Home of the week

We're back in the 5300 block of Sylvester street this week.

ex-offenders

“We either have to get comfortable with ex-offenders in the workplace, or you'll meet some of these folks in an alley, somewhere. You decide.”

You have to love that quote but there is truth to it. It has nothing to do with being a bleeding heart and everything to do with cold, hard reality.

The point is that we don't want Frankford to be a dumping ground for repeat criminals or the permanent home of chronically indigent drug users. Thanks but we'll pass on that.

But we do support helping those folks who get out of jail and want to go straight, to get jobs and keep out of trouble. It just makes so much sense.

Read the rest of the story at kyw1060.com by following this link.

Emine Hajredinaj

Emine Hajredinaj was murdered on Griscom Street on January 31st.

The man accused of killing a pregnant woman whose baby survived the shooting last month has been arrested, police announced yesterday.

Tyree Bass, 23, of the 1500 block of Adams Avenue, turned himself over to officers Wednesday. He was accompanied by his attorney.

Her alleged killer turned himself in and this is a link to the entire story in the Inquirer.

Emine Hajredinaj and her family came to Lansdale from war-torn Kosovo in 1999

While following up on this story I stumbled over this other nice story in TheReporteronline.com about who Emine Hajredinaj was and how she found her way to Frankford. Read it here.

Frankford resident critically unjured in hit and run in center city

From 6abc.com:

CENTER CITY - February 23, 2008 (WPVI) -- Police have identified the man injured in a hit and run crash Friday night in Center City.

22-year-old Theodore Thomas of Unity Street in Frankford was struck at about 6:30 p.m. during heavy rain, at the intersection of 9th and Market Streets.

Thomas remains in very critical condition at Jefferson University Hospital tonight.

The driver has not been caught.

Go here for the full report.

Crime in Frankford

From the Inquirer about the murder on Wednesday night. This seems to have been a domestic situation although it was at Frankford and Fouldrod which is our neighborhood hot spot.

Another three hours later, police found Michelle Hicks, 36, of Frankford, stabbed multiple times in her home on Frankford Avenue near Foulkrod Street, O'Brien said.

She was declared dead just before 9 p.m. at Frankford Hospital, O'Brien said. Police charged Richard Smith, 26, of the same address, in her death. It wasn't clear what his relationship hadbeen to Hicks.

This was the fourth murder in Frankford this year.


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National Treasure

A great story from Diane Prokop in the Northeast Times about the gathering last week at Mozaic for the recording of Butch Ballard for a documentary. Read the article here.

DVRPC - what's it go to do with Frankford

The DVRPC (Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission) is quite a mouthful. It is unique in that it is one of the few regional cooperative bodies between New Jersey and Pennsylvania and it matters to everyone.

The DVRPC would like you to take a survey related to planning for the future. Planning is a good idea and governmental agencies should be encouraged in that direction. Take a look and give them a piece of your mind. It doesn't take long. Follow this link.