, at 215-729-5281 or visit our web site at www.bartramsgarden.org.
(Cont. From Page 1) cipal at Audenreid and a former Army veteran; Pastor Bernard and Marcella Reaves, and Jennifer Swain, Executive Director of the Dixon House and former US Air Force Chaplain.
Johnson To host College Fair State Rep. Kenyatta Johnson and Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., Omicron Delta Lambda Chapter will host the second Student Achievement College Fair on Saturday, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m at Prep Charter HS, which is located at 1928 Point Breeze Avenue. “Our nation is currently facing a huge educational deficit that’s impacting the plight of the youth and the fu-
gas extraction, a moratorium on further gas leasing in State Forests, clean-energy policy, and state funding for environmental programs. The Scorecard rated all current Pennsylvania state legislators for their support for environmental laws and regulations over the past two years. ture of our city,” Johnson said. “This educational shortfall is felt most among Latino and African American males who currently lead the nation and city in the drop-out rate. Johnson is responding to this crisis by bringing college resources to students and families in the Philadelphia community. “One of the most essential life skills that a person should have is hope,” Johnson states. “It is our responsibility as community leaders, educators, and parents to ensure we are producing hopeful youth who aspire and dream to become something significant.” Alpha Phi Alpha will conduct a rally so participants have the right information when speaking to college recruiters. In addition, the college fair will include a financial aid workshop that will provide information on scholarships and grants, and important deadlines when applying for financial aid.
Philadelphia is filled with musical talent. Local bands tuned up this week and wanted let everyone know about two of my favorites. Junction, who were temporarily called The Good Lovin Band for a couple of years, a quartet who have been playing cover material for more than 30 years, and three fourths of the players are the original members and all graduated from Bishop Neu-
mann High School! “There are much better and much worse bands out there,” says keyboardist Mark Sassano,” but if anyone else can go from The Duprees to Greenday, I’d like to meet them! And thanks to my daughter Aimee, four computer geniuses finally managed to upload some songs on to our Myspace page. “These songs are recorded live in a bar. We don’t have time or patience for studio baloney. Let me put it to you this way: four chimpanzees
evocative of times past,” said Ziets. He added, “My mother, Molly Pesin Ziets, was born on a kitchen table on the 700 block of McClellan Street!”
can go into a recording studio and sound good! It takes a lot more experience to sound good in a taproom.” For contact information, please call Mark at (215) 6031170, or go to the web site: MySpace.com/junctionband.
Duet Strikes A Chord On 9th Street I love the Italian Market. You never know what treasures you’ll find. As I was passing by Esposito’s Meats, I saw a duo playing wonderful bluegrass music. I simply had to stop and listen. With Ken Parker on violin and Jerome Ziets on vocals and guitar, I was treated to a smorgasbord of American Regional Music including Blues, Southern Soul, Country, Cajun, R&B, Honky-Tonk and Swing. “We also like to play music that tell stories, and is
Ziets also helped found the Cherry Tree Music Co-Op in University City and the Clark Park Music Festival in Powelton Village. Married to Rose Brandt, the Executive Director of Lutheran Settlement School, they recently bought a fixer-upper near 12th and McKean Streets. His music partner of 35 years, Ken Parker, who is a native of jazz and blues in Kansas City, arrived in South
Philadelphia 40 years ago to major in religion studies at The University of Pennsylvania. He said he feels right at home standing on the corner or playing in the Reading Terminal Market. “I studied Eastern thought in Japan. Playing the violin is metaphoric to me.” Available to perform at public and private events, Parker ands Zeits can be contacted at (215) 805-2161.
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Obama Found Friends Here, Not In Penna. by Joe Shaheeli It was obvious from the advance polls, the exit polls, and the real poll which ended Tuesday night at 8 p.m., the question that guided how the electorate voted was what they thought of President Barack Obama. In Philadelphia, they loved him. Throughout the Commonwealth was another story. Voters went to the polls in surprisingly large numbers in this city, thanks to the efforts of Congressman and Democrat City Committee Chairman Bob Brady. With slightly more than 420,000 cast, it was obvious Brady had pushed his troops well over the 300,000-vote goal set by the statewide Democrat leadership. He had some help from the President, who set a record for appearances in this city pushing the ticket, as well
as the majority of the unions who put their forces on the street pushing every Democrat candidate on the ballot. It was obvious from the start Obama was still the favorite son among the bulk of this city’s voters as Democrats flocked to the polls. Hung around polls in busy areas around the city the week before Election Day were 2’ x 4’ signs showing a picture of the President signing papers, with the words “Support Obama, Vote Tuesday Nov. 2.” Come 2012, Obama can look at the Brady turnout with confidence he can get a repeat. That may be enough to swing the state back into the Democrat ranks, sending back to Congress some of the Congressmen who were pushed out of office this time around. There were exceptions among the unions. Particularly Councilman Bill
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FIRE FIGHTERS Local 22 and Police FOP 5 Lodge last week endorsed Republican candidates Tom Corbett and Pat Toomey. This week they celebrated. In endorsement photo in front of Fire Fighters Headquarters were, from left, Republican City Committee’s Michael Meehan, S.E. Penna. political coordinator John Giordano, Fire Fighters President Bill Gault, FOP’s Mike Lutz, Gov.-Elect Tom Corbett and RCC’s Executive Director Jim Dintino.
notable were the firefighters and police unions, which endorsed both Gov.-Elect Tom Corbett and US Sen.-Elect Pat Toomey. They should do well under the new GOP administration. Congress Members Bob Brady, Chaka Fattah and Allyson Schwartz were easily swept back into office by Philadelphia’s Democrat tidal wave. In the suburbs, Mike Fitzpatrick returned to the 8th Dist. seat he lost four years ago State Rep.
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Boyle Tops Perzel (Cont. From Page 4) State Rep. Thomas Murt won his 152nd Dist. seat, winning in the four divisions he has in Philadelphia. State Rep. Lawrence Curry took his one division in Philadelphia as he beat back Republican Tom Bell. Now the lone Republican from the Northeast, State Rep. Dennis O’Brien, as usual, had no opposition. State Rep. Brendan Boyle beat back Republican Marc Collazzo, garnering 65% of the vote. State Rep. Mike McGeehan had no opposition in the 173rd. Neither did State Rep. John Sabatina in the 174th. Rep. Mike O’Brien easily beat back Republican challenger Louis Schwartz in the 175th. Republican incumbent State Rep. John Taylor had no Democrat opposition in the 177th. State Rep. Tony Payton crushed Republican challenger Matthew Franchetti with 90% of the vote in the
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STATE REP. Michael McGeehan welcomes Kevin Boyle, right, to State House as Brother State Rep. Brendan Boyle, center, looks on. McGeehan was among strong supporters helping Kevin beat long-time incumbent and former Speaker John Perzel, reducing GOP Philadelphia presence in State Photo by Harry Leech House to two. Gains Momentum To that end, he has amassed With the election dust still an impressive campaign war settling, another election chest dedicated to that purdrawing attention in the State pose. Senate is the race for the DeHis opposition is State mocrat leadership vacated by Sen. Jay Acosta, from Westretiring Robert Mellow, who ern Pennsylvania, who hasn’t led his caucus since 1989. shown the aggressiveness in Seen as the frontrunner fundraising efforts as has with most of the Philadelphia Stack. and Southeastern Senate DeMalik Boyd Heads City’s Young Democrats mocrat delegation lined up beMalik Boyd will lead the hind him is State Sen. Philadelphia Young DemocMichael Stack. Making him formidable is rats into 2011. Malik was ofthe fact, unlike Mellow, who ficially inducted as the presided over a Democrat organization’s president on caucus that did not gain a seat Tuesday, Oct. 19, replacing in either the 2006 and ‘08 Michael K. Ellis. Boyd said his efforts will elections, while other states showed gains, Stack sees one go toward making the Young of his primary missions is to Democrats Association a dywin more Senate Democrats. namic force. He wants PYD
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southeast, Onorato was swept by Republican Tom Corbett everywhere else in the state except for Lackawanna Co., where Scranton has a firm Democrat organization. Coming out of the southeastern pocket, Onorato ran only 38,000 votes behind Sestak. In the rest of the state, though, he ran 238,000 votes behind Sestak. Onorato started his campaign unfamiliar to Philadelphians. He worked doggedly to woo them and succeeded. This strategy, though, may have cost him crucial ground elsewhere, without which no Democrat can win statewide office. Sestak, who began well down in the polls, demonstrated he is a strong closer. Evidently, though, he had something to close with. His blunt manner and his military background may appeal to western and northeastern Democrats, who are socially conservative and increasingly willing to defect to Republicans. The next Democrat to seek statewide office will be wise to keep Sestak’s example in mind. State Representative
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River Waterfront Corporation. For weeks the union had been struggling to keep all of their union members on the job after management slashed hours of all of the workers after learning of the union drive. This retribution was followed a few days later by the suspension of union supporter, Luis Parrilla. Nevertheless the union won that election. The National Labor Relations Board also ruled the shift changes and reduction in hours amounted to illegal anti-union activity and has issued an order to force the Delaware River Waterfront Corp. to pay all of the workers back wages for any hours that they missed since schedule change.
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The Philadelphia Security Officers Union has won their election to represent 18 security guards employed by Roman Sentry. The union has recently had to respond to a handful of firings and suspensions that have spread across three companies and at two work sites. It is still fighting to return Juanita Love, a long time union to her post after she was terminated for speaking a union rally several weeks ago. Love’s termination was followed by three terminations at the museum of AlliedBarton guards and union activists. Kenneth Adams and Asia Ray, both union activists, were terminated after they joined union leaders in speaking up against the banning of lunch breaks in the Perelman Annex. The company reinstated the lunch breaks but also required all of the Perelman guards to double their work load; to complete ten tours of the facility per night. Two days after the new policy was enacted, Ray and Adams were terminated. The union was able to get Ray’s job back at another facility. The day after their terminations, another guard who participated in the protest, Cherelle Cross, was terminated. The union has restored Cross her job back as well. The union was also facing problems on the other side of the city, at the Delaware
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Melody C. Barnes, director of the Domestic Policy Council for the Obama Administration, will keynote the 4th National Conference on Healthcare Disparities during its Nov. 11 luncheon. Also speaking will be former Pennsylvania Secretary of Health Dr. Calvin B. Johnson. The Domestic Policy Council is the principal forum used by the President of the United States for considering domestic policy matters, other than economic issues. The conference will be
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There are fewer and fewer big-city Democrat or Republican organizations left, and among them there are none that can match the perennial efficiency seen by the turnouts of the Democrat City Committee organization under the long-term leadership of Congressman Bob Brady. His ability to rally his troops, and to enjoin labor and other organizational support to get behind them, has resulted in turnouts that have defied expectations. This election was a hallmark. Despite Republican resurgence in the City and a Republican wave that was supposed to move some of the city’s Democrats to vote Republican, the Party chairman well exceeded the goals set for him by the Democrat National and State Committees, by well over 120,000. Unfortunately, that was not enough for the Philadelphia turnout to keep the two statewide offices heading the ticket from being won by the Republican Party. To the credit of the City Commissioners, headed by Commission Chair Margaret Tartaglione, the election went off flawlessly, with minor incidents which quickly faded by mid-morning. It is amazing how smoothly the election machinery works to the advantage of voters in this town. And, for those who kept complaining they couldn’t get to see instant results, they had easy access via www.cityelectionresults.com ... again, thanks to the efforts of the City Commissioners.
LETTERS • LETTERS Senate Blows It!
and do the same. State Rep. Michael O’Brien
Record’s Wrong While the Public Record’s habit of freely mixing fact and opinion in “news” stories is doubtless familiar to regular readers, this story hits a new low. It offers no substantiation to the claim that living-wage legislation would take jobs away from foreign-born workers. Though unstated, the article’s assumption seems to be smaller contractors employ a larger proportion of foreign-born workers and can’t pay them union-scale wages. This is nonsense. The only thing keeping some businesses from paying these wages already is a market that doesn’t require them to. Indeed, this law would make organizing easier for all workers, by removing one of employers’ chief incentives for resisting unionization. It would thereby help raise the living standards of low-income communities. (ED. NOTE: – question passed. Now let’s stand back and see.)
Thank You Tina I wish to thank State Sen. Christine “Tina” Tartaglione for quickly moving to have graffiti which was painted on my wall at
home. I called and almost as soon as I hung up, she had a graffiti clearing crew there. I wish to thank all those who sent me get-well cards and flowers while I was ill. Ellen Maenner Former Ward Leader
Mr. Mayor, where are you? You convinced Philadelphians you had the answers to the pressing problems facing our city. You were going to make a difference by finding solutions that would turn the tide of these rising crises for the people most at risk. Instead, our city has become a “decaying wasteland,” and the only time we hear from you is when you’re giving an update on how the city’s economic situation is continuing to spiral downward. Mr. Mayor, what Philadelphia requires is a leader who can address the crises that our city is facing with clear objectives and realistic solutions. What you are, Mr. Nutter, is a messenger who is the bearer of bad news. Philadelphians, we made a grave error in electing Mr. Nutter who doesn’t inspire confidence — only trepidation and hopelessness.
Nov. 6- Testimonial to alto saxophonist Sam Reed at Phila. Clef Club Main Floor, 7 p.m. Tickets $15. For info (215) 339-1974. Nov. 8- Asian American Fundraiser for David Oh at Saigon Maxim Restaurant, 636 Washington Ave., 6-8:30 p.m. Tickets $50. Nov. 9- Dr. Ruth K. Hurwitz, local Elder Law attorney, speaks to Concerned Citizens Club at JCC Klein Branch at 1 p.m. For info (215) 698-2226. Nov. 10- Phila. Advertising & Business Show, at Crown Plaza Hotel, City Line Ave. & Rte. 76, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Main ballroom. 790 exhibitors, entertainment, free food. Free admission with business card. Sponsored by ACT. Nov. 10- State Sen. LeAnna M. Washington hosts luncheon at Temptations Restaurant on Chelten Ave., 12 m. Women Vets are asked to contact Michele Clark (267) 271-4309.
Nov. 17- Memorial Service & portrait unveiling in honor of the late Judge Joseph A. Dych, in Courtroom 653, City Hall, 4:30 p.m. Nov. 20- UNICO, Italian American Charitable Association, will be stuffing 175 turkey baskets at parking lot on west side of Turf Club, 700 Packer Ave., 9 a.m.-12 m. President Guy Ciabattoni invits everyone interested to join and help. For info Guy (215) 774-9866, ext. 11. Dec. 3- Phila. FIGHT marks 20ath anniversary gala at Ritz Carlton. For ticket and other info (215) 525-8628. Dec. 5- 73rd Annual Rev. George Feider Memorial Communication Breakfast hosted by Millay Club alumni of Gorretti-Neumann HS, at Hyatt Regency at Penn’s Landing, 9 a.m. Honored will be Penna. State Secretary Basil Merenda and others. Tickets $30. For info (215) 389-0925. Dec. 8- Fire Fighters Local 22 and Police FOP Lodge 5 host placque dedication at Plaza Complex on 2nd St. south of Girard Ave. honoring 100 anniversary of largest loss of life which killed 13 firefighters, one police officer and two fire horses, 11 a.m. For info Jerry Kots (267) 549-6326.
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The State Senate sent a powerful message to Pennsylvanians when they recessed from Harrisburg, saying they were done working for the year – the financial gains they receive from Big Oil and Big Gas companies and their lobbyists far outweigh the needs of Pennsylvania taxpayers. Pennsylvania is the only state with major drillers that does not levy a tax on natural gas extraction. It is estimated that the natural-gas industry is getting $11,000 an hour in tax breaks because of the Senate’s failure to act. Since October 2009, Pennsylvania has lost about $98.4 million in revenue. Earlier this year, the House, Senate and Governor publicly agreed Pennsylvania would join those other states and enact an extraction tax by Oct. 1, a move that would help mitigate the impacts of drilling on the environment and local communities and help the State deal with a massive budget deficit. The House upheld its commitment to Pennsylvanians when it passed a natural-gas extraction tax in September. It’s time for the Senate to get back to Harrisburg right now
Nov. 11- Fundraiser for Homeless Veterans Outreach at Swanky Bubbles, 10 S. Front St., 6-8 p.m. $20. For info Joe Eastman (609) 2908803. Nov. 12- Nat’l Society of Colonial Dames of America host James Logan Award Gala honoring Gail Harrity, black tie, at 1630 Latimer St., 6:30 p.m. Nov. 13- State Sen. Shirley Kitchen and Lady-G Enterprises host “Mothers & Daughters Day,” in honor of Domestic Violence Awareness Month in Pennsylvaniam at Honickman Learning Center & Comcast Technology Labs, 1936 Judson St., 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Registration required. RSVP by Nov. 1 to Kentia Waters at kwaters@ pasenate.com or (215) 2276161. Nov. 15- Committee to ReElect John Taylor hosts Monday Night Football at Roamno’s Catering, 1523 E. Wingohocking St.,(Caster and Cayuga). $35. Includes tailgate buffet and refreshments. For info call 215-5451013. Nov. 15- 1st Hardy Williams Scholarship Reception, at Penna. Convention Center, 5:30 p.m. William Coleman, speaker. Tickets $100. Call (215) 843-2027.
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In The Election Mode... Prexy Boosts Sestak 12th Ward Swings
CHAMPAGNE was popping – the restaurant, not the bubbly – at Germantown & Chelten Avenues Saturday afternoon, where 12th Ward Democrats gathered for fall fundraiser. A lively crowd turned out, among them, from left, Ward Chairwoman Cornelia Swinson, Ward Leader John Connelly, Councilman Bill Greenlee and State Sen. Shirley Kitchen.
TUESDAY was a good afternoon for Congressman Joe Sestak, as President Barack Obama came to boost him at two fundraisers in Convention Center. Photo by Bonnie Squires
PAT CROCE served as master of ceremonies for Obama-Sestak fundraiser in Convention Center. Here Croce, Mayor Michael Nutter and Congressman Bob Brady wait for President to arrive. Photo by Bonnie Squires
Congratulating Tom Ridge Sabatina Tees Off REPUBLICAN Ward Leader David Oh, a contender for Republican nomination for City Council in May primary, left, and Ken Wong, former White House Commissioner on Asian American Affairs, right, congratulate former Secretary and Gov. Tom Ridge on receiving Liberty Award at USO gala.
FELLOW Northwest Ward Leader John O’Connell of the 9th was glad to drop by and enjoy hospitality of a gracious 12th Ward Leader John Connelly.
Among Sestak supporters waiting for Senate candidate and Obama to arrive are AFT-PA union officials, from left, Jerry Jordan, Ted Kirsch and Arlene Freedman. Photo by Bonnie Squires
NEW PENNA. Southeastern Director for Auditor General, Bill Dolbow, gets ready to hit holes with Pat Parkinson, Bill Rubin and host John Sabatina, Sr. at 1st annual Sabatina Golf Outing at Island Green Country Club.
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CINDY BASS hosted successful fundraiser for her City Council bid at Public House in Center City. Turned for the occasion, from left, are David Forde, Lorraine Bell Dennis, Kareem Thomas, Robert Bell, Shoshana Bricklin, Kris Soffa, Bass and Ivy Staten.
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Bloom On Freedom Bus INDEPENDENT candidate in the 194th Legislative Dist. Warren “Fuzzy” Bloom was among those on buses going to Washington, D.C. rally. With him, from left, front, E. Hill De Loney, from Flint, Mich.; left rear, NAN Phila. VP and Bus Capt. Deacon Matthew Smith; and right rear, Ronald C. Padgett of Erial, N.J.
SENDING an early message for voters to push lever of Councilman Frank DiCicco in next Democrat primary was gala fundraiser held in Center City. At event, with ATTENDING DiCicco fundraiser SHARING moment with Councilman him, were Councilwoman Blondell Reynolds Brown, were Mark Segal, Yvonne Roberts Frank DiCicco were Richard Matters, Ruth & John DeCou and James Burk. Carl Dranoff and Richard Zeghibe. and John Paone.
GOP’s 21st Ward Hosts Fundraiser
ENJOYING festivities at 21st Ward GOP fundraiser were Chris Vogler, State Rep. John Taylor and Senatorial candidate Rhashea Lynn Harmon, seen here with host Walt Vogler.
SHARING HOST Walt Vogler’s enthusiasm at huge turnout were Ward Leader Bill Pettigrew and judicial candidate this spring Jim DEBBIE Ingling and Nicole Pettigrew share DiVergilis, and 62nd Ward Leader John some time with host Walt Vogler and 39th Stalmaster. Ward GOP leader Joe D’Urso.
DAVE Auspitz and Andrew Holmes discuss whether a mayoralty campaign by Councilman Bill Green is doable.
REPUBLICANS and Democrats shared luncheon tidbits. From left is Register of Wills Ron Donatucci, Bill Mills and Republican Corbett Campaign Mgr. Bob Asher.
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ENJOYING traditional luncheon break which draws many candidates and political leaders to Famous Deli, 4th & Bainbridge, were Teachers union leaders Ted Kirsch and Jerry Jordan and State Sen. Anthony Williams.
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WELCOMING guests to luncheon at 4th Street Deli was owner Russ Cowan and former owner Dave Auspitz, standing rear. Among Election Day diners were Al & Chris Dezzi and former DA Lynne Abraham.
MASSED OUTSIDE with Onorato signs were these Local 98 volunteers.
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TOM CORBETT campaigners John Giordano and Maurice Floyd doing a check on rumors.
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Thanks to Tuesday night’s election results, the Republican Party is about to find out what those of us who have eccentric relatives have always known. You can’t control crazy. You can try to contain it. You can try to restrain it. But crazy always does what crazy wants to do. And since you can’t control crazy, crazy tends to embarrass you. And make no mistake, crazy is exactly what those of you who voted Republican in Tuesday’s elections have sent to Washington and Harrisburg. You have managed to send a dude whose supporters answered a dissenting voice with a boot to the head, more than a few folks who believe without irony that President Barack Obama is a Nazi because he wants people to be able to go to the doctor without taking out a home-equity loan, and, in a move that really doesn’t surprise me because we are talking Pennsylvania, you sent a guy that is only slightly less Rick Santorum than Rick Santorum to Congress. We’re about to start going off the rails on a crazy train. (Thank you, Ozzy Osbourne!) Because I’m enough of a political junkie to have watched some of the campaign ads connected to some of our newest members of Congress on YouTube, I have seen some of the folks we’re going to be dealing with over the next couple of years. Some of the stuff they want to do is stuff regular, mainstream Republicans would never have thought to do, like abolish the Dept. of Education. But in case you haven’t noticed, regular, mainstream Republicans no longer run the party. The Tea Party runs the party. Which is why Chris Coons is the new Senator from Delaware, not Tom Carper. This was also the case in Pennsylvania, which returned to red on Tuesday despite Philadelphia’s 40% voter turnout. Arlen Specter became a Democrat because of that influence, an influence that has sent Pat Toomey to Congress. Although the Democrats managed to keep the Senate, it’s a weakened majority that’s probably going to agree with some stuff that Philadelphians will be less than enthused with. And Toomey, a member of the Club for Growth, an organization that never met a governmental agency it didn’t want to kill or a tax for the rich that it didn’t want to cut, will be right in the middle of it. (Cont. Page 13)
SNOOPER’S “ELECTION AFTERMATH”: Well, don’t say THE SNOOPER didn’t warn all of you, and I only hope your candidate did good. We will now see a few NEW FACES in CITY COUNCIL and, I might add, it’s about time. We told you what would happen throughout THE STATE and again, NO SURPRISES. Whew, I can’t believe what happened all over The Country, but then, I did expect it. Now what will THE DEMOCRATS do? Because the next election will involve BARACK OBAMA and even he looks as if he’ll be a ONE-TERMER; THE VOTERS are a lot wiser too! Yes, THE TEA PARTY is a major force and seems to be getting BIGGER and BIGGER! SNOOPER’S COURTHOUSE NEWS BUREAU: I agree 100% with the proposed changes being made by THE SUPREME COURT. These changes have been introduced by HON. RON CASTILLE, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, and JUSTICE SEAMUS McCAFFERY. They plan to do a general overhaul of the Philadelphia Municipal Court System and also change some other Court procedures in The 1st Judicial Dist. We also told you earlier the Court Administrator, HON. DAVID LAWRENCE, will be retiring. The President Judge will appoint the next one! SNOOPER’S “BEHIND THE SCENES” FILES: Hey BOSS, all of a sudden it seems everybody is going after HON. JOHN GREEN, The Sheriff. You would not believe who is responsible for what they’re doing to this gentleman. Oh Yeah – now THE COMMITTEE OF SEVENTY and all their “headhunters” will have a field day, and they will now have all the fodder they need to remove The Sheriff’s Office. The latest move on The Sheriff has someone asking THE FEDS to get involved too. It seems this has been brewing for quite awhile, and we all know who is behind it all. SHERIFF GREEN happens to be one of the most RESPECTED OFFICIALS in this City, and this includes the Mayor, the City Controller and also the City Solicitor. The City Controller should audit his friend, The Mayor’s Office, but we know he won’t, never mind they have one of the largest Budgets ever. A real HYPOCRITE! SNOOPER’S SNOOPING: How about this one Boss? Recently, I went UPSTATE, to visit some of my relatives, and they gave me a few rumors floating around. I asked them, now that TOM CORBETT is no longer the ATTORNEY GENERAL, who they think will be the next one. They gave me a few names at me, names I have never heard of before. Hey, I suggested, (Cont. Page 17)
Yo! Here we go again with these amazing facts about the human body. Nothing nasty here, except some very interesting things that you may or may not know about yourself. The human body is just the thing for you to think about whenever you are bored. (There are no pictures, but what a better chance for you to practice reading words.) The human body is a machine that is full of wonder. This collection of human body facts will leave you wondering why in the heck we were designed the way we were. Are you ready? Here we go. Scientists say the higher your IQ, the more you dream. The largest cell in the human body is the female egg and the smallest is the male sperm. You use 200 muscles to take one step. The average woman is five inches shorter than the average man. Your big toes have two bones each while the rest have three. A pair of human feet contains 250,000 sweat glands. A full bladder is roughly the size of a soft ball. The acid in your stomach is strong enough to dissolve razor blades. The human brain cell can hold five times as much information as the Encyclopedia Britannica. It takes the food seven seconds to get from your mouth to your stomach. The average human dream lasts 2-3 seconds. Men without hair on their chests are more likely to get cirrhosis of the liver than men with hair. At the moment of conception, you spent about half an hour as a single cell. There are about one trillion bacteria on each of your feet. Your body gives off enough heat in 30 minutes to bring half a gallon of water to a boil. The enamel in your teeth is the hardest substance in your body. Your teeth start growing six months before you are born. When you are looking at someone you love, your pupils dilate, and they do the same when you are looking at someone you hate. Your thumb is the same length of your nose. If you are normal, at this very moment I know full well you are putting this last fact to the test. Now remove your thumb from your nose and pass this on to the friends you think might be interested in comparing their thumbs to their noses as well.
A key employee of the Municipal Court is retiring after 34 years of outstanding service. MASSIE HORSEY’S most-recent position is executive secretary to the President Judge of Municipal Court, MARSHA NEIFIELD. The celebration was held at the Holiday Inn in the Independence Hall Area which was very well attended by her many friends and family members. One estimate was over 200 attendees. Among the guests, all of whom came to show their respect for Massie’s many years of stellar service, were Judge Neifield and the immediate past PRESIDENT JUDGES LOU PRESENZA and AKLAN SILBERSTEIN. Also present were Municipal Court JUDGES BARBARA GILBERT, HARVEY ROBBINS, HARVEY ROBBINS, BRAD MOSS, KEN POWELL, KAREN SIMMONS and FAY STACK. Common Pleas JUDGE GLYNNIS HILL and SENIOR JUDGE DAVE SAVITT, for whom Massie worked early in her career, were delighted to celebrate with Massie. She was cited by City Council and MAYOR MICHAEL NUTTER for her excellence in service and human compassion. The Society of the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick PRESIDENT TODD R. PETTERMAN has resigned for personal reasons. VP DREW J. MONIHAN has succeeded to the presidency in accordance with the bylaws. Republican or Democrat, the Irish fared well on Tuesday. PATMEEHAN, MIKE FITZPATRICK and BRENDAN and KEVIN BOYLE all came out as winners. Philadelphia took a major tumble down the power hill as a result of the takeover by the GOP of the State House. All the chairmanships now switch over to the GOP. With the exception of STATE REPS. JOHN TAYLOR and DENNY O’BRIEN, who will fill two of the House Committee seats, all those now led by Philadelphians are gone. That markedly limits the ability of our city caucus to deliver as many grants to local businesses and nonprofits, as well as the City, as they have in the past. Though our chairs move down to minority leadership posts in those committees, they will not be able to muscle through everything the city and its populace needs. That’s due to the huge lead the GOP has won in the House.
It was that enough of you didn’t go. For Philadelphia to offset the influence of the rest of Pennsylvania, 45% was probably the magic number. It didn’t happen. So now, we have two years of crazy to look forward to. The incoming Speaker of the House, John “Tan Man” Boehner has already said that he’s not going to compromise, so we can expect two things: (a) some really bad legislation and (b) not much else. But look at it this way: If you’re Jon Stewart, you’re probably really happy. Crazy means “The Daily Show” is going to be even funnier than usual!
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(Cont. From Page 12) But I’m a little more concerned with the local right now. As someone who is working part-time, collecting unemployment, and staring at the mother of all hospital bills due to having to be admitted without health insurance, the election of Tom Corbett tells me we are looking at a bumpy ride. But there was a little bit of good news here in Philly. My least-favorite Pennsylvania representative, former Speaker of the House John Perzel, was shown the door. I guess
turning the schools and Parking Authority into Republican patronage havens isn’t enough to get you bounced, but an indictment can do it. I was watching Tuesday’s returns with my friends on Facebook, and many of them were bemoaning the changes. But while there’s a lot to bemoan here, there are also a few things to praise. Like, for example, that 40% turnout. If anyone had told me Philly would have that kind of turnout for a midterm election, I’d have looked at them like they were crazy. But the polling places were bustling yesterday, so going to the polls wasn’t the problem.
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Out & About
Sen. Farnese Hits The Roof CHARLEY DORSANEO, PennEnvironment; Joe Joyce, Ray Angelini, Inc.; State Sen. Larry Farnese; and Michael Neill, apprentice training director at IBEW Local 98 are on roof of IBEW’s solar training center at 3rd & Jackson Streets. This is notable for Penna., which has 2nd-largest number of solar jobs in country.
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WURD Has The Word!
Yeh, Scafidi!
CONGRATULATING Inspector Frank Scafidi on finally getting long-overdue Purple Heart were Judge Joe Waters, Bob Borrelli, Scafidi and James T. McDermott, Jr. Award was commemorated by 30 members of Thursday Night Club. FROM LEFT, Jane Golden, executive director of Mural Arts Program; Councilwoman Joan Krajewski; John Byrne, MARC president; State Sen. Michael Stack (D-Northeast); Mick Hartey, MARC secretary; and State Rep. Michael McGeehan (D-Northeast) celebrate new mural.
Looking For The Money! RADIO STATION WURD held its 4th in a series of WURD Speaks Symposiums at HS of the Future designed to create opportunities to interact, engage and take action towards making ourselves and communities better said Sara Lomax Reese. WURD is Philadelphia’s only African American-owned and operated talk-radio station. Pictured with panelist are moderator, Richard Cooper, Ph.D, Sara Lomax -Reese, president, Dr. Walter & Mrs. Beverly Lomax, chairs, Haki Madhubuti, PhD, Ursula Rucker, Sonia Sanchez, Amiri Baraka, not pictured panelist, Ras Baraka.
MARC Dedicates Torresdale Mural The Major Artery Revitalization Committee, alongside State Rep. Michael McGeehan, State Sen. Michael Stack and Councilwoman Joan Krajewski, dedicated their latest mural to beautify the neighborhood in East Torresdale. The mural, located on the train station at Grant Avenue & James Street, depicts the
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ELMER MONEY, center, hosted fundraiser for his City Council race on GOP ticket. Here he’s flanked by former Lieutenant Gubernatorial candidate Stephen Johnson and 5th Ward GOP Leader Mike Cibik.
PROUDLY MANAGING PENNSYLVANIAʼS INTERNATIONAL SEAPORT SINCE 1990
Philadelphia Regional Port Authority A Promising Future By Championing the Channel-Deepening Project And Substantial Port Expansion
Once Again, We Thank Gov. Ed Rendell For Giving Our Port A Great Opportunity And
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old train station with the message “Welcome to East Torresdale.” During the unveiling, MARC presented $4,700 to the Henry George Fund. MARC ran this year’s Broad Street Run in memory of Henry George, a local man involved in the Holmesburg Boy Club who succumbed to cancer last year at the age of 39. The funds were presented to his family. Stack also delivered a $100,000 grant from the Pennsylvania Dept. of Community & Economic Development to MARC for their continued neighborhood revitalization efforts.
LABOR LEADER RYAN BOYER greets Sen. Bob Casey as State Rep. Dwight Evans and State Sen. Vince Hughes look on.
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UNITES STATES SEN. Bob Casey and Mayor Michael Nutter join host State Rep. Dwight Evans at Relish Restaurant during Election Day luncheon tradition in N.W. Phila.
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PENNA. Democrat State Chairman Jim Burn joins STATE SEN. LeAnna WashingCouncilwoman Marian Tasco ton and State Rep. Jewell at Election Day luncheon in SEN. BOB CASEY rallies Williams join attorney Harry J. crowd of dignitaries at Relish Levant at Relish restaurant in W. Relish restaurant. restaurant on Tuesday. Oak Lane.
HOST STATE REP. Dwight Evans predicts win for “Team Evans” on Tuesday as he joins State Rep. Vanessa Brown and Councilman Curtis Jones at luncheon.
LABORERS LOCAL 332 President Sam Staten, Jr. joins Sen. Bob Casey, State Rep. John Sabatina and his father, Ward Leader John Sabatina, Sr.
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Star-to-be, Coll is hot at Meritage by Len Lear The words Anne Coll and “great chef” are bound together tighter than a spool of
yarn. If Coll, currently the executive chef at Meritage Restaurant & Wine Bar, 500 S. 20th Street (at Lombard, southwest corner), does not become a celebrity chef someday with her own restaurant, cook-
book, TV show, etc., then I’m selling my crystal ball on eBay. I can’t exactly say I discovered Anne Coll. Although she is not yet a household name, her Asian Fusion creations attracted a following when she was executive chef at Susanna Foo and, prior to that, Le Bec Fin and Savona.
SCHOOL DISTRICT OF PHILADELPHIA Sealed proposals will be received by the School Reform Commission at the School Administration Building located at 440 North Broad St., 3rd Floor, Office of Capital Programs, Philadelphia, PA 19130-4015, until 2:00 P.M., on Tuesday, November 30, 2010. A nonrefundable fee for each set of bid documents is as scheduled. The School District will only accept bids from companies that have been placed on its current Pre Qualified Contractors List as shown at psit.org. All School District Project require MBE/WBE participation as shown in the specifications. BUDGET FEE B-060 (C) of 2009/10 Electrical Contract Lewis Elkin ES $200,000.00 $ 100.00 Fire Alarm 3199 D Street *A pre-bid conference and site tour will be held at the project location, on November 12, 2010 at 11:30 a.m. Specifications and/or plans and contract documents may be examined and copies thereof obtained from the School Reform Commission, 440 North Broad Street, 3rd floor, Philadelphia, PA 19130. Information as to contract documents, etc., may be obtained at the above address, or telephone 215-400-5225. Make checks payable to the School District of Philadelphia. The School Reform Commission reserves the right to reject any and all bids and make the awards to the best interests of the School District of Philadelphia.
SCHOOL DISTRICT OF PHILADELPHIA Sealed proposals will be received by the School Reform Commission at the School Administration Building located at 440 North Broad St., 3rd Floor, Office of Capital Programs, Philadelphia, PA 19130-4015, until 2:00 P.M., on Tuesday, November 23, 2010. A nonrefundable fee for each set of bid documents is as scheduled. The School District will only accept bids from companies that have been placed on its current Pre Qualified Contractors List as shown at psit.org. All School District Project require MBE/WBE participation as shown in the specifications. FEE BUDGET B-061 (C) of 2009/10 Electrical Contract W. McKinley ES $165,000.00 $ 100.00 Fire Alarm 2101 N. Orkney Street *A pre-bid conference and site tour will be held at the project location, on November 5, 2010 at 12:30 p.m.
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No fast-food restaurants in this resumé. Meritage has been owned since 2006 by life and business partners Irene Landy and Michele DiPietro, whose restaurant (“Meritage” refers to American blends of wine) had a reputation for being somewhat stuffy and overpriced until Coll came on board in the summer of 2009. Coll’s menu produces one bolt of lightning after another. An appetizer of feather-light chicken and shiitake dumplings (three) in a wild mushroom broth with enoki mushrooms ($10) was just heaven. Butternut squash soup ($8) was the most glorious version we have ever had. Soft, malleable papardelle pasta was pasta-rific with a mound of muscular, perfectly braised short ribs that were long on flavor ($16). And a roasted wild striped bass was suffused with freshness and accompanied by a wide variety of wonderful textures and flavors — sautéed spinach, leek confit, wild mushroom flan and lemon brown butter, very reasonably priced at $22. A dessert of exquisite chocolate-covered peanut brittle bombé ($9) reminded me of a bumper sticker I saw recently: “Save the earth; it’s the only planet with chocolate.” And a pristine apple turnover with salted caramel and rum raisin ice cream was accompanied by the most amazing, irresistible warm apple cider we’ve ever tasted ($10).
Len Lear Food-wise, the only joker in the deck was a dish of fried green tomatoes, which were heavy on the “fried” and light on the tomato taste. The miniscule rolls, one to a customer, could stand to put on some weight. During our visit last Wednesday night, every table in the dining room was occupied by about 8:30 p.m., which was impressive, and the bar was doing a brisk business as well. Our server, Lauren, was excellent. There was one table of four right next to ours who were louder than people who have just been told they won the Publishers Clearing House sweepstakes. But what can you do about supersonic customers who make more noise than unruly two-year-olds? I’d spike their wine with Valium, but only if I had a really good lawyer. Speaking of wine, there is a pretty impressive wine list at Meritage, but I would not order any wine by the glass, only by the bottle. I started out with a glass of Douglas Hall Chardonnay ($9), but
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there was so little wine in it — only at the very bottom of the glass — I thought some of it might have spilled out on the way to the dining room. Twice as much would have constituted a decent glass of wine. In addition to the à la carte menu, Meritage is now offering a nightly four-course prix fixe menu for $39 per person and is prepared for the entire table. It currently includes an amuse bouche of butternut squash soup; seared diver scallop with black bean sauce, potato dumpling and steamed mussels; grilled quail with sweet and sour red cabbage, apple chutney and apple cider gastrique; braised beef short rib with butternut squash spaetzle, sautéed Swiss chard and caramelized Japanese turnips; and a dessert of flourless chocolate banana torte, salted caramel and Swiss marshmallow. Chef Coll, 37, is also offering a four-course vegan tasting menu for $35 per person, but it is available on Tuesday nights only. The menu includes an amuse bouche of butternut squash soup, a fall vegetable salad, wild mushroom soup with cellophane noodles, chickpea and rice cake with sweet and sour eggplant chutney as a main course and coconut tapioca for dessert. Meritage has recessed lighting, butcher block tables and hardwood floors and some great vintage photos on the walls. Unpretentious and serviceable. My advice: Check out Anne Coll’s cooking before she gets to do it only for a TV audience. It’s the yeast you can do. Discounted parking for Meritage is available at the 5 Star Lot on Lombard between 20th and 21st Streets. We were not able to find out exactly what the discount is. We are fortunate to have a “parking fairy” who found us a spot on 19th Street near Spruce that cost us nothing. Amazing! It’s all whom you know. For more information, call (215) 985-1922 or visit www.meritagephiladelphia.co m.
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back once again. The Public Record Newspaper is pleased, and we CONGRATULATE HIM. BOSS, the Supreme Court has ruled in favor of the B.R.T. - APPEAL DIVISION. However, the OFFICES OF PROPERTY ASSESSMENTS, a separate division, will still be under the direction of RICH McKEITHEN, who was appointed by The Mayor. Who knows? He just might be A GOOD GUY! We’ll see. SNOOPER’S SOCIAL EVENT NEWS: Oh did they do this one right, and Municipal Court can be very proud. They held a “SPECIAL PARTY” for one of THE BEST young ladies, MASSIE HORSEY. This “LADY” has
been with The Court for 34 years, and has worked for TWO PRESIDENT JUDGES. Massie is one of the nicest human beings I have had the pleasure of meeting, and she was always GRACIOUS to me. They really packed The Holiday Inn for this “LADY”. Just about everyone in the COURT SYSTEM showed up to let her know how much they loved her, and will definitely miss her. JUDGE MARSHA NEIFIELD and JUDGE LOUIS PRESENZA, both President Judges, were there to say GOODBYE and show their appreciation for all she did for both of them.“THE LADY”, MASSIE HORSEY, has officially R-E-T-I-R-E-D!
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(Cont. From Page 12) why not this gentleman in PHILLY named DAN McCAFFERY – why not? Relax Chief, right now it’s only a rumor, but I would not be at all surprised if in fact DAN McCAFFERY does decide to run for it. I was told he probably has a better chance than those people we named. SNOOPER’S “GOOD NEWS” DEPT: Chief, this is one I’ve been waiting for, and
it has finally happened. The BOARD OF REVISION OF TAXES - APPEALS DIVISION has elected their NEW CHAIRMAN. He happens to be HON. ALAN K. SILBERSTEIN, former President Judge of the Philadelphia Municipal Court. The Judge is well deserving of this prestigious position. All those ‘doomsayers’ who tried everything they could to “take down” this Agency, the B.R.T., can crawl back into their holes, because the INTEGRITY, HONESTY and LOYALTY of this office is
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