The Daily Numbers: 20 million dollar cut for the Chester Upland School District under proposed state budget.
2,700 students entering grades 9-12 in Chester Upland who could go to another county high school under a suit being mulled by city officials that would close their 3 high schools.
18 days before the deadline when the county SPCA says it will get out of the animal control business.
1 year after the fatal shooting of 2-year-old Terrance Webster in Chester. No one has been arrested in the case.
233 graduates who collected diplomas last night from Academy Park High School; another 452 got theirs at Haverford High ceremonies.
18, age of Darby man who police say answered a Facebook post from a 20-year-old southwestern Philly woman seeking a hit man to take out the father of her child. Both are under arrest.
2, as in No. 2, where Philadelphia ranks as the nation’s dirtiest city, according to Travel Leisure Magazine.
1,000 fish killed in Ridley Park Lake, and still no one seems to know why. Test results are due Wednesday.
3.79 a gallon, average price we’re paying at pump in Philly region.
That’s down from 3.84 a week ago. Last year we were paying $2.76.
3.71, the national average.
2 cents per ounce increase in the soda tax that is drawing heated opposition in Philly.
1,500 teachers facing layoffs in Philadelphia. Teachers rallied at a City Council hearing yesterday.
1 person killed in a fire in Yardley.
7, as in Game 7, where Stanley Cup finals between Vancouver and Boston is headed after Bruins smoke the Canucks last night, 5-2.
0, how many wins for the visiting team in this series. Game 7 is being played in Vancouver.
21 strikeouts in 18 and a third innings for Phillies reliever Michael Stutes.
4 games vs. the Marlins that kick off tonight at Citizens Bank Park.
2.5 game lead for the Phils, after the Braves lost last night.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.Vancouver has won three games at home vs. the Bruins. Boston won three games played in Beantown. The series is dead even, 3-3. Game 7 is being played in Vancouver. I like the Canucks’ chances.
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I Don’t Get It: Two young Amish folks were feeling their oats recently.
A 21-year-old male and a 17-year-old female were handling the reins of their horse-and-buggy when they pulled into the path of a car. Both were charged with DUI. In a buggy. I don’t get it.
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Today’s Upper: You have to hand it to County Councilman Mario Civera.
He’s not letting up on this SPCA thing. Now he’s pressing for an extension from the SPCA on their decision to get out of the animal control business on July 1.
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Quote Box: “We cannot give state subsidies to school districts that are no longer educating the kids.”
- State Rep. Bill Adolph, R-165, of Springfield, on exodus of Chester kids to charter schools.
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