The Daily Numbers: 21, age of Casey Feldman, of Springfield, killed while walking to her job at the Jersey shore. A video of her is now part of a national push to deal with distracted driving.
3.25 a gallon, what the average price of gas in the Philly region hit yesterday. That’s the highest since July 2008, when we were at $4.11.
333 dollars a year, that’s how much it costs you more a year for a 25-cent increase at the pumps.
4,336 dollars a year, what the average person spends on gas at $3.25 a gallon.
96 dollars a barrel, where the price of crude wound up yesterday after soaring over $100 a barrel for a while. It was selling at 86 bucks at the start of the week.
700,000 dollar program for green initiatives rolled out by county council this week.
4th DUI charge for a man suspected of running into the back of a car in the McDonald’s drive-in in Ridley.
2-6 years in prison for a 26-year-old Darby man convicted of having sex with a 15-year-old girl.
2 more suspects nabbed by the county Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force.
2.8 percent tax hike being projected in the Interboro School District.
6.1 mill hike looming in Chichester.
2 young woman killed in a car crash early this morning in Northeast Philly. Alcohol is suspected in the crash.
1,500 dollars found on street in West Chester by homeless man, who promptly turned the money in.
60,000 dollars in goods believed stolen from the condo owned by Philadelphia Eagles offensive lineman Jason Peters in South Philly.
23 days until the first day of spring. Here’s where we stand in the Great Heron’s Nest Snow Prognosticating Event. I said we’d have 9 snows between now and March 20. We’ve had 4, but this is one bet I’d gladly lose.
4-3 win for Flyers in OT over Islanders last night, after they blew a 2-goal lead.
8-0 win for Phillies over Florida State. They kick off Grapefruit League schedule Saturday vs. the Yankees.
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Ryan Howard started the fireworks in the Phils’ opener yesterday with a double in the first that drove home a couple of runs. Where was that four months ago?
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I Don’t Get It: John O’Connor is now out at Holy Family as coach of the men’s hoops team after a physical altercation with a player. Am I the only one who thinks he’s getting a raw deal?
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Today’s Upper: Kudos to the family of Casey Feldman. The Springfield woman’s legacy will be helping the war on distracted driving. Her story is portrayed in a new video put out by the Department of Transportation.
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Quote Box: “It was the first time I ever lost somebody, a friend, and someone my age. And it made me realize that could easily have been me. That could have been my sister. It could have been anybody.”
- Brooke Burdge, talking about video made about Casey Feldman to help bring attention to issue of distracted driving.
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