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Crime

Germantown: ‘We Is Got Him’ Tells Famous Kidnapping Story

June 24, 2011

https://vimeo.com/25534340] “We Is Got Him.” That’s what the first of 23 ransom letters said in which $20,000 was demanded in return for the kidnapped Charley Ross. But the two main suspects, William Mosher and Joseph

Featured Stories

Germantown: Librarian Provides Historical Documents for Community

June 24, 2011

https://vimeo.com/25560818] Librarian and archivist Alex Bartlett combines his hobbies with his career. Working for both the Germantown and Chestnut Hill historical societies, Bartlett manages the libraries’ collections and archives, while also helping to provide visitors

Featured Stories

Technically Philly: Working Away From the Office Gaining Popularity

June 23, 2011

Working from home may only be a daydream for some, but that dream is coming true for more and more employees of local businesses, according to a survey done by Microsoft and Ipsos Public Affairs

Feltonville

Feltonville: Motorcycle Accident Leaves Man in Flames

June 22, 2011

At around 10:45 a.m. today a motorcyclist was severely injured from a collision with a vehicle at the intersection of North Second Street and Wyoming Avenue, officials said. Rivera Walters, 24, was driving west on

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Crime

Editors’ Note: How We Deal with the Police and Other Issues About Reporting Crime

June 22, 2011charper

Police officers have the toughest job in the city. I’ve had the opportunity to work with officers in a variety of places and found that there are some important facts: –Many officers don’t think much

Northeast Philadelphia

Northeast Philadelphia: Local Residents Want to Take Back Their Neighborhood

June 21, 2011

Thirty Northeast Philadelphia neighbors crowded into a classroom yesterday evening in the Max Myers Recreation Center with one mission: to get their neighborhood back. “Take Back Your Neighborhood” is a grassroots organization started by Jared

Education

Technically Philly: Parenting Network Seeks to Educate and Protect in Digital World

June 21, 2011

Hanging from one of the cabinets of Predictive Edge CEO Bill Campbell’s desk is a piece of paper that reads, “Parenting Problems? Who You Going To Call?” Under the text are two pictures. The first

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Kensington

Kensington: Where Can the Trash Go?

June 21, 2011

Trash is an issue every community has to deal with. Whether it be where to put it, how to get rid of it or who is in charge of it, there is plenty of room

Feltonville

Feltonville: Library Celebrates Summer Reading Game with Community

June 21, 2011

The Free Library of Philadelphia’s Wyoming Branch was ironically anything but quiet. From the outside, it was possible to hear loud upbeat music coming from the basement, only making neighbors curious to see what the

Arts and Entertainment

Germantown: Local Artist Finds Inspiration in Community

June 21, 2011

Painter and printmaker Robert Finch has been creating art in Germantown for over 50 years. While he and his wife Sue moved to the Main Line for a period of time, Finch said that it

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