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By Shannon McDonald
A United States Marshal was hit by a car yesterday during a foot pursuit in Holme Circle.
The incident happened at Ashton and Willits roads when the officer was chasing a suspect who is believed to have a connection with the June 27 murder in Northern Liberties’ Piazza at the Schmidt’s. The suspect was eventually caught and taken into custody, and the officer is recovering at Aria’s Torresdale campus from an undisclosed injury.
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By Shannon McDonald
The water department was called out yesterday afternoon to fix a water main break in Holme Circle.
It happened around 3 p.m. at the intersection of Holme Avenue and Academy Road, near Thomas Holme School. An eight-inch piece of the main broke, filling the streets with water and closing a southbound lane on Academy Road. The main and sidewalk will be repaired, and traffic should not be affected.
So far, there have been no reports of flooding in nearby homes and businesses.
By Shannon McDonald
Here’s a list of what happened around the NEast this week, in case you missed it.
Greg Wade, Northeast resident and former president of the Philadelphia Home and School Council, pleaded guilty Tuesday to four counts of felony theft. Wade forged 145 checks for his personal expenses, including a new car. He agreed to pay a minimum of $115,000 in restitution, and still faces up to 28 years in prison. Sentencing is Aug. 17.
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By Shannon McDonald
One man is dead following a fire Saturday night near Holme Circle, off of Ashton Road.
Firefighters arrived on the 9400-block of Woodbridge Rd. shortly after 11 p.m. to put out the fire, which caused smoke and water damage in six neighboring homes and displaced eight people before it was under control at 11:50 p.m.
A man’s body was discovered on the second floor, but his identity has not been released. The cause of the fire is still under investigation.
The next Holme Circle Civic Association meeting will be held Wednesday, Jan. 28 at 7 p.m. at St. Jerome’s on Stamford and Colfax.
Topics of discussion will include the Roosevelt Boulevard Safety Project and ongoing neighborhood issues.
By Shannon McDonald
Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey visited St. Jerome’s in Holme Circle this morning to thank the 8th graders for their support of the Philadelphia Police Department.
Ramsey shook the students’ hands and gave them certificates of appreciation after he addressed the entire school in the church. The 8th grade class is making pocket rosaries for every Philadelphia police officer, a project that began in November 2007 after Officer Chuck Cassidy of St. Jerome’s parish was killed on duty.
To date, the students have made almost 4,000 rosaries, which leaves them with nearly 3,000 to go before all of the city’s officers have one. Once the project is completed, the students will begin making rosaries for firefighters.
Image courtesy of St. Jerome Parish.
Tim Laigaie, of Holme Circle, performs with friend Nick Passio at the North Star Bar in Fairmount on Jan. 13, 2009. Photo by Christopher Wink.
By Christopher Wink
The acoustic rock sound of Northeast Philadelphia’s own Tim Laigaie capped off a night of new comers at the North Star Bar in Fairmount yesterday night.
Tim, 21, played a handful of songs from his debut album Out of Focus with his friend Nick Passio, skirting his full band accompaniment. Nearly 100 fans were on hand in the lively showroom at the North Star, just inside the bar’s slower, drearier Tuesday night bar scene.
Welsh Road near Roosevelt Boulevard saw two spats of violence early last night.
First, as reported by Action News, just after 4:30 p.m., police say a man entered the Bluegrass Pharmacy on the 2400-block of Welsh Road near the Northeast Shopping Center and fired a single bullet into the ceiling, demanding drugs. Police say he left with five thousand dollars worth of oxycontin and percocet. No one was hurt.
Then, hours later, just before 7 p.m., a man with a gunshot wound in his stomach was found in a gas station parking lot at the intersection of Welsh and the Boulevard. The 23-year-old was transported to Frankford-Torresdale Hospital. Further details haven’t yet been released, according to Action News.
-Christopher Wink
Tim Laigaie of Holme Circle plays at the North Star Bar in Fairmount on Jan. 13, 2009.
See the video below of NEaster Tim Laigaie singing his song “Quicksand” tonight at the North Star Bar in Fairmount. Check out a review, more photos and a full-length video of him singing his song “Everything” tomorrow here at NEastPhilly.com.
By Shannon McDonald
“Music is a powerful thing and I know that if I can get my music out there it may be able to affect others in the same positive way it has affected me.”
Dan Marafino lives in the NEast, and he might be the next big name on the charts. His debut album, Trials, features songs about growth and discovery. The Holme Circle resident began playing guitar nine years ago. After six frustrating months with a teacher, he took some time off before picking the hobby back up and playing along with CDs. But for Dan, music is more than a hobby.
“It’s something supplemental to who I am,” he says.
