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• Kutztown University recorded 243 student-athletes on the 2023-24 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference’s scholar-athlete list. To be eligible for PSAC Scholar-Athlete honors, student-athletes must maintain a cumulative GPA of at least 3.25. There were six local student-athletes on the list. Richard Paczewski, an Archbishop Ryan graduate, is a wide receiver on the football team; Casey Remolde and Shannon Remolde, both graduates of St. Basil, are guards on the basketball team; Anastasia Fratanduono, a Ryan graduate, is on the cross country and track teams; Chelsea Ritter and Carly Walsh, both graduates of Ryan, are defenders on the soccer team.
Community Calendar
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Letters to the Editor
Police Commissioner Bethel is beginning a crackdown on ATVs, which is all to the good. Yet I was disturbed about the recent incident at the Ben Franklin Bridge. A group of pro-Palestinian protesters blocked traffic at the foot of the bridge for half an hour. It appears little was done to stop them. They proudly announced to a TV crew that they had the moral “right” — and tough luck for those stuck on the bridge.
New art exhibit at Glen Foerd
Glen Foerd, 5001 Grant Ave., announced a new art exhibit in the library bookcases of its historic main house, on view throughout the month of July. Home Waters at Glen Foerd features wearable sculptures by jewelry artist Barb Baur. Baur, a professor at Tyler School of Art, Temple University, and...
A sense of duty during wartime service
June 2024 marked 80 years since the iconic D-Day invasion that definitively accelerated the Allied victory in the Second World War. In light of this anniversary, we are reminded of the immense service and sacrifice of those who contributed to the defense of our nation in the greatest conflict ever fought.
Local musician wins WXPN contest
WXPN announced today that Northeast resident Khalil Amaru is the grand prize winner of its inaugural 24-Hour Song Challenge. The new contest for local songwriters required participants to write, record and submit a video of their performance of a new, original song within just 24 hours. Amaru’s song Dear June...
Block Gives Back, Boost Mobile feed the people
The Block Gives Back held its End of the Month Jawn on June 29 in the parking lot outside Boost Mobile, 3847 Aramingo Ave. The afternoon included music, free grilled cheeseburgers and hot dogs, soft pretzels, groceries, socks, water and ice pops. Boost Mobile sponsored the event, while McKenna’s Bar...
New PGW signs on Summerdale Ave.
Philadelphia Gas Works recently debuted new signage at its North Operations Center at 5000 Summerdale Ave. The new exterior signs are about 17 feet tall, 26 feet wide and illuminated with thousands of LEDs. The North Operations Center opened in June 2023 and is home to around 700 PGW employees.
Around Town
One River Alliance and State Street Events will present Freedom Fest on Thursday, July 4, from 5 to 9:30 p.m. at Pleasant Hill Park, at Linden Avenue and the Delaware River. There will be vendors, food trucks, live music, bounce houses and fireworks. Vendors can apply at FreedomFest2024.EventBrite.com. ••
Good Charlotte: Dancer goes solo to honor mom
Charlotte Graham is the ultimate team player. Graham is a rising seventh-grader at Poquessing Middle School, and what’s best for the team has always been No. 1 on her agenda. It’s like that when she’s competing at Bustleton Swim Club. An even better example is what she...
New I-95 ramp at Cottman opening Tuesday
PennDOT announced that the new ramp from Cottman Avenue to southbound Interstate 95 will open to traffic on Tuesday, July 2, at about noon. The opening of the new ramp follows the completion in late May of the new I-95 bridge and northbound off-ramp at Cottman Avenue that replaced the ones that were destroyed in a June 2023 tanker truck crash.
Molly stands up for her beliefs
Lisa Lyne Flynn is a Castor Gardens native and Fox Chase Cancer Center nurse who also performs as a singer/guitar player for the band LisaChristSuperstar. A vegan for more than 30 years, Flynn used her musical background when writing her new book, You Don’t Eat Meat?. Flynn wrote the...
Letters to the Editor
I was surfing the channels on TV one Sunday and came across a news show that was hosted by five women. All were beautiful and thin. I am not misogynistic or racist. I don’t want my children or grandchildren to lose out on employment or be ostracized when they are looking for a job in the next 30 years because I wrote this in 2024. But how many people were thinking they received that assignment since they are beautiful, thin and good looking and not for the knowledge they possess?
Author’s new book looks to hit home
If there were a book written about Alyssa Reynoso-Morris, it might be titled, From English Language Learner to Award-Winning Published Author. Reynoso-Morris, 34, a Castor Gardens resident, has long wanted to be a published author. “It’s a goal I had since I was 7 years old,” she said.
Scholars
• These students were honored for academic achievement by being named to Delaware Valley University’s dean’s list for the spring 2024 semester: Abigayle Carey, Juliette Citrigno, Madison Fischer, Yasmine Gonzalez, Emily Hamilton, Robin Lyons, Robert McConnell, Bridgid Medina and Michael Rubino. • Alie Kamara has been named to...
Community Calendar
Dear Readers: Email listings to news@northeasttimes.com. Bingo Cannstatter’s, 9130 Academy Road. Doors open at 4:30 p.m. Bingo starts at 6:30. 215-322-0121. Healing Movement with Donna Price KleinLife, 10100 Jamison Ave. 9:30 a.m. For adults 60+. Line Dancing Rosemary Montagno Senior Center, 12601 Townsend Road. 10:30 a.m. to noon. 215-673-7734.
Police inspector outlines crime-fighting tactics
Inspector Frank Bachmayer, commander of the Northeast Police Division, last week spoke at the Greater Bustleton Civic League meeting. Bachmayer, a 43-year veteran of the police department, said the department is down about 1,200 officers from a few years ago, but is working on a number of crime-fighting efforts. Bachmayer...
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