The Daily Numbers: 64 signatures on nominating petitions for Aston Magisterial District Judge David Murphy that the D.A. alleges were forgeries.
18, age of suspect now charged in the robbery of a man in a motorized scooter who had just used an ATM machine in Upper Darby.
75 parents and students who gathered for candlelight vigil at St. Joe’s School in Collingdale as they try to save their school.
2,000 contribution from Pat Meehan’s defunct gubernatorial campaign to that of Tom Corbett. The state A.G. will now handle review of Meehan’s petitions.
12, age of boy who will face trial as an adult in Pittsburgh for fatally shooting his father’s fiancee.
38, age of Philadelphia man now charged with threatening the life of Rep. Eric Cantor, of Virginia, in dispute over health care vote.
17, age of female student at Plymouth-Whitemarsh High School who was struck and killed by a hit-run driver Sunday night.
600 million dollar education boost for Delaware, 1 of 2 states named winners in the federal ‘Race to the Top’ competition. Pa. didn’t make the cut.
9 teens charged in Boston in the long-term bullying of a 15-year-old girl who eventually took her own life.
24.3 percent poverty rate in Philadelphia, according to new Pew Charitable Trust study.
62.17 inches of precipitation that has fallen on the region in the last
365 days, a new record.
17 percent hike in health insurance premiums that could be facing young adults when the health care reform changes take full effect.
10 wins for the New Jersey Nets, who beat the Spurs last night, which means the record for the worst NBA team of all time remains securely in the Sixers hands.
9-73, the ignominious mark established by that 1972-73 Sixers team.
20 Phillies Phanatics statues that will go up across the city as part of “Phillies Paint the Town Red” antics leading up to the home opener for the Phils.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.It’s countdown time. Six days until the Phils season opener in D.C.
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I Don’t Get It: A court has ruled that a man who sued a fringe group that protested at the funeral of his son, who was killed in action in Iraq, must now pay their legal expenses. I don’t get it.
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Today’s Upper: Kudos to PennDOT for quickly changing procedures so local school districts can gain access to the entire history of prospective school bus drivers. The move comes after a fatal crash in Montgomery County. The bus driver had been involved in a previous fatal crash.
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Quote Box: “You tell them we’re going to be here for years to come.”
- Sister Virginia Paschall, principal at BVM School in Darby.
18, age of suspect now charged in the robbery of a man in a motorized scooter who had just used an ATM machine in Upper Darby.
75 parents and students who gathered for candlelight vigil at St. Joe’s School in Collingdale as they try to save their school.
2,000 contribution from Pat Meehan’s defunct gubernatorial campaign to that of Tom Corbett. The state A.G. will now handle review of Meehan’s petitions.
12, age of boy who will face trial as an adult in Pittsburgh for fatally shooting his father’s fiancee.
38, age of Philadelphia man now charged with threatening the life of Rep. Eric Cantor, of Virginia, in dispute over health care vote.
17, age of female student at Plymouth-Whitemarsh High School who was struck and killed by a hit-run driver Sunday night.
600 million dollar education boost for Delaware, 1 of 2 states named winners in the federal ‘Race to the Top’ competition. Pa. didn’t make the cut.
9 teens charged in Boston in the long-term bullying of a 15-year-old girl who eventually took her own life.
24.3 percent poverty rate in Philadelphia, according to new Pew Charitable Trust study.
62.17 inches of precipitation that has fallen on the region in the last
365 days, a new record.
17 percent hike in health insurance premiums that could be facing young adults when the health care reform changes take full effect.
10 wins for the New Jersey Nets, who beat the Spurs last night, which means the record for the worst NBA team of all time remains securely in the Sixers hands.
9-73, the ignominious mark established by that 1972-73 Sixers team.
20 Phillies Phanatics statues that will go up across the city as part of “Phillies Paint the Town Red” antics leading up to the home opener for the Phils.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.It’s countdown time. Six days until the Phils season opener in D.C.
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I Don’t Get It: A court has ruled that a man who sued a fringe group that protested at the funeral of his son, who was killed in action in Iraq, must now pay their legal expenses. I don’t get it.
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Today’s Upper: Kudos to PennDOT for quickly changing procedures so local school districts can gain access to the entire history of prospective school bus drivers. The move comes after a fatal crash in Montgomery County. The bus driver had been involved in a previous fatal crash.
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Quote Box: “You tell them we’re going to be here for years to come.”
- Sister Virginia Paschall, principal at BVM School in Darby.
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