The Daily Numbers: 573,792.71 dollars, what authorities say Carol Ackley stole from the Ridley School District to fuel her gambling habit. Now they’ve charged her husband in the conspiracy.
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10 casinos where authorities tracked the Ackleys to in their ruinous gambling jaunts.
2.5 percent, what Gov. Ed Rendell and state Democrats want to cut from the state’s electricity usage.
97 the expected high temperature on Saturday, with an encore of 96 Sunday and 95 Monday. The heat index actually will be over 100. An excessive heat watch has been issued for the entire region.
188 graduates from Archbishop Prendergast High School who received their diplomas yesterday.
311 grads in their caps and gowns last night for Penncrest High School.
2 people shot and killed early this morning in the Juniata section of Philadelphia. Police believe it is a murder-suicide.
4 day work week being looked at for municipal workers out in Centre County as officials look for ways to save on energy costs.
14 age of honor student slain by her mother’s boyfriend in Plymouth Meeting. Mark O’Donnell will spend life in jail for the murder of Ebony Dorsey.
200,000 dollars, amount of Senate funds that a pal of state Sen. Vince Fumo now will admit that he and others used for campaign work.
24 hour electronic home monitoring for Jocelyn Kirsch, the so-called “Bonnie” half of Philly’s infamous ID theft duo. She also must now stay in the Philly area.
3 hits surrendered by Cole Hamels as he blanked the Reds and the Phils rolled, 5-0.
8 wins and 2 losses for the Phils on this homestand. Now they have 3 in Atlanta, before sets with the Marlins and Cardinals.
599 home runs, where Ken Griffey Jr. still stands, despite taking Hamels to the warning track in the 9th inning yesterday.
0 runs for the Garnet Valley softball team, who fell to Hatboro-Horsham in the PIAA AAAA playoffs yesterday.
1 win for the Celtics, who topped the Lakers in Game 1 of the NBA Finals last night.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.
Enough already about the J-Roll affair. He was wrong. Charlie Manuel did the right thing by benching him after he failed to go hard on the bases after a popup. Let’s move on. This team is as hot as the weather. No need to throw cold water on things.
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I Don’t Get It: I wasn’t buying Herbert Ackley’s explanation at his wife’s trial that he had no idea where the money was coming from that he and the Mrs. were spending at a pretty steep clip at various casinos. Neither, apparently, did the police, who have now charged him in the case. What did he think, she was printing it out in the garage?
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Today’s Upper: I may be in the minority here, but I say bring on the heat and humidity. I love summer. Give me this over winter any time.
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Quote Box: “The money he and his wife gambled far exceeded what they made.”
-- Ridley Police Detective Sgt. Scott Willoughby, on case in which Herbert Ackley now has been charged in connection with his wife’s thievery from the Ridley School District, where they both worked.
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10 casinos where authorities tracked the Ackleys to in their ruinous gambling jaunts.
2.5 percent, what Gov. Ed Rendell and state Democrats want to cut from the state’s electricity usage.
97 the expected high temperature on Saturday, with an encore of 96 Sunday and 95 Monday. The heat index actually will be over 100. An excessive heat watch has been issued for the entire region.
188 graduates from Archbishop Prendergast High School who received their diplomas yesterday.
311 grads in their caps and gowns last night for Penncrest High School.
2 people shot and killed early this morning in the Juniata section of Philadelphia. Police believe it is a murder-suicide.
4 day work week being looked at for municipal workers out in Centre County as officials look for ways to save on energy costs.
14 age of honor student slain by her mother’s boyfriend in Plymouth Meeting. Mark O’Donnell will spend life in jail for the murder of Ebony Dorsey.
200,000 dollars, amount of Senate funds that a pal of state Sen. Vince Fumo now will admit that he and others used for campaign work.
24 hour electronic home monitoring for Jocelyn Kirsch, the so-called “Bonnie” half of Philly’s infamous ID theft duo. She also must now stay in the Philly area.
3 hits surrendered by Cole Hamels as he blanked the Reds and the Phils rolled, 5-0.
8 wins and 2 losses for the Phils on this homestand. Now they have 3 in Atlanta, before sets with the Marlins and Cardinals.
599 home runs, where Ken Griffey Jr. still stands, despite taking Hamels to the warning track in the 9th inning yesterday.
0 runs for the Garnet Valley softball team, who fell to Hatboro-Horsham in the PIAA AAAA playoffs yesterday.
1 win for the Celtics, who topped the Lakers in Game 1 of the NBA Finals last night.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.
Enough already about the J-Roll affair. He was wrong. Charlie Manuel did the right thing by benching him after he failed to go hard on the bases after a popup. Let’s move on. This team is as hot as the weather. No need to throw cold water on things.
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I Don’t Get It: I wasn’t buying Herbert Ackley’s explanation at his wife’s trial that he had no idea where the money was coming from that he and the Mrs. were spending at a pretty steep clip at various casinos. Neither, apparently, did the police, who have now charged him in the case. What did he think, she was printing it out in the garage?
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Today’s Upper: I may be in the minority here, but I say bring on the heat and humidity. I love summer. Give me this over winter any time.
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Quote Box: “The money he and his wife gambled far exceeded what they made.”
-- Ridley Police Detective Sgt. Scott Willoughby, on case in which Herbert Ackley now has been charged in connection with his wife’s thievery from the Ridley School District, where they both worked.
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