The Daily Numbers: 1,000 people who packed a Mass last night to honor slain Philadelphia Officer John Pawlowski.
7 Philadelphia officers who have now died in the line of duty since 2006.
5 years after the body of Joy Hayward was found in a Chester hotel, there has yet to be an arrest in her murder.
50 years in business being celebrated by Venuti’s Hardware in Aston. Well done.
3,000 dollar donation to the Darby Fire Co. No. 1 made by Colwyn Borough Council, as controversy surrounding the borough’s own fire company continues to smolder.
1 body found inside a pizza shop in Telford, Montgomery County. Police believe the shop owner was murdered.
29, age of soldier from Collegeville killed in action in Afghanistan.
363 slot machines that will be added to the state’s expanded gambling operations come Memorial Day when the Sands Casino Resort opens in Bethlehem.
3 University of Pennsylvania students who are improving after being treated for meningitis. More than 3,000 students received antibiotics as a precaution after the outbreak.
400,000 dollars believed ripped off by a woman who was the property manager for an apartment complex outside West Chester.
35, age of woman whose body was found floating in the bay at Sea Isle City, N.J. Police are not yet sure how she died.
11, age of boy brutally abused in New Castle, Del. A man and woman are charged with “disciplining” the boy by holding him in the tub under cold water for 40 minutes.
4 Beneficial Bank branches that will be closed. No jobs will be lost in the process. None of the branches is in Delaware County.
0 raises for Comcast execs, the giant cable company announced.
3 million dollar bonus for the CEO at PNC Bank. They are in the form of stock. Other execs also are getting bonuses. The bank got $7.7 billion in bailout money from the feds.
1 cent hike in price of gas over the weekend. Average in Philly region is now $1.99. A year ago it was $3.01 a gallon.
.293, what the Phils new starting left-fielder, Raul Ibanez, hit last year. He replaces Pat Burrell.
4, as in No. 4 Pitt toppling No. 1 UConn last night.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.It’s going to look awfully odd seeing Pat Burrell in something other than red pinstripes. The longtime Phillie reported to camp with the Tampa Bay Rays yesterday.
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I Don’t Get It: Another Philadelphia police officer is gunned down. And once again, the suspect is no stranger to the law. I don’t get it.
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Today’s Upper: Thumb’s up to NBA great Richard “Rip” Hamilton. The Coatesville native is once again showing he remembers where he came from, offering the help of his Rip City Foundation to those displaced by the wave of arsons in the city.
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Quote Box: “He was a good kid. They had a tight-kjnif familiy. This hurts all of us.”
-- Rob Raby, longtime friend of slain Philadelphia police officer John Pawlowski.
7 Philadelphia officers who have now died in the line of duty since 2006.
5 years after the body of Joy Hayward was found in a Chester hotel, there has yet to be an arrest in her murder.
50 years in business being celebrated by Venuti’s Hardware in Aston. Well done.
3,000 dollar donation to the Darby Fire Co. No. 1 made by Colwyn Borough Council, as controversy surrounding the borough’s own fire company continues to smolder.
1 body found inside a pizza shop in Telford, Montgomery County. Police believe the shop owner was murdered.
29, age of soldier from Collegeville killed in action in Afghanistan.
363 slot machines that will be added to the state’s expanded gambling operations come Memorial Day when the Sands Casino Resort opens in Bethlehem.
3 University of Pennsylvania students who are improving after being treated for meningitis. More than 3,000 students received antibiotics as a precaution after the outbreak.
400,000 dollars believed ripped off by a woman who was the property manager for an apartment complex outside West Chester.
35, age of woman whose body was found floating in the bay at Sea Isle City, N.J. Police are not yet sure how she died.
11, age of boy brutally abused in New Castle, Del. A man and woman are charged with “disciplining” the boy by holding him in the tub under cold water for 40 minutes.
4 Beneficial Bank branches that will be closed. No jobs will be lost in the process. None of the branches is in Delaware County.
0 raises for Comcast execs, the giant cable company announced.
3 million dollar bonus for the CEO at PNC Bank. They are in the form of stock. Other execs also are getting bonuses. The bank got $7.7 billion in bailout money from the feds.
1 cent hike in price of gas over the weekend. Average in Philly region is now $1.99. A year ago it was $3.01 a gallon.
.293, what the Phils new starting left-fielder, Raul Ibanez, hit last year. He replaces Pat Burrell.
4, as in No. 4 Pitt toppling No. 1 UConn last night.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.It’s going to look awfully odd seeing Pat Burrell in something other than red pinstripes. The longtime Phillie reported to camp with the Tampa Bay Rays yesterday.
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I Don’t Get It: Another Philadelphia police officer is gunned down. And once again, the suspect is no stranger to the law. I don’t get it.
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Today’s Upper: Thumb’s up to NBA great Richard “Rip” Hamilton. The Coatesville native is once again showing he remembers where he came from, offering the help of his Rip City Foundation to those displaced by the wave of arsons in the city.
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Quote Box: “He was a good kid. They had a tight-kjnif familiy. This hurts all of us.”
-- Rob Raby, longtime friend of slain Philadelphia police officer John Pawlowski.
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