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State Sen. Joe Picozzi and state Rep. Martina White attended the Somerton Spartans football homecoming, donating $180,000 to Somerton Youth Organization. •• #NortheastPhiladelphia #SomertonSpartans #SomertonYouthOrganization
https://patimes.media/news/somerton-youth-gets-180000-in-state-funding/

Senior singles to meet

The Senior Single Dining Club will get together at the Country Club Diner, 1717 Cottman Ave., on Oct. 25, at noon. RSVP at 215-380-9145. ••

Veterans breakfast and resource fair

Second office for Picozzi

State Sen. Joe Picozzi has opened a second office. The location is 8400 Bustleton Ave., Suite 301. Hours are weekdays from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. The phone number is 215-608-9002. #NortheastPhiladelphia
https://patimes.media/news/around-town-112/

State Rep. Pat Gallagher teamed recently with the Philadelphia Building Trades and volunteers to clean Edmund Street, from Bleigh Avenue to Shelmire Avenue. •• #NortheastPhiladelphia
https://patimes.media/news/cleaning-edmund-street/

Dedication ceremony for Christa Lewis arboretum

The 12th dedication ceremony will take place at the Christa Lewis Memorial Arboretum on Saturday, Oct. 10, at 1 p.m. #NortheastPhiladelphia
https://patimes.media/news/around-town-110/

Joe Sanginiti, Ed Ulmer, George Todt, Joe Zeglinski, J.T. Ryan, Joe McFadden, assistant football and baseball coach George Karusky. #archbishopryan #NortheastPhiladelphia
https://patimes.media/news/turf-football-field-and-track-coming-to-ryan/

Outreach program coordinators Mackenzie Lawson and Nicola Cianci and driver Robert Giamboy in front of the Mobile Cancer Screening Unit. #JeffersonTorresdaleHospital #NortheastPhiladelphia
https://patimes.media/news/community-day-at-jefferson-torresdale/

Skye Neulight, a community outreach specialist at the Philadelphia Water Department, spoke at last week’s Take Back Your Neighborhood meeting. #NortheastPhiladelphia #TakeBackYourNeighborhood
https://patimes.media/news/water-dept-update-at-tbyn/

• More than 12,900 University of Maryland Global Campus students were named to the dean's list for the summer 2026 term. #NortheastPhiladelphia
https://patimes.media/featured/scholars-30/

Rep. Jared Solomon last week joined Sen. Joe Picozzi to present $2.4 million in state funding for improvements along Frankford Avenue from Longshore Avenue to Sheffield Avenue. #NortheastPhiladelphia
https://patimes.media/news/pedestrian-safety-improvements-planned-for-frankford-ave/

Officer Chris Hanejko

Marie Smith, aide to Rep. Ed Neilson

Officer Chalie Squares

Helene Custren, aide to Rep. Ed Neilson

Rep. Ed Neilson

Reps. Joe Hohenstein and Anthony Bellmon; Charlie Kueny, president of the Greater Northeast Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce; and Controller Christy Brady. #NortheastPhiladelphia
https://patimes.media/news/an-up-close-look-at-local-government/

By Joe Picozzi

In Pennsylvania, hundreds of thousands of blighted or abandoned properties drive down home values, undermine neighborhood stability and hinder community development. #NortheastPhiladelphia #opinion #SenJoePi
https://patimes.media/opinion/holding-blighted-property-owners-accountable/

The 27th Annual Paws for the Cause Dog Walk will take place at Fox Chase Cancer Center on Sunday, Sept. 20, from 9 a.m. #FoxChaseCancerCenter #NortheastPhiladelphia
https://patimes.media/news/registration-open-for-paws-for-the-cause-dog-walk/

By Joe Picozzi

The Northeast Coalition invites the public to a free resource fair and family fun day on Saturday, Sept. 19, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at St. Anselm parish hall, 12650 Dunks Ferry Road. #NortheastPhiladelphia
https://patimes.media/news/resource-fair-and-family-fun/