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Port Richmond

Port Richmond: Real Estate Boom Has Its Effects On Residents

March 14, 2018 Vicki Gouvalis 2

With recent construction of new homes and housing prices rising in Fishtown, is it safe to say that Port Richmond will have a similar fate? As of now, it looks to be that way with [continue reading…]

Port Richmond

Port Richmond: Neighborhood Sees A Fluctuation Of Private School Enrollment

December 5, 2017 Morgan Kruczek 0

The streets of Port Richmond were bustling with parents taking their kids to school. The children walked through the doors and were greeted by the principal of Our Lady of Port Richmond, Sister Mary Ripp. [continue reading…]

Education

Port Richmond: Three Years Later, Our Lady of Port Richmond Survives

February 17, 2011 6

Principal Sister Mary Ripp patrolled the hallways of Our Lady of Port Richmond on her way to  supervise the lunch room. The hallways were alive with second-, fourth- and sixth-graders making their way to the [continue reading…]

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