AIMING TO FOLLOW in public-service footsteps of his famous uncle Thomas

Foglietta is Angelo Foglietta, who is running for a Common Pleas Court judgeship.

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T h e P h i l a d e l p h i a P u b l i c R e c o r d C a l e n d a rNov. 4-

State Rep. Jewell Williams’ 16th

Ward Fish Fry at Lou & Choo’s,

21st & Hunting Pk. Ave., 5-9 p.m.

Donation $10. For info Andrew

Smith (215) 609-5876.

Nov. 5-

St. Edmond Parish holds Back in

the Day Celebration in honor of its

centennial at church hall, 21st St.

& Snyder Ave., 7-11 p.m. Buffet

dinner, beverages, and sweet table.

Dancing, a live DJ, door prizes,

and lots more. Tickets $25. Open

to all. For info (215) 334-3755.

Nov. 5-

Party with a Purpose Cabaret for

Quibila Divine at Dowling’s

Palace, 1310 N. Broad St., 9 p.m.-

2 a.m. BYO food & drinks. Tickets

$15. For info (267) 2940-6968.

Nov. 6-

St. Malachy Parish Benefit Con-

cert featuring Mick Moloney on

mandolin and banjo and his friends

in honor of Robert F. McGovern,

at Church, 1429 N. 11th St., 2 p.m.

Free parking in schoolyard. Recep-

tion follows. Free-will offering.

For info Mary Courtney (215) 763-

1305.

Nov. 10-

Community Conversation with

State Rep. Rosita Youngblood at

Germantown YMCA, 5722

Greene St., 6-8 p.m.

Nov. 10- State Rep. Cherellew

Parker hosts Veterans Workshop

Nov. 10 at Finley Recreation Cen-

rter, 7701 Mansfield Ave.from 10

to noon. For info call 215-242-

7300.

Nov. 12-

Unions Fight For Life hosts Fight

Night for Phila. Veterans Multi

Service & Education Ctr. at Ar-

mory starting at 7 p.m. at Penna.

Armory, Southampton Rd. & Roo-

sevelt Blvd. Tickets $20. For info

Doug Baron (267) 718-2472, Rich

Mancini (610) 505-0842, Eric

Howarth (215) 290-1370, Tom

Dooley (267) 246-5512 or Ed

Shaw (267) 992-2600.

Nov. 14-

Mayor Michael Nutter, State Reps.

Louise Bishop & Vanessa Lowery

Brown host Economic Recovery

Services & Job Fair at Hilton

Phila. City Ave., 4200 City Line

Ave., 10 a.m.-3:00 p.m.

Nov. 17-

FOP Auxiliary presents Ladies

Night, holiday-shopping demos at

1336 Spring Garden St., 6-9 p.m.

Many vendors. Snacks, beer, wine

& soda. Free. For info Donna Giu-

lian (215) 820-0865.

Nov. 17-

Community Conversation with

State Rep. Rosita Youngblood at

Indochinese American Council,

4934 Old York Rd., 6-8 p.m.

Nov. 18-

Bobbie Carter Foundation cele-

brates 10 years of service with

Jazzin’ 4 Diabetes at Park Avenue

Banquet Hall, 4942 Parkside

Ave., 7 p.m.-12 a.m. Festivities

include butler hors d’oeuvres,

silent auction, dinner, saxophonist

John Williams & band and a spe-

cial awards ceremony. Tickets

$20. For info Yanina (856) 228-

5040, Crystal (215) 375-6267 or

Norm (215) 588-7838.

Nov. 21-

Phila. Tea Party Patriots invite all

to meeting at Prudential Bank,

1834 W. Oregon Ave., 7 p.m. En-

trance and parking in rear.

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Corbett Commends Lawmakers

for Marcellus Shale Bill Work

Gov. Tom Corbett is pleased to see

legislative movement on the Mar-

cellus Shale bill, HB 1950, and

commends the House Finance

Committee on today’s 15-to-10

vote that sent it to the full House

of Representatives.

“I applaud House Finance Com-

mittee members for moving this

important measure,’’ Corbett said.

“This bill contains many of the

provisions contained in our pro-

posal, and I am pleased to see the

legislature working toward a final

bill.”

In early October, Corbett outlined

his plans to implement numerous

recommendations of the Marcellus

Shale Advisory Commission, in-

cluding changes to enhance envi-

ronmental standards, an impact

fee, and a plan to help move Penn-

sylvania toward energy independ-

ence.

Today’s action by the House panel

is an important step in the process,

Corbett said, adding that he looks

forward to continued discussions

with the General Assembly that

will lead to a strong and sensible

Marcellus Shale package.

Toomey Clinches Commerce

Deal For Pa. Jobs

Today, US Sen. Pat Toomey (R-

Pa.) reached an agreement with

Chairman of the Commerce Com-

mittee, Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-

W.Va.), which will create hundreds

of jobs in Pennsylvania’s

Delaware Co.

At issue is the Jones Act, which

prohibits foreign flag ships from

traveling from one US port to an-

other without a waiver. A new

project at the Marcus Hook refin-

ery in Delaware County has been

held up because there are no quali-

fied US-flag liquefied natural-gas

tankers available to transport natu-

ral gas from Delaware Co. in

Pennsylvania to the Gulf region.

With the support of the maritime

unions, Toomey attempted to in-

troduce legislation to grant three

waivers to three American-made

tankers to once again engage in

domestic commerce in line with

existing maritime laws, but was

told that the waivers would have to

wait until the Coast Guard Author-

ization Act was considered in a

few months.

Granting these waivers will create

significant new jobs in the Penn-

sylvania region. It will result in

300-400 new construction jobs to

build the necessary facilities in

Marcus Hook and 25 long-term,

full-time jobs to maintain the facil-

ities. New construction jobs will

also be needed in Washington and

Westmoreland Cos., where a new

pipeline will be built to connect to

existing infrastructure. In addition,

these ships have the potential to be

serviced and maintained at the

shipyard in Philadelphia, further

bolstering Pennsylvania’s econ-

omy.

When the Senator discovered that

similar waivers were being issued

today to 60 foreign ships to partic-

ipate in the America’s Cup race in

San Diego next weekend and

would be passed immediately in

the Senate, he threatened to put a

hold on the America’s Cup Act of

2011, sponsored by Sen. Dianne

Feinstein (D-Cal.), if similar

waivers are not granted to the

Marcus Hook tankers this week as

well.

During a hearing of the Commerce

Committee, Toomey raised his

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concerns with Chairman Rocke-

feller. A deal was reached to grant

the three waivers necessary to get

the Marcus Hook project off the

ground along with the America’s

Cup Act.

“If Congress can grant Jones Act

waivers to help out a sailboat race,

it can also take similar action to

help create hundreds of jobs in

Pennsylvania,” Toomey said. “Es-

pecially during these challenging

economic times, I am pleased that

my colleagues on the Senate Com-

merce Committee agreed to pro-

vide timely legislative relief so

that this new project.”

Casey Co-chairs

Hearing on Women

and the Arab Spring

US Sen. Bob Casey (D-Pa.),

Chairman of the Senate Foreign

Relations Subcommittee on Near

Eastern & South & Central Asian

Affairs, co-chaired a hearing fo-

cused on the role of women in the

Arab Spring protests and how the

US can help ensure that women’s

voices are heard and their rights

are respected and promoted as

these countries chart their future.

“Countries that encourage

women’s participation in civil so-

ciety are generally healthier, more

stable, and more prosperous,”

Casey said. “Through trade and

partnership, a more prosperous

Middle East will lead to more

global and US prosperity. And a

stable Middle East means a safer

United States.”

The subcommittee heard testi-

mony from Melanne Verveer,

Dept. of State’s Ambassador-at-

Large for Global Women’s Issues;

Dr. Tamara Wittes, deputy assis-

tant Secretary for Near Eastern Af-

fairs and deputy special

coordinator for Middle East transi-

tions; Manal Omar, director of

Iraq, Iran, and North Africa pro-

grams, United States Institute of

Peace; Mahnaz Afkhami, presi-

dent, Women’s Learning Partner-

ship; and Prof. Sandra

Bunn-Livingstone, Esq., President

and CEO, Freedom³.

“It is not only the Arab world that

will benefit from including the fe-

male half of its population in the

political process,” said

Casey. Simply put, the US will

also benefit.”

Democratic Policy

Committee

Discusses Plight of

Third-Class CitiesLocal-government leaders from

across Central Pennsylvania ap-

peared before the State Senate

Democratic Policy Committee

today to give a first-hand account

of the challenges facing the Com-

monwealth’s small cities.

“When a local problem replicates

itself across the state under differ-

ent leadership and in different re-

gions, then it’s not a local problem

anymore,” said Sen. Lisa Boscola

(D-Lehigh), the Lehigh Valley

lawmaker who chairs the commit-

tee. “Local officials are expressing

common problems and they need a

common solution.”

While Harrisburg, the state’s capi-

tal, is drawing national attention

for economic woes that have

driven a State takeover, local-gov-

ernment leaders say many other

municipalities are struggling with

the same shifting demographics

and out-dated tax policy.

“Pennsylvania’s once-thriving

town centers and county seats are

at risk of insolvency if we don’t

come up with a solution to fix the

most common problems,” said

Sen. John N. Wozniak (D-Blair),

who hosted the hearing in John-

stown. “We can’t just consider

them local problems. Declining

cities have an effect on the econ-

omy of the entire region and when

you connect the dots it spreads

across the state.”

As Harrisburg prepares for a

standoff with State officials over

whether to declare bankruptcy or

operate under Act 47, other small

cities are facing challenges nearly

as daunting.

“It’s better to help us now before

we’re in Act 47,” said Lock Haven

Mayor Richard Vilello. “Harris-

burg is going to be much more ex-

pensive to fix now.”

Officials in Altoona have been dis-

cussing whether to apply for “dis-

tressed city” status. “We have

certainly reached a crisis mode in

Pennsylvania,” said Bruce Kelley,

Altoona’s Vice-Mayor. “The is-

sues facing third class cities aren’t

new, but they’re getting worse.”

Boscola said the hearing is part of

an aggressive attempt by Senate

Democrats to stem the decline of

Pennsylvania’s cities through fact-

finding and legislative action.

Wozniak said he has again reintro-

duced his “Renaissance City”

plan, which would provide grants

to Third Class and Second Class A

cities in an effort to combat crime,

remove blight and foster economic

development.

The plan would enable cities to

foreclose on blighted or aban-

doned property sooner; create a

statewide abandoned property

database that would require new

property purchasers to first pay

any outstanding debts and obliga-

tions on other properties they

own; and complete a study of pen-

sion and fixed-cost obligations

that project future costs.

Phila. Progres-

sives Endorse

Singer, Schmidt

For Commissioner

Americans for Democratic Action,

Neighborhood Networks, and

Philly for Change endorsed De-

mocrat Stephanie Frank Singer

and Republican Al Schmidt for

City at an event in front of the

Commissioner’s Office at City

Hall today.

While officially nonpartisan, the

three groups have not endorsed a

Republican candidate in the mem-

ory of any of their current mem-

bers. But in 2011, they have all

decided to endorse Republican Al

Schmidt as well as Democrat

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Stephanie Singer because Schmidt

and Singer are committed to a

new, reform vision for the City

Commissioners.

They promise, first, to make elec-

tions fair and transparent. There

will be no more moving polling

places at the last moment, intimi-

dating voters; and stuffing absen-

tee ballots. There will be no more

withholding information about

elections from all but the favorites

of the commissioners.

They promise second, to devote

time and effort to increasing

turnout in the city. This may work

more to the advantage of Democ-

rats than Republicans, but both

Schmidt and Singer understand

everyone in the city benefits when

Philadelphia carries more weight

in State and national elections.

Continuing The Tradition: Another Foglietta

ENDORSED BY 33RD WARD Democrats for a judgeship, Angelo Foglietta will receive strong

backing across city as well. He is shown here with, from left, candidate Anne Marie Coyle,

Foglietta, Barbara McDermott, Ward Leader Donna Aument and Charley Ehrlich.

Faces change, but the legendary

names remain.

Such is the case Tuesday night

at 8 p.m. when election results

are counted and the name Fogli-

etta rightly takes its place in the

official role of Philadelphia pub-

lic servants.

This time it will be Judge An-

gelo Foglietta who will earn the

right to wear the robes of a

Common Pleas Judge.

We look forward to his tenure

on the bench, knowing he full

well will give us the same excel-

lent accounting as a public ser-

vant as did his uncle, former

Congressman and Ambassador

the late Tom Foglietta.

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FEMA Experts Give Free Hurricane

Rebuilding AdviceThe FEMA Hazard Mitigation

Outreach teams currently provid-

ing storm-damage repair and re-

building advice in Snyder and

Philadelphia Counties will con-

tinue doing so for another week.

Originally scheduled through

Monday, Oct. 31, the teams’ stays

have been extended in response to

homeowner interest in information

that helps them build back safer,

smarter and stronger.

They will be at the following

Lowe’s from 10 a.m. until 7 p.m.

Wednesday, November 2, through

Monday, Nov. 7. This Lowe’s is

located at 1500 N. 50th Street in

West Philadelphia.

The outreach teams suggest miti-

gation measures to reduce or elim-

inate the long-term risk to human

life and property from hazards

such as flooding and high winds.

They answer questions about

FEMA’s National Flood Insurance

Program and explain how best to

clean up mold, mildew and bacte-

ria, common problems after flood-

ing. They also offer tips on how to

protect structures from future

flooding, including information

about relocating electrical panels,

washers, dryers, and heating and

cooling equipment to avoid water

damage.

By taking precautions after flood-

ing, residents can safely reoccupy

damaged buildings. Spending a

few dollars today on mitigation

measures can save lives and pre-

vent damages in the thousands of

dollars in the future.

Mayor Announces Retirement

of PHDC’s McIntoshMayor Michael A. Nutter an-

nounced the retirement of Anthony

McIntosh, executive VP of the

Philadelphia Housing Develop-

ment Corporation, a private, non-

profit that provides housing, home

repair programs and other services

to low- to moderate-income indi-

viduals. Mr. McIntosh was ap-

pointed by the board of directors

in 1998. During his tenure, PHDC

developed more than 560 housing

units for Philadelphians as well as

provided weatherization services,

lead paint abatement assistance,

and electric, plumbing and heating

system repair to thousands of resi-

dents. Mr. McIntosh’s retirement

will be effective Jan. 2, 2012.

“Tony has an incredible breadth of

experience in housing and com-

munity development, and he made

it his life’s work to serve the citi-

zens of Philadelphia,” said the

Mayor. “The City will miss him

and his leadership at PHDC, and I

wish him luck and success as he

transitions to the next phase of his

life.”

Prior to joining PHDC, McIntosh

served as director of the Neighbor-

hood Program Coordination Divi-

sion of the City of Philadelphia’s

Office of Housing & Community

Development. He also previously

served as an urban-renewal techni-

cian with the Philadelphia Rede-

velopment Authority. McIntosh

received his undergraduate degree

from Temple University and has

completed real estate courses at

Pennsylvania State University.

McIntosh commented, “It has been

rewarding and an honor to spend

my career working for the City. I

would like to thank the Mayor, his

Administration, the PHDC Board

and staff, and the citizens of

Philadelphia for their support over

the years.”

Harris Baum of

Zarwin Baum

Renamed Korean

ConsulE. Harris Baum, co-founding part-

ner of Zarwin, Baum, DeVito, Ka-

plan, Schaer, Toddy, PC, has

worked tirelessly over the last two

decades to ensure the development

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and success of Korean businesses

and organizations throughout the

Philadelphia/Delaware Valley. As a

result, the US State Dept. and the

Government of Seoul, Korea have

extended his appointment as the

Honorary Consul General for the

Republic of Korea to 2016. Harris

was first appointed in 2006.

At Zarwin, Baum, DeVito, Kaplan,

Schaer, Toddy, PC, Baum repre-

sents a number of Korean Ameri-

can businesses, and social and

religious organizations throughout

the Delaware Valley Area, and

works with clients seeking to ex-

pand in the Korean market. Active

in Korean Community affairs

throughout Pennsylvania, Harris

has developed programs directed at

furthering cooperation between

Korean and Pennsylvania busi-

nesses in order to mutually expand

their markets; he has acted as a li-

aison with the New York Consul

General and the Pennsylvania Ko-

rean Community; and he has spo-

ken at numerous business and

educational functions regarding

stimulating Koreans in the political

and business process.

In October of this year, Baum rep-

resented the United States as a del-

egate in attendance at The

International Conference of Hon-

orary Consul Generals for the Re-

public of Korea, in Seoul,

Korea. Only 20 delegates were

chosen from around the world. The

conference covered such topics as:

how to increase commerce be-

tween the various countries in at-

tendance and Korea; the Free

Trade Act and its mechanics; in-

creasing the political exposure of

various Korean communities in the

countries represented; business ex-

pansion between Korea and the

countries represented; enhancing

the relationship between the Hon-

orary Consul Generals and their

Consulate and Ambassador; and

tourism.

“I am very honored to be ap-

pointed for another five years,”

says Harris. “With the United

States Congress having recently

passed the Free Trade Act, under

this appointment I will have an op-

portunity to continue to develop

programs that will increase jobs in

the United States - especially in

the Delaware Valley area - and will

encourage economic growth be-

tween two great nations.”

Feldman Shepherd Supports Child

Advocates’ Golf Classic FundraiserPhiladelphia personal-injury law

firm Feldman Shepherd Wohlgel-

ernter Tanner Weinstock Dodig

LLP helped Support Center for

Child Advocates raise funds for its

6th Annual Child Advocates Golf

Classic event on Oct. 3.

The firm served as a corporate

sponsor of the charity function

held at the Huntingdon Valley

Country Club. Mark Tanner, the

firm’s co-managing partner, partic-

ipated in the event which garnered

$112,000 for the Child Advocates’

Project for Medically Needy Chil-

dren initiative.

Tanner said, “Speaking on behalf

of Feldman Shepherd, our firm is

committed to providing legal sup-

port to the community. We com-

mend Child Advocates for its

tireless efforts in providing legal

assistance and social service advo-

cacy for abused and neglected chil-

dren in Philadelphia – especially in

relation to its Project for Medically

Needy Children initiative.”

“Our medically needy cases are

more complex, remain open

longer, and require more agency

resources than typical cases,” said

Frank Cervone, Child Advocates’

executive director and a nationally

recognized child abuse legal ex-

pert. “The Philadelphia corporate

and legal communities have been

critical in generating funds, aware-

ness and changing the story for

many of our areas most vulnerable

children.”

Child Advocates is the country’s

oldest and largest pro bono legal

and social services agency for

abused and neglected children

which teams staff social workers

with specially trained volunteer

lawyers to secure necessary med-

ical treatment, special education,

rehabilitation services, and when-

ever possible permanent nurturing

homes for cases involving children

with serious and/or chronic med-

ical needs.