The Daily Numbers: 80,000 dollars in debt, where St. Joseph’s School find itself, which along with dwindling enrollment likely will lead to the school being closed.
125 parents who jammed a meeting this week who vow they are going to take action to stop the planned closing.
90, are of retired Judge Robert Wright, the first African-American to sit on the Delco bench.
6.25 percent increase in spending in Ridley School District, which will in turn lead to a tax hike for residents.
12 inches of snow expected in the region as a big winter storm blasts the tri-state area starting tonight.
24 inches possible in some areas in southern Delaware and New Jersey.
0 trains running south of Washington, D.C., today on the Amtrak system due to the snow.
400 PennDOT plow trucks sitting ready to attack the snow and keep roads passable.
31 million dollar loss reported in the quarter by Sunoco, as the oil giant continues to take its lumps in a stagnant economy.
1 person struck and killed by a train in Levittown last night.
66, age of school principal who now has been sued by family of student she struck on her way to school in Bucks County. The suit claims she was speeding at the time.
8 years behind bars for a 22-year-old New Jersey man who admitted driving drunk and killing a 19-year-old.
2 people busted in Bucks County for stealing mail from residential mail boxes. Police say they were looking for cards and cash to feed their drug habit.
12 cent tax being mulled in Philadelphia on every can or bottle of soda or other sweet drinks.
100 million dollar deficit staring at the Nutter administration in Philly.
20,000 dollar reward now being offered for information on the person who shot and killed a Bucks County lawyer in the parking lot of his office building a year ago.
19 homes burglarized by 2 teens in Ocean City, N.J. They made off with at least 10 plasma TVs.
2 times this year Penn Wood has gotten the better of Chester on the basketball floor.
29 points and 10 rebounds for Penn Wood star Aaron Brown in the big win.
12 game winning streak for the Washington Capitals in the NHL. The Flyers should be that lucky.
31 goals this year for Ilya Kovalchuk of the Atlanta Thrashers. He won’t be joining the Flyers. He was traded to the Devils.
12 days until pitchers and catchers report to Phillies spring training in Clearwater on Feb. 17.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.Who needs the Super Bowl when you have Wing Bowl?
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I Don’t Get It: Enough already. I know. It’s supposed to snow. Now if the TV folks would just let me suffer in silence.
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Today’s Upper: Spring is coming. Eventually.
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Quote Box: “We want to give people hope that we can change this.”
- Ann Koch, a parent in St. Joe’s in Collingdale, where they are mobilizing to try to save their school.
125 parents who jammed a meeting this week who vow they are going to take action to stop the planned closing.
90, are of retired Judge Robert Wright, the first African-American to sit on the Delco bench.
6.25 percent increase in spending in Ridley School District, which will in turn lead to a tax hike for residents.
12 inches of snow expected in the region as a big winter storm blasts the tri-state area starting tonight.
24 inches possible in some areas in southern Delaware and New Jersey.
0 trains running south of Washington, D.C., today on the Amtrak system due to the snow.
400 PennDOT plow trucks sitting ready to attack the snow and keep roads passable.
31 million dollar loss reported in the quarter by Sunoco, as the oil giant continues to take its lumps in a stagnant economy.
1 person struck and killed by a train in Levittown last night.
66, age of school principal who now has been sued by family of student she struck on her way to school in Bucks County. The suit claims she was speeding at the time.
8 years behind bars for a 22-year-old New Jersey man who admitted driving drunk and killing a 19-year-old.
2 people busted in Bucks County for stealing mail from residential mail boxes. Police say they were looking for cards and cash to feed their drug habit.
12 cent tax being mulled in Philadelphia on every can or bottle of soda or other sweet drinks.
100 million dollar deficit staring at the Nutter administration in Philly.
20,000 dollar reward now being offered for information on the person who shot and killed a Bucks County lawyer in the parking lot of his office building a year ago.
19 homes burglarized by 2 teens in Ocean City, N.J. They made off with at least 10 plasma TVs.
2 times this year Penn Wood has gotten the better of Chester on the basketball floor.
29 points and 10 rebounds for Penn Wood star Aaron Brown in the big win.
12 game winning streak for the Washington Capitals in the NHL. The Flyers should be that lucky.
31 goals this year for Ilya Kovalchuk of the Atlanta Thrashers. He won’t be joining the Flyers. He was traded to the Devils.
12 days until pitchers and catchers report to Phillies spring training in Clearwater on Feb. 17.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.Who needs the Super Bowl when you have Wing Bowl?
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I Don’t Get It: Enough already. I know. It’s supposed to snow. Now if the TV folks would just let me suffer in silence.
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Today’s Upper: Spring is coming. Eventually.
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Quote Box: “We want to give people hope that we can change this.”
- Ann Koch, a parent in St. Joe’s in Collingdale, where they are mobilizing to try to save their school.
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