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Game on: The Philadelphia Blue Flame football team is made up of police, firefighters and first responders. The team will compete in the annual Sgt. Patrick McDonald Memorial Game at Northeast High School on Saturday. PHOTOS COURTESY JOHN GELIEBTER

Glory is in the giving

— The Philadelphia Blue Flame has raised more than $250,000 in charitable donations since its founding in 2003. ... Full story

Solemn scenes: Capt. Michael Goodwin’s casket is carried to St. Michael’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Kensington atop a fire engine. MARIA POUCHNIKOVA / TIMES PHOTOS

Saying goodbye to Capt. Goodwin

  Mike Goodwin embodied the modern-day good shepherd, a servant-leader, jeopardizing his own welfare for the benefit of his flock, according to the Rev. Majorie J. ... Full story

The next step: Monsignor William Lynn’s attorney, Thomas Bergstrom (right), addresses the media in this 2012 file photo. Bergstrom has filed a brief with the Pennsylvania Superior Court detailing three main reasons why his client’s conviction should be ov

Lynn’s child endangerment conviction appealed

“We’ll have a real fight on our hands,” Thomas Bergstrom said last week. “And I think we’re going to win it.” That fight is the appeal ... Full story

Restoring roots: Friends of Poquessing members say volunteers are needed on April 27 to help remove invasive species from along the Glen Foerd Estate creek banks, to restore the view and bring back native plant life. Pictured, an osprey builds its nest on

The invasion

  Had Charles Macalester happened upon the confluence of the Poquessing Creek and Delaware River today, he might’ve built a Japanese yashiki there instead of a ... Full story

The dream team: Frankford residents Patricia Sills, left foreground, and Charlene Walker, right foreground, tend to vegetable beds at Tackawanna and Wilmot Streets. The Frankford volunteers pulled weeds and planted vegetables. In all, more than 13,000 peo

Spring is in the air

— And that means it’s time for the city’s sixth annual spring cleanup. ... Full story

Yolanda Fife

Detectives name Northeast’s most wanted

  The Philadelphia Police Department’s Northeast Detectives Division is seeking the public’s help in locating the following most-wanted suspects in connection with crimes in the Northeast: • ... Full story

Schwartz enters governor's race

  U.S. Rep. Allyson Schwartz on Monday entered the governor’s race, unveiling a new campaign website and Facebook page, appearing on Rachel Maddow’s show on MSNBC ... Full story

Priscilla

Pets of the Week (April 10, 2013)

  Priscilla is looking for love Priscilla is a pretty adult calico/torbie female cat who is in foster care via Forgotten Cats. The cat is independent and fairly ... Full story

A trip down memory lane: ‘The 1968 Exhibit’ will be on display at the National Constitution Center from June 14 to Sept. 2. It will feature more than 100 artifacts, including Martin Luther King’s funeral program, political pins, a talking doll from the te

Blast from the Past

  Vince Stango, interim president and CEO of the National Constitution Center, described the year 1968 as “colorful, chaotic and culture shifting.” Soon, the center will give ... Full story

In remembrance: Wreaths surround the Monument to the Six Million Jewish Martyrs, at 16th Street and the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, to mark Holocaust Remembrance Day. TOM WARING / TIMES PHOTO

Memorial ceremony held on eve of Holocaust Remembrance Day

Music, prayer and poetry highlighted Philadelphia’s annual memorial ceremony on the eve of Holocaust Remembrance Day. About 600 people gathered on Sunday afternoon at 16th Street ... Full story

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Bill Kenny

| Reporter bkenny@bsmphilly.com ______________________________________________ Bill Kenny has been with the Northeast Times since 1998. He has delivered a number of important stories over the years, with special emphasis on police and courts coverage. His specialty is undertaking in-depth stories that examine key newsmakers and topical issues of importance to the people of Northeast Philadelphia.

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