The Daily Numbers: 93 foot tree that fell on power lines on Moser Avenue in Upper Chichester. It is being looked at as a possible cause of the fire that resulted in the death of Lower Chi fireman Nicholas Picozzi Jr..
1 former president in town today. Bill Clinton will hold a rally for his wife, Hillary, at Penn State Delco.
60 bottles of booze believed ripped off from the state Wine and Spirits Store on 69th Street in Upper Darby. A man is under arrest. Hope it was a helluva party.
1 million dollars being considered for security improvements at Marple Newtown High School. The board tabled the move.
85 chickens that were released inside Northeast High School in Philadelphia that now have a new home at Fox Chase Farm.
1 to 4 percent, the increase in energy use after we move to Daylight Savings Time, according to a new study. I thought this was supposed to save energy?
1 cent hike in price of gasoline. The average price in Philly is now $3.17. That’s the high for the year.
3.93 a gallon for diesel fuel. That’s an all-time record high.
106 dollars a barrel, where crude oil prices were trading for awhile yesterday. That’s also a record high. They settled a bit, coming to rest at $105.47. Be prepared to pay more.
1 911 supervisor canned in Montgomery County in the wake of a racy Christmas party. The real kicker is some pictures of employees, holding bottles of booze and sex toys, made their way onto the Internet. Doesn’t everything?
60 cars in New Castle, Del., that had their windows shot out by vandals wielding BB-guns.
15 story hotel and condo being planned for the Society Hill section of Philadelphia. Residents are up in arms about the height of the new building, which they claim will wreck the “historic” look of their neighborhood.
2 people stabbed inside an Overbrook home in the city yesterday. A male teen and 25-year-old woman were attacked. No arrests.
11 colleges and institutions of higher learning in Delaware County that now have the ability to communicate in times of a crisis through the county 911 system.
10,000 bucks stolen from a bank in Berks County by a woman in a pink hockey mask. Guess we can’t call her “Jason.”
100,000 dollars, what authorities allege a couple in Allentown ripped off from people in a scam involving foreign exchange students.
960 rooms in the new hotel opened by Harrah’s yesterday in Atlantic City. It’s 44 stories high.
2,000 season tickets for the new pro soccer team sold in just the first 7 days they were on sale. The team will play its games in Chester.
2 game losing streak snapped by the Flyers last night when they dumped the Tampa Bay Lightning, 3-2.
2 goals for the Flyers’ Jeff Carter, who is carrying the team on his back these days.
5 million dollars in salary cap room cleared by the Eagles yesterday when they released starting linebacker Takeo Spikes.
8 ranking of Xavier, which fell to Saint Joseph’s last night in an emotional night at the Field House, which will now be closed for renovations. A cavalcade of Hawk history, including Chester’s own Jameer Nelson, was on hand to see the upset.
5 hits, 4 runs surrendered by Adam Eaton in another rocky Grapefruit League outing. Not good.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.
Adam Eaton says his back his bothering him. His arm doesn’t look so great either. He got torched again yesterday. He’s no doubt giving Manager Charlie Manuel a headache. He’s supposed to be the team’s fifth starter.
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I Don’t Get It: A 50-year-old man in Pemberton Township, New Jersey, who for years has collected money for the local DARE anti-drug program has now been charged with pocketing most of the money. I don’t get it.
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Today’s Upper: You can tell a lot about a town by the way it responds to tragedy. Lower Chichester can hold its head high today.
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Quote Box: “I have no words to describe how I feel. It’s really hard.”
-- Lower Chichester Chief Ray Fuller, in the wake of the devastating fire that took the life of Lt. Nicholas Picozzi.
1 former president in town today. Bill Clinton will hold a rally for his wife, Hillary, at Penn State Delco.
60 bottles of booze believed ripped off from the state Wine and Spirits Store on 69th Street in Upper Darby. A man is under arrest. Hope it was a helluva party.
1 million dollars being considered for security improvements at Marple Newtown High School. The board tabled the move.
85 chickens that were released inside Northeast High School in Philadelphia that now have a new home at Fox Chase Farm.
1 to 4 percent, the increase in energy use after we move to Daylight Savings Time, according to a new study. I thought this was supposed to save energy?
1 cent hike in price of gasoline. The average price in Philly is now $3.17. That’s the high for the year.
3.93 a gallon for diesel fuel. That’s an all-time record high.
106 dollars a barrel, where crude oil prices were trading for awhile yesterday. That’s also a record high. They settled a bit, coming to rest at $105.47. Be prepared to pay more.
1 911 supervisor canned in Montgomery County in the wake of a racy Christmas party. The real kicker is some pictures of employees, holding bottles of booze and sex toys, made their way onto the Internet. Doesn’t everything?
60 cars in New Castle, Del., that had their windows shot out by vandals wielding BB-guns.
15 story hotel and condo being planned for the Society Hill section of Philadelphia. Residents are up in arms about the height of the new building, which they claim will wreck the “historic” look of their neighborhood.
2 people stabbed inside an Overbrook home in the city yesterday. A male teen and 25-year-old woman were attacked. No arrests.
11 colleges and institutions of higher learning in Delaware County that now have the ability to communicate in times of a crisis through the county 911 system.
10,000 bucks stolen from a bank in Berks County by a woman in a pink hockey mask. Guess we can’t call her “Jason.”
100,000 dollars, what authorities allege a couple in Allentown ripped off from people in a scam involving foreign exchange students.
960 rooms in the new hotel opened by Harrah’s yesterday in Atlantic City. It’s 44 stories high.
2,000 season tickets for the new pro soccer team sold in just the first 7 days they were on sale. The team will play its games in Chester.
2 game losing streak snapped by the Flyers last night when they dumped the Tampa Bay Lightning, 3-2.
2 goals for the Flyers’ Jeff Carter, who is carrying the team on his back these days.
5 million dollars in salary cap room cleared by the Eagles yesterday when they released starting linebacker Takeo Spikes.
8 ranking of Xavier, which fell to Saint Joseph’s last night in an emotional night at the Field House, which will now be closed for renovations. A cavalcade of Hawk history, including Chester’s own Jameer Nelson, was on hand to see the upset.
5 hits, 4 runs surrendered by Adam Eaton in another rocky Grapefruit League outing. Not good.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.
Adam Eaton says his back his bothering him. His arm doesn’t look so great either. He got torched again yesterday. He’s no doubt giving Manager Charlie Manuel a headache. He’s supposed to be the team’s fifth starter.
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I Don’t Get It: A 50-year-old man in Pemberton Township, New Jersey, who for years has collected money for the local DARE anti-drug program has now been charged with pocketing most of the money. I don’t get it.
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Today’s Upper: You can tell a lot about a town by the way it responds to tragedy. Lower Chichester can hold its head high today.
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Quote Box: “I have no words to describe how I feel. It’s really hard.”
-- Lower Chichester Chief Ray Fuller, in the wake of the devastating fire that took the life of Lt. Nicholas Picozzi.
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