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Next week in Frankford

  • Frankford Garden Club making flower arrangements
    When-Sat, November 22, 10am – 12pm
    Where-Frankford Group Ministry – 4620 Griscom St. (map)
    Description-The Frankford Garden Club will be making floral arrangements to brighten the spirits of the hospice residents at Frankford Hospital. If you would like to lend a hand, you help will be greatly appreciated.
  • Northwood Civic Association Meeting
    When-Tue, November 25, 7pm – 9pm
    Where-St. James Lutheran Church (map)
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A story of broken promises

KatieRose Keenan of the Northeast Times reports on last weeks Frankford Civic meeting.  One issue that sticks in the craw of the association is the fact that they were promised a meeting by Office of Addiction Service director) Roland Lamb.  The point of the meeting being to ascertain from the community the level of support for the various addiction service providers that now inhabit Frankford.  You might expect that this would be done before such service providers are approved but nooooooo.   This is Philadelphia and this is Frankford and this is the Wedge Medical Services building looking almost completed.

Read the entire story here.

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Next week in Frankford

  • Tree plantng at Overington Park
    When-Sat, Nov 15, 10am – 12pm
    Where-Overington Park (map)
    Description-We will be planting 10 new trees on Nov. 15 from 10 am till 12 noon. We need help putting in the new trees. Please stop by and lend a hand.
  • Rally at Engine 14 to stop closure
    When-Sat, Nov 15, 12p – 1pm
    Where-Foulkrod and Darrah (map)
    Description-The fireman, paramedics and residents of Frankford need your support. Can you come out and help? A ladder can not, I repeat can not and will say again can not put out a fire. It is not equipped with water. A ladder is just that – a ladder. They can rescue and help in other area’s on upper floors that the fireman cannot reach. And during Christmas Santa can climb up on it to reach the roof down town. But it cannot put fires out!
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Next week in Frankford

  • COMMUNITY PRAYER SERVICE
    When-Sat, Nov 8, 3p – 4pm
    Where-FRANKFORD MEMORIAL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, Corner of Dyre & Oakland Streets (map)
    Description-LET’S SHOW OUR SUPPORT FOR THE POLICE OFFICERS OF THE 15TH DISTRICT PLEDGE TO BE A PRAYER ANGEL FOR AN OFFICER VOLUNTEER TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PRAYING FOR AN OFFICER’S DAILY SAFETY. INFO WILL BE DISTRIBUTED AT THE SERVICE. COMMUNITY PRAYER SERVICE PRAYER FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR POLICE
  • Historical Society of Frankford Program
    When-Tue, Nov 11, 7p – 8pm
    Where-1507 Orthodox Street Philadelphia, PA 19124 (map)
    Description-The Al Schmidt Story Presented by Harry Silcox
  • Tree plantng at Overington Park
    When-Sat, Nov 15, 10am – 12pm
    Where-Overington Park (map)
    Description-We will be planting 10 new trees on Nov. 15 from 10 am till 12 noon. We need help putting in the new trees. Please stop by and lend a hand.
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Frankford is now closed

I attended the Frankford Civic meeting last night and I have to admit it made me think.  On one hand, you have a few good people dedicating their time to pulling Frankford up.  On the other hand, you have a ton of people dedicating their time to dragging Frankford down.  There will be a report about the meeting next week in the Northeast Times.  The following is my rant on the issues that we confront.

  • Frankford is now closed to out of area landlords who are only interested in milking property for every penny they can get without consideration for the havoc their tenants wreak on our community.
  • Frankford is now closed to drug rehab houses who are only interested in collecting government money and do not care about the residents of those houses.
  • Frankford is now closed to any more drug treatment centers at all.  We now have more than is necessary to accommodate the entire population of Harrisburg.
  • Frankford is now closed to property owners who are doing illegal conversions.
  • Frankford is now closed to absentee owners who don’t maintain their property.
  • Frankford is now closed to drug users, bums, loafers and pan handlers. Get off drugs, get it together and get a job.
  • Frankford is now closed to former prisoners who don’t have any interest in getting their lives back together.  Go live where you grew up.  It was not here.

Some good things are in the works for Frankford.  We will get there one way or the other but we will get there faster without the people described about standing in the way.  When the Frankford Civic starts the membership drive, consider joining.  Come to a meeting if you want to find out what is really happening.  Make sure the future of Frankford is open to you.