The Daily Numbers: 300 people who gathered last night in Darby Borough to honor the memory of murder victim Mohamed Kamara.
4 people who suffered minor injuries when panic ensued after a girl’s hair caught fire. The vigil went on without further incident.
3 students who face weapons charges after a security sweep at Penn Wood High School in the wake of the shooting.
2.3 million dollars raised by GOP Senate candidate Pat Toomey in 1st quarter, bringing his war chest to more than $4 million.
1.16 million dollars raised by Sen. Arlen Specter, leaving him with
$9.06 million cash on hand.
442,000 dollars raised by Rep. Joe Sestak. That brings his total to $5.3 million.
42-28 lead for Arlen Specter over Joe Sestak in a Susquehanna poll, this the day after a different poll put the gap at just 2 percentage points.
46-38 lead for Toomey over Specter.
3 teachers from Ridley High who gave birth at Crozer Chester Medical Center on Wednesday. That brings to 9 babies for the staff so far this school year and 4 more early next school year.
773 million dollars that will be available for property tax relief in Pa. from revenue derived from slot machine gambling. That comes to nearly $200 per household.
566 to 716 million dollars Pa. must put back into a fund to help physicians pay malpractice insurance premiums. That won’t help the state’ shaky fiscal condition.
22,600 nonfarm jobs created in Pa. in the first quarter of the year.
60 cats seized by animal control officers who converged on a home in Torresdale.
3 social workers sentenced for fraud in Philadelphia in connection with the death of Danieal Kelly.
21, age of man who police say vomited on a cop and his family, including an 11-year-old girl, at a Phillies game. He now faces charges.
2 men suspected of setting a fire that heavily damaged the Pennsylvania National Guard Armory in Phoenixville yesterday.
2-1 loss for the Union last night in Toronto
14 shots taken by the Flyers in their first game against the Devils, a
2-1 win. They might need more than that tonight in Game 2.
9 years and 329 days between playoff wins for Flyers goalie Brian Boucher.
1 season on the bench for fired Sixers coach Eddie Jordan.
2 home runs surrendered by Phils reliever Danys Baez as the Phils blew a game to the Nats yesterday.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.Get used to a lot of games like yesterday’s come-from-ahead loss for the Phillies, at least until J.C. Romero and Brad Lidge get back on the hill.
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I Don’t Get It: Ever wonder why Philly fans get a bad rap. Check out the case of the 22-year-old neanderthal who is now charged with vomiting on a family at Phillies game this week. Nice. How long before that one makes it to SportsCenter.
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Today’s Upper: Slots machine gambling continues to pay off for Pa.
Officials yesterday said there would be $772 million available this year thanks to the largesse of those pumping money into the one-armed bandits. Bring on table games!
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Quote Box: “We love you and Mohamed loves you.”
- Flier handed out last night at vigil for murder victim Mohamed Komara.
4 people who suffered minor injuries when panic ensued after a girl’s hair caught fire. The vigil went on without further incident.
3 students who face weapons charges after a security sweep at Penn Wood High School in the wake of the shooting.
2.3 million dollars raised by GOP Senate candidate Pat Toomey in 1st quarter, bringing his war chest to more than $4 million.
1.16 million dollars raised by Sen. Arlen Specter, leaving him with
$9.06 million cash on hand.
442,000 dollars raised by Rep. Joe Sestak. That brings his total to $5.3 million.
42-28 lead for Arlen Specter over Joe Sestak in a Susquehanna poll, this the day after a different poll put the gap at just 2 percentage points.
46-38 lead for Toomey over Specter.
3 teachers from Ridley High who gave birth at Crozer Chester Medical Center on Wednesday. That brings to 9 babies for the staff so far this school year and 4 more early next school year.
773 million dollars that will be available for property tax relief in Pa. from revenue derived from slot machine gambling. That comes to nearly $200 per household.
566 to 716 million dollars Pa. must put back into a fund to help physicians pay malpractice insurance premiums. That won’t help the state’ shaky fiscal condition.
22,600 nonfarm jobs created in Pa. in the first quarter of the year.
60 cats seized by animal control officers who converged on a home in Torresdale.
3 social workers sentenced for fraud in Philadelphia in connection with the death of Danieal Kelly.
21, age of man who police say vomited on a cop and his family, including an 11-year-old girl, at a Phillies game. He now faces charges.
2 men suspected of setting a fire that heavily damaged the Pennsylvania National Guard Armory in Phoenixville yesterday.
2-1 loss for the Union last night in Toronto
14 shots taken by the Flyers in their first game against the Devils, a
2-1 win. They might need more than that tonight in Game 2.
9 years and 329 days between playoff wins for Flyers goalie Brian Boucher.
1 season on the bench for fired Sixers coach Eddie Jordan.
2 home runs surrendered by Phils reliever Danys Baez as the Phils blew a game to the Nats yesterday.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.Get used to a lot of games like yesterday’s come-from-ahead loss for the Phillies, at least until J.C. Romero and Brad Lidge get back on the hill.
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I Don’t Get It: Ever wonder why Philly fans get a bad rap. Check out the case of the 22-year-old neanderthal who is now charged with vomiting on a family at Phillies game this week. Nice. How long before that one makes it to SportsCenter.
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Today’s Upper: Slots machine gambling continues to pay off for Pa.
Officials yesterday said there would be $772 million available this year thanks to the largesse of those pumping money into the one-armed bandits. Bring on table games!
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Quote Box: “We love you and Mohamed loves you.”
- Flier handed out last night at vigil for murder victim Mohamed Komara.
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