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Congratulations to the Winners

The 2018 election is over, finally.

First, thanks to 177th District State Representative Republican John Taylor who is retiring after a long distinguished career.  Taylor managed to avoid partisanship as he represented his district which includes Northwood and Democratic Philadelphia in the Republican-dominated legislature.  He served both Philadelphia and Northwood well.  His constituent service has been unparalleled and his successor has some big shoes to fill.

Democratic candidate Joe Hohenstein won Taylor’s seat over his opponent, Republican Patty Kozlowski.

177th District State Representaive Joe Hohenstein

Both State Representative Jason Dawkins from the 179th District and State Senator Tina Tartaglione from the 2nd District ran unopposed.  I am not sure why some other party does not think those seats worth going after.  Every election benefits from a debate and you can’t have that with just one candidate.

Now let’s look forward to the holidays.

 

 

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Frankford Civic Association Meetings Update

October 2018 Meeting

The Frankford Civic Association meets monthly on the first Thursday of each month. Meetings are held from 7 -8 PM at St. Mark’s Church, Frankford, 4442 Frankford Avenue, with convenient parking in the lot which can be accessed via Frankford Avenue or Griscom Street. We’re on the main strip!!

This month, we held a meet and greet with Ellie Vamos, the Commercial Corridor Manager for the Frankford Community Development Corporation. Welcome, Ellie, and we’re glad you’re here! Ellie joined the staff there in September. She comes to us with a varied range of experiences and skills that she developed as a community engagement specialist. Ellie has done much to build partnerships using effective communication strategies to further foster a sense of community. Ellie shared with us her vision and what she is currently working on in her new position.

Ellie is a great listener and endeared herself to the group at large immediately. Ellie would like to build and develop our local business organization by recruiting new members and helping them to see the importance of their investment in Frankford and how it can improve their own business success. Partnering with the greater community, the Frankford Civic Association agreed to co-sponsor the Monster Bash on Halloween which was held at the Pause (Pink) Park. Due to a recent fire on Paul St., the planned movie had to be canceled unfortunately.

Ellie is scheduled to return for this month’s meeting, too, to continue our discussions of how we can support the CDC’s effort to revitalize our commercial corridor.

We also discuss upcoming issues for the Neighborhood Advisory Committee such as zoning, expansion of existing properties and other issues directly affecting the community. Christine DeJesus serves as Co-ordinator of the NAC.

So join us at our next meeting on Thursday, December 6! There’s always something new to learn about Frankford!

 

 

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Another Shooting in Frankford

Man shot while standing with wife at bus stop in Frankford.

It happened on Sunday night, October 14th at about 9 PM at the bus stop on the East side of Frankford Avenue at Margaret Street.

The security door in the store front is the Day Care center. Victim was standing at the bus stop. photo from Google street view.

You can get the details about the incident at the link below.

But the big story is that this was the 6th aggravated assault with a firearm in October and the month is only half over.

All but one were on or near Frankford Avenue.

 

Source: Man shot while standing with wife at bus stop in Frankford | 6abc.com