The Daily Numbers: 4 people being shot in shootout in Stonehurst section of Drexel Hill that was described by top cop Mike Chitwood as “the wild, wild west.”
4 vehicles and 1 house hit by gunfire. There were no reported injuries.
24,611 dollars for the Merry Christmas Fund, less than half way to our goal of $50,000.
15 years on the board of commissioners in Aston for Joe Possenti, who announced he is stepping down.
3 people killed in 3 shootings in 8 hours in Philadelphia.
30 years in Washington coming to end today as Sen. Arlen Specter delivers his final speech from the Senate floord.
25, age of Marine from Lancaster who was killed in action in Afghanistan.
50 dogs rescued from home where a person was apparently hoarding animals in Cape May, N.J.
5-0 blowout win for the Florida Panthers over the Flyers last night.
7 days the Flyers will have that bitter taste in their mouth. They don’t play again until next week.
26 saves for Panthers goalie Tomas Voukun.
1 more Eagle suffering from concussion symptoms. Receiver Jason Avant suffered the ding on a crunching block he threw on DeSean Jackson’s game-winning punt return.
4 defensive starters who have now been lost to injury for Eagles. Rookie free safety Nate Allen will miss the rest of the season.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.Gotta love Peter Laviolette. The Flyers coach did not mince words in describing his team’s pathetic effort against the Panthers. He called it an “ass-kicking.”
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I Don’t Get It: A Facebook posting wrongly identified a man as the Kensington Strangler and police had to be called after an angry mob showed up outside his mother’s house, where he was staying. I don’t get it.
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Today’s Upper: Big-time coup for new Congressman Pat Meehan, who bagged a subcommittee chairmanship, something that rarely goes to a freshman legislator.
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Quote Box: “It was a big shootout between four guys … It was like the wild, wild West.”
- Mike Chitwood, Upper Darby top cop, on recent shootout in the Stonehurst section.
4 vehicles and 1 house hit by gunfire. There were no reported injuries.
24,611 dollars for the Merry Christmas Fund, less than half way to our goal of $50,000.
15 years on the board of commissioners in Aston for Joe Possenti, who announced he is stepping down.
3 people killed in 3 shootings in 8 hours in Philadelphia.
30 years in Washington coming to end today as Sen. Arlen Specter delivers his final speech from the Senate floord.
25, age of Marine from Lancaster who was killed in action in Afghanistan.
50 dogs rescued from home where a person was apparently hoarding animals in Cape May, N.J.
5-0 blowout win for the Florida Panthers over the Flyers last night.
7 days the Flyers will have that bitter taste in their mouth. They don’t play again until next week.
26 saves for Panthers goalie Tomas Voukun.
1 more Eagle suffering from concussion symptoms. Receiver Jason Avant suffered the ding on a crunching block he threw on DeSean Jackson’s game-winning punt return.
4 defensive starters who have now been lost to injury for Eagles. Rookie free safety Nate Allen will miss the rest of the season.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.Gotta love Peter Laviolette. The Flyers coach did not mince words in describing his team’s pathetic effort against the Panthers. He called it an “ass-kicking.”
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I Don’t Get It: A Facebook posting wrongly identified a man as the Kensington Strangler and police had to be called after an angry mob showed up outside his mother’s house, where he was staying. I don’t get it.
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Today’s Upper: Big-time coup for new Congressman Pat Meehan, who bagged a subcommittee chairmanship, something that rarely goes to a freshman legislator.
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Quote Box: “It was a big shootout between four guys … It was like the wild, wild West.”
- Mike Chitwood, Upper Darby top cop, on recent shootout in the Stonehurst section.
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