The Daily Numbers: 30 dollar per ton fee that could be slapped on trash haulers by the Delaware County Solid Waste Authority.
8 million dollars, how much the proposal could genarate.
43 bucks a month more, what it could wind up costing residents more to have their trash collected if the plan is approved.
3 weeks and 1 day since 16-year-old Faith Sinclair was struck and killed as she tried to cross Chester Pike in Sharon Hill.
5 age of boy struck and killed by a taxi cab in the Logal section of Philadelphia early Sunday. The driver fled, but turned himself in the following day.
3 a.m., when the text message announcing Joe Biden as Barack Obama’s VP choice went out early Saturday. The campaign was scooped on its own announcement by several news outlets.
3.63 a gallon, what we’re paying for gasoline in the Philly region, according to AAA. That’s down 10 percent from the high of $4.16.
1 dead and 4 hurt in car crash on Route 38 in Morrestown, N.J., last night.
8 age of youth believed assaulted by an assistant coach of a pee wee football team in Winslow Township, N.J. The child was playing on the opposing team.
400 dollars in copper piping stolen from a home in Wilmington.
7.6 percent boost in average residential monthly natural gas bill set by Peco as part of a settlement in gas rates.
500 times, how often former anchor Larry Mendte is believed to have tapped into co-anchor Alycia Lane’s e-mail. He entered guilty plea on Friday.
2 key hits last night for Pedro Feliz. He singled to tie the game in the 9th, then won it in the 11th with a 3-run homer.
.5 games behind the Mets, where the Phils now sit.
1 more game against the Dodgers tonight, then 2 with the Mets at Citizens Bank Park for the Phils. If the Phils win tonight, they’ll be tied going into the showdown with the Mets.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.
If there is a key difference between the Phils and Mets, it can be found in the bullpen. If the Mets blow it again, their bullpen will likely be their downfall.
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I Don’t Get It: It’s now been three weeks and still no word on progress in the hit-run case involving 16-year-old Faith Sinclair. I find it hard to believe no one has come forward with any new info in the case.
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Today’s Upper: The big three networks are cutting back on their coverage of the national political conventions. Good. These affairs are not what they used to be. There’s no suspense. The tickets are for the most part set before the convention. They’re glorified infomercials.
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Quote Box: “Given a choice, I think every elected representative would rather not have to go before their taxpayers for this and I think for some people it’s going to be a 100 percent increase for what they have to pay.”
-- Swarthmore Borough Manager Jane Billings, on a proposed hike in trash collection fees.
8 million dollars, how much the proposal could genarate.
43 bucks a month more, what it could wind up costing residents more to have their trash collected if the plan is approved.
3 weeks and 1 day since 16-year-old Faith Sinclair was struck and killed as she tried to cross Chester Pike in Sharon Hill.
5 age of boy struck and killed by a taxi cab in the Logal section of Philadelphia early Sunday. The driver fled, but turned himself in the following day.
3 a.m., when the text message announcing Joe Biden as Barack Obama’s VP choice went out early Saturday. The campaign was scooped on its own announcement by several news outlets.
3.63 a gallon, what we’re paying for gasoline in the Philly region, according to AAA. That’s down 10 percent from the high of $4.16.
1 dead and 4 hurt in car crash on Route 38 in Morrestown, N.J., last night.
8 age of youth believed assaulted by an assistant coach of a pee wee football team in Winslow Township, N.J. The child was playing on the opposing team.
400 dollars in copper piping stolen from a home in Wilmington.
7.6 percent boost in average residential monthly natural gas bill set by Peco as part of a settlement in gas rates.
500 times, how often former anchor Larry Mendte is believed to have tapped into co-anchor Alycia Lane’s e-mail. He entered guilty plea on Friday.
2 key hits last night for Pedro Feliz. He singled to tie the game in the 9th, then won it in the 11th with a 3-run homer.
.5 games behind the Mets, where the Phils now sit.
1 more game against the Dodgers tonight, then 2 with the Mets at Citizens Bank Park for the Phils. If the Phils win tonight, they’ll be tied going into the showdown with the Mets.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.
If there is a key difference between the Phils and Mets, it can be found in the bullpen. If the Mets blow it again, their bullpen will likely be their downfall.
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I Don’t Get It: It’s now been three weeks and still no word on progress in the hit-run case involving 16-year-old Faith Sinclair. I find it hard to believe no one has come forward with any new info in the case.
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Today’s Upper: The big three networks are cutting back on their coverage of the national political conventions. Good. These affairs are not what they used to be. There’s no suspense. The tickets are for the most part set before the convention. They’re glorified infomercials.
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Quote Box: “Given a choice, I think every elected representative would rather not have to go before their taxpayers for this and I think for some people it’s going to be a 100 percent increase for what they have to pay.”
-- Swarthmore Borough Manager Jane Billings, on a proposed hike in trash collection fees.
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