The Daily Numbers: 16,000 dollars, what officials alleged former Penn-Delco School Board member John Green ripped off from a high school boosters club. Yesterday the charges were withdrawn.
12-18 inches of more snow expected to hit the region tonight through Wednesday.
56.3 inches of snow so far across the region this winter. Tonight’s storm could push us over the all-time winter record of 65.5 inches, set back in 1995-96.
12 handguns stolen from a locker at the Boeing plant in Ridley Township.
18 million dollars, how much PennDOT budgeted for snow removal this winter. They’ve spent 55 percent of it so far this year.
1,250 tons of salt used last weekend by road crews in Upper Darby Township. The price tag for that comes to $74,500. The township has 750 tons of salt left.
14, age of boy killed when flames roared through his Clifton Heights home last March. Yesterday his father, Thomas Pierce, pleaded no contest to charges stemming from the fire.
3.9 percent tax hike given green light by Rose Tree Media School District.
2 times in the last 2 days that Granite Run Mall was closed by a gas odor. Not a great weekend for the mall, which was closed by snow on Saturday.
1.6 acres in Media that currently is home to the Media Inn. The landmark hotel will be demolished.
3 residents in Darby Borough treated overnight for carbon monoxide poisoning in a home on Sharon Avenue.
47, age of chiropractor from Bucks County charged with torching his own office.
30 percent decline in enrollment at St. John Bosco School in Hatboro, the latest that will close its doors in the archdiocese. A similar fate likely awaits St. Joe’s in Collingdale.
5 percent increase in TV ratings for the Super Bowl in Philadelphia. The audience for the show is estimated at 2.8 million, making it the No. 1 watched show in TV history, eclipsing the final episode of MASH.
5 DUI charges now racked up by a man in Ogletown, Del.
36, age of man found hanged in his jail cell in Philadelphia. His death was ruled a suicide.
24, age of janitor at Downingtown West High School in Chester County charged with sexually assaulting a 15-year-old female student.
2 goal deficit erased by the Flyers as they rallied to top the Devils, 3-2.
3 straight games now missed by Flyers goalie Ray Emery with a sore hip. Michael Leighton was in the nets last night.
19 points for Scottie Reynolds to lead No. 4 Villanova to a huge road win over No. 5 West Virginia.
21, where Temple now ranks, tumbling several spots after losing last week.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.The Philadelphia sports scene is a little less fun today. They buried Tom Brookshier yesterday. Rest well, Brookie. They don’t make guys like that anymore.
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I Don’t Get It: A man in Philadelphia is charged with dousing a rag with drain cleaner and then rubbing it on the skin of a 20-month-old tot he was supervising. The child died. I don’t get it.
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Today’s Upper: The Winter Olympics start Friday night. Too bad they don’t hand out medals for shoveling. We’d all be on the winner’s stand.
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Quote Box: “He admits he was a lousy bookkeeper. But he is no thief.”
- Michael F.X. Gilllin, speaking about his client, former Penn-Delco School Board member John Green. Theft charges against him were withdrawn yesterday.
12-18 inches of more snow expected to hit the region tonight through Wednesday.
56.3 inches of snow so far across the region this winter. Tonight’s storm could push us over the all-time winter record of 65.5 inches, set back in 1995-96.
12 handguns stolen from a locker at the Boeing plant in Ridley Township.
18 million dollars, how much PennDOT budgeted for snow removal this winter. They’ve spent 55 percent of it so far this year.
1,250 tons of salt used last weekend by road crews in Upper Darby Township. The price tag for that comes to $74,500. The township has 750 tons of salt left.
14, age of boy killed when flames roared through his Clifton Heights home last March. Yesterday his father, Thomas Pierce, pleaded no contest to charges stemming from the fire.
3.9 percent tax hike given green light by Rose Tree Media School District.
2 times in the last 2 days that Granite Run Mall was closed by a gas odor. Not a great weekend for the mall, which was closed by snow on Saturday.
1.6 acres in Media that currently is home to the Media Inn. The landmark hotel will be demolished.
3 residents in Darby Borough treated overnight for carbon monoxide poisoning in a home on Sharon Avenue.
47, age of chiropractor from Bucks County charged with torching his own office.
30 percent decline in enrollment at St. John Bosco School in Hatboro, the latest that will close its doors in the archdiocese. A similar fate likely awaits St. Joe’s in Collingdale.
5 percent increase in TV ratings for the Super Bowl in Philadelphia. The audience for the show is estimated at 2.8 million, making it the No. 1 watched show in TV history, eclipsing the final episode of MASH.
5 DUI charges now racked up by a man in Ogletown, Del.
36, age of man found hanged in his jail cell in Philadelphia. His death was ruled a suicide.
24, age of janitor at Downingtown West High School in Chester County charged with sexually assaulting a 15-year-old female student.
2 goal deficit erased by the Flyers as they rallied to top the Devils, 3-2.
3 straight games now missed by Flyers goalie Ray Emery with a sore hip. Michael Leighton was in the nets last night.
19 points for Scottie Reynolds to lead No. 4 Villanova to a huge road win over No. 5 West Virginia.
21, where Temple now ranks, tumbling several spots after losing last week.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.The Philadelphia sports scene is a little less fun today. They buried Tom Brookshier yesterday. Rest well, Brookie. They don’t make guys like that anymore.
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I Don’t Get It: A man in Philadelphia is charged with dousing a rag with drain cleaner and then rubbing it on the skin of a 20-month-old tot he was supervising. The child died. I don’t get it.
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Today’s Upper: The Winter Olympics start Friday night. Too bad they don’t hand out medals for shoveling. We’d all be on the winner’s stand.
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Quote Box: “He admits he was a lousy bookkeeper. But he is no thief.”
- Michael F.X. Gilllin, speaking about his client, former Penn-Delco School Board member John Green. Theft charges against him were withdrawn yesterday.
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