The Daily Numbers: 50 people on crowded basketball court in Darby Township when gunshots ring out, wounding 2.
0 people who have come forward to tell police what they know.
500 dollar fine for violating the curfew in both Darby Borough and Darby Township.
80 full- and part-time positions eliminated in budget cuts in William Penn School District.
600,000 dollar deficit still hanging over district. They’re hoping for some more state funds to make up the district.
4 percent tax hike in the Chichester School District spending plan.
13 positions cut in Chi.
2 toddlers who escaped injury when bullets were fired into a home on Morton Avenue in Chester.
181,000 dollar Medicaid fraud charges lodged against an Upper Darby man.
3 days before Pa. is expected to have its budget in place. It’s still being worked on in Harrisburg.
27.15 billion dollar blueprint that cuts spending by 3 percent.
32 people shot in 3 days over the weekend in Philly; 6 fatally; 1 other person was stabbed to death.
30 of the state’s 500 districts that have frozen wages, as urged by Gov.
Tom Corbett.
0 arrests in a flash mob attack on a couple in Philadelphia that left a woman with a broken leg.
23 inning scoreless streak for Cliff Lee, who goes to the hill tonight in the first of 3 as Phils tangle with the Red Sox.
8-5 Cliff Lee vs. 6-2 Josh Beckett.
1.86 ERA for Beckett, best in baseball.
4 of 6 games in the series won by the Red Sox last year.
1 more Flyer shown the door yesterday. Darrell Powe was traded to Minnesota for a draft pick. The team did sign Andreas Nodle.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.The Phils arms vs. the Boston bats. They always say good pitching beats good hitting. We’ll see about that.
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I Don’t Get It: There was a crowd of maybe 50 people on a basketball court in Darby Township when shots rang out, but no one saw anything and no one is talking to police. I don’t get it.
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Today’s Upper: Red Sox vs. Phillies. A preview of the Fall Classic?
Let’s hope so.
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Quote Box: “This has been a particularly trying time in public education in Pennsylvania.”
- William Penn School Board President Charlotte Hummel.
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