NORTHEAST TIMES
June 7, 2007 edition



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COVER STORY:

What a mess!

Call it a different kind of dirty politics.
Torresdale-area community groups, the Philadelphia Water Department, a local university and two City Council members are all sticking their noses into some messy neighborhood business with millions of dollars and public health at stake.
The water department wants to bury a multimillion-gallon storage tank on a local tract of Fairmount Park to manage sewage overflow in the Poquessing Interceptor, a pipe that runs along its namesake creek and takes wastewater from much of the Northeast and four suburban communities.

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EDITORIAL

Follow the leader

Flashback: Monday night, ABC’s Nightline, Philadelphia Police Commissioner Sylvester Johnson is on national TV discussing the soaring homicide rate — the worst of America’s 10 biggest cities — in what used to be the City of Brotherly Love. The commissioner’s message is simple but potent: When you see suspicious behavior, don’t sit back and do nothing. Take action. Call the police.
Though Margaret Philippi is not reporting murders in progress to the police . . .

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POLICE NEWS:

Police seek help
in local rape case


Lawndale house raid
turns into drug bust


IN THE SCHOOLS:

MaST students have
their heads in the clouds


Harding students earn
praise for Holocaust project


Lincoln’s ROTC
survives budget cuts


IN OTHER NEWS:

Fire department
honors its top paramedic


Activist is taking charge
of her community


New country’s easier
with aid of New World


Perzel: ‘Enough is enough,’
city needs more cops


Miracle workers
to the rescue


New addition to Fox Chase
Cancer Center is up for debate


Art grows
at Frankford


Fretz has the
recipe for success


Change of heart
with outpatient treament


Don’t let summer
be a bummer


It’s a fun ride
on the Carousel


COLUMNS:

Speaking of Religion


Robyn’s ’Hood


Kids Stuff


At the Movies


Music Row


SPORTS:

Late bloomer


Crew-sader
champions


Running down
a dream


Agony of defeat


A bittersweet season


Baseball column


WEEKLY FEATURES:

Calendar of Events


Casino trips


Religious Events


Trips


Reunions


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