The Daily Numbers: 80 clients who lost as much as $50 million to Broomall investment manager Joseph Forte, who the feds say was running a classic Ponzi scheme.
0 dollars, how much money Forte says he has left. He says the bulk of the money went back to investors; the feds say he used $15 to $20 million to pay other investors; and paid himself as much as $12 million.
4, age of daughter Angel Reyes was convicted of throwing off a bridge into the murky waters of Ridley Creek. He faces the death penalty after his latest appeal was turned down.
15, age of teen shot in back in Chester Monday night.
27 local eaters who will compete in the 17th Wing Bowl at the Wachovia Center Friday morning. Among them are two from Delaware County.
1-3 inches of snow that covered the region overnight. That is now being followed by sleet and freezing rain. Anything that was shoveled or plowed is now freezing over into a solid sheet of ice.
2,000 jobs that could be cut as Gov. Ed Rendell struggles with a slumping state economy.
5.6 billion dollar budget shortfall now staring at Pa. officials, according to House Appropriations Committee Chairman Dwight Evans, D-Phila.
13 weeks of additional unemployment benefits now available for Pa. residents. As many as 50,000 out-of-work residents could be in line for more help.
17,000 dollar reward now being offered for information on who is setting arson fires in Coatesville.
15 arson fires in the Chester County city so far this month, including another one last night when someone set a trash can on fire on the front porch of a home. It was quickly extinguished.
9, age of youth, one of two people struck by stray bullets in South Philadelphia Tuesday night.
629 million dollar loss announced by DuPont Tuesday, including a 20 percent drop in demand for its products.
9 percent of its work force being laid off by Ashland, which bought Hercules in Delaware. It lost $119 million in the first quarter and is looking at cost cuts.
22, age of man charged with raping a 13-year-old girl and assaulting three other teen girls in Philadelphia.
1 Philadelphia police officer injured in Grays Ferry when a driver put his car in reverse and deliberately slammed into his police cruiser.
9 people treated for minor injuries after a work train collided with a commuter train in the Fern Rock SEPTA yard. Officials cited human error as the cause.
70 cats, plus geese, chickens, ferrets and other animals found in house without food, water or heat in Pine Grove, Pa.
1 goal, 2 assists for Michael Frolik in leading the Florida Panthers to a 3-2 win over the Flyers last night.
1 goal for the Flyers Claude Giroux, the first of his NHL career.
3, as in No. 3 Pitt vs No. 21 Villanova tonight in the last college hoops game every to be played in the legendary Spectrum.
26 points for Tyree Johnson to lead Penn Wood over Chester last night, 53-52.
0, how many times Chester had lost a Del Val game in the last four years, until last night.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.Is there a better high school rivalry than Chester vs. Penn Wood in boys hoops? Penn Wood did something last night that no Del-Val team had been able to do the past four years. That would be hang a loss on the powerful Clippers. Penn Wood won a 53-52 classic on its home floor.
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I Don’t Get It: The driver who is believed to have caused a fatal crash that claimed three lives on I-95 in Delaware Saturday had a previous conviction for aggressive driving. I don’t get it.
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Today’s Upper: It will be another momentous night in the final victory lap of the legendary Spectrum in South Philly tonight. The old sports palace is holding a serious of special events to mark its final year. Bruce Springsteen will play two final shows there in April. Tonight will mark the final college basketball game to be played on the Spectrum hardwood when No. 21 Villanova tangles with No. 3 Pitt.
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Quote Box: “I made a mistake years ago and I thought I could just get out of it. I didn’t set out to do this.”
-- Marple investment manager Joseph Forte outside court yesterday, where he was answering charges that he ran a $50 million Ponzi scheme that fleeced as many as 80 investors.
0 dollars, how much money Forte says he has left. He says the bulk of the money went back to investors; the feds say he used $15 to $20 million to pay other investors; and paid himself as much as $12 million.
4, age of daughter Angel Reyes was convicted of throwing off a bridge into the murky waters of Ridley Creek. He faces the death penalty after his latest appeal was turned down.
15, age of teen shot in back in Chester Monday night.
27 local eaters who will compete in the 17th Wing Bowl at the Wachovia Center Friday morning. Among them are two from Delaware County.
1-3 inches of snow that covered the region overnight. That is now being followed by sleet and freezing rain. Anything that was shoveled or plowed is now freezing over into a solid sheet of ice.
2,000 jobs that could be cut as Gov. Ed Rendell struggles with a slumping state economy.
5.6 billion dollar budget shortfall now staring at Pa. officials, according to House Appropriations Committee Chairman Dwight Evans, D-Phila.
13 weeks of additional unemployment benefits now available for Pa. residents. As many as 50,000 out-of-work residents could be in line for more help.
17,000 dollar reward now being offered for information on who is setting arson fires in Coatesville.
15 arson fires in the Chester County city so far this month, including another one last night when someone set a trash can on fire on the front porch of a home. It was quickly extinguished.
9, age of youth, one of two people struck by stray bullets in South Philadelphia Tuesday night.
629 million dollar loss announced by DuPont Tuesday, including a 20 percent drop in demand for its products.
9 percent of its work force being laid off by Ashland, which bought Hercules in Delaware. It lost $119 million in the first quarter and is looking at cost cuts.
22, age of man charged with raping a 13-year-old girl and assaulting three other teen girls in Philadelphia.
1 Philadelphia police officer injured in Grays Ferry when a driver put his car in reverse and deliberately slammed into his police cruiser.
9 people treated for minor injuries after a work train collided with a commuter train in the Fern Rock SEPTA yard. Officials cited human error as the cause.
70 cats, plus geese, chickens, ferrets and other animals found in house without food, water or heat in Pine Grove, Pa.
1 goal, 2 assists for Michael Frolik in leading the Florida Panthers to a 3-2 win over the Flyers last night.
1 goal for the Flyers Claude Giroux, the first of his NHL career.
3, as in No. 3 Pitt vs No. 21 Villanova tonight in the last college hoops game every to be played in the legendary Spectrum.
26 points for Tyree Johnson to lead Penn Wood over Chester last night, 53-52.
0, how many times Chester had lost a Del Val game in the last four years, until last night.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.Is there a better high school rivalry than Chester vs. Penn Wood in boys hoops? Penn Wood did something last night that no Del-Val team had been able to do the past four years. That would be hang a loss on the powerful Clippers. Penn Wood won a 53-52 classic on its home floor.
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I Don’t Get It: The driver who is believed to have caused a fatal crash that claimed three lives on I-95 in Delaware Saturday had a previous conviction for aggressive driving. I don’t get it.
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Today’s Upper: It will be another momentous night in the final victory lap of the legendary Spectrum in South Philly tonight. The old sports palace is holding a serious of special events to mark its final year. Bruce Springsteen will play two final shows there in April. Tonight will mark the final college basketball game to be played on the Spectrum hardwood when No. 21 Villanova tangles with No. 3 Pitt.
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Quote Box: “I made a mistake years ago and I thought I could just get out of it. I didn’t set out to do this.”
-- Marple investment manager Joseph Forte outside court yesterday, where he was answering charges that he ran a $50 million Ponzi scheme that fleeced as many as 80 investors.
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