The Daily Numbers: 2 homicides so far this year in Delaware County. Oddly, both have occurred in Lansdowne.
300 people who packed into the auditorium at Penncrest High School last night for 2nd hearing into the proposed Franklin Mint development.
23, age of man convicted in home invasions in Marple.
1 fewer magisterial district judge for Delco. That’s because the state Supreme Court is reducing the number statewide 10 percent in a move to save $1 million.
7-0 vote in Radnor to name longtime Philadelphia police inspector William Colarulo as the township’s new police chief.
7.8 percent jobless rate in Delaware County in December. That’s down. The region’s highest rate is 10.7 in Philadelphia.
200 stores being closed by bookseller Borders, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
10 Pathmark and Super Fresh stores being closed across the region. The closest is in Lionville, Chester County.
2,000 dollar grant for the Delco SPCA from the Humane Society of the U.S.
3 people being sought in connection with the murders of 2 women in a home in Philadelphia.
65 percent of people who now say they are optimistic about the next 4 years under new Pa. Gov. Tom Corbett.
2 people charged in beating death of pregnant Cheyney University student in altercation outside Traffic Court in Philly.
20 unpaid furlough days being taken by Philly schools boss Dr. Arlene Ackerman as financial problems beset the district.
4-3 win for Flyers in shootout over Tampa Bay last night.
21 points for Taj Bell to lead Villanova to win over Seton Hall.
2 Eagles who got slapped with ‘tags’ by the team. Michael Vick gets the franchise tag; kicker David Akers gets the transition tag.
102-91 loss for Sixers to the Grizzlies.
32 days until the first day of spring. Don’t forget to take part in the Great Heron’s Nest Snow Prognosticating Contest. Guess the number of measurable snows between now and March 20. I say 9. We’ve had 3, and there is more on the way tonight.
65 degrees forecast for Friday. Feel the sniffles coming on.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.
The Phillies, in particular their pitchers, will have to get used to a whole new level of scrutiny this spring. Every time one of them sneezes, the entire Delaware Valley will say, “Bless you.”
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I Don’t Get It: Philly police say an 11th-grader beat his mother with a hammer, then tried to stuff her into the oven. I don’t get it.
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Today’s Upper: Looks like Boeing’s V-22 Osprey has once again evaded the budget ax in Washington.
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Quote Box: “There were predictions of fireworks, but that didn’t happen. We are all neighbors and we acted like that.”
- Middletown council boss Scott Galloway, at last night’s public hearing on the Franklin Mint development plan.
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