The Daily Numbers: 600 dollar fine, what repeat violators of the curfew in Ridley Park face.
60 years of wedded bliss being celebrated by Dorothy and Stephen McFee of Upper Darby.
1,000 dollar fine being proposed in Haverford for those who plant bamboo in violation of a township ordinance.
3,500 fleeced from a Connecticut couple, allegedly by a Millbourne man, according to cops.
1,000 dollar reward now posted by U.S. Marshals for information on a Chester shooting suspect.
25 years as a sports anchor at WIP coming to end with word that Howard Eskin will give up his afternoon gig. He is staying with the station.
4.9 inches of rain on Sunday, the official amount for the region recorded at Philly International Airport.
3.5 inches in Drexel Hill, tops in Delco.
9.6 inches in Elmer, N.J.
213 point gain for the Dow Jones Industrial Average on Monday, nearly gaining back all the losses in last week’s rollercoaster markets.
12.5 billion being paid for Motorola Mobility by Google.
5, age of boy who had been missing in Philly. He was found safe sleeping on bus operated by day camp he attends.
15, age of soccer player who died after he collapsed in a drill in Beaver Falls, Pa.
325 teachers being recalled by the School District of Philadelphia.
47 syringes found on boardwalk and beach at Ventnor, N.J.
34 years ago that we lost the King. No, not Howard Eskin. That was the day Elvis died in Graceland.
600 home runs for former Phils’ slugger Jim Thome.
96 home runs hit for the Phils by Thome, including No. 400.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.Good guys do finish first. They also sometimes hit 600 home runs. Just ask Thim Thome.
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I Don’t Get It: Two more churches have been ransacked by thieves in Philly. I don’t get it.
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Today’s Upper: Some serious kudos to Dorothy and Stephan McFee, who today will celebrate 70 years of wedded bliss at their Upper Darby home. Well done.
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Quote Box: “This really is another great day in a terrific streak and I’m just starting a new chapter.”
- Howard Eskin, in announcing he was stepping down as afternoon anchor on sports talker WIP 610.
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