The Daily Numbers: 6,000 population of Bellefonte, Pa., where the Jerry Sandusky preliminary hearing will be held today.
100 media members packed into the courtroom 100 more in a satellite courtroom in the same building.
2 prior criminal cases for the suspect in the hit-run deaths of 2 Academy Park students.
1 million dollars bail for Maurquis Thompson, who is charged in the hit-run case.
16,150 dollars in the Merry Christmas Fund, which is lagging this year as it inches toward its $50,000 goal.
2 public services set on Thursday and Friday for Delco native Cardinal John Foley. One is at St. Charles Borromeo, the other is at the Basilica SS. Peter and Paul in Philly.
155 more Chinook helicopters being pursued by Boeing in Ridley Township. That would be the final part of a $4.3 billion, 5-year deal.
2,000 workers at the Boeing plant who depend on the Chinook program.
3 year contract for the professional staff at the Delaware County Intermediate Unit.
4-1 vote by which the state Legislature Reapportionment Commission OK’d the new boundaries for legislative seats.
3 Salvation Army red kettles stolen in Philadelphia.
6 homes on the Main Line that have reported Christmas decorations being stolen.
146-45 vote in the state House to limit funding for abortions.
8, age of boy who was in backseat of car after it was stolen. The thieves kicked him out of the car. He was not injured.
.259 batting average for Ben Francisco, who was traded by the Phils to the Blue Jays.
23-15 minor league record for Frank Gailey, the Archbishop Carroll product the Phils got in return.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.Let’s all hope the Eagles lose Sunday and get the misery out of the way, as opposed to making us tune in when they play Dallas on Christmas Eve.
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I Don’t Get It: Someone is stealing Salvation Army kettles in Philadelphia. I don’t get it.
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Today’s Upper: Kudos to those taking the time to remember and honor the legacy of Delco’s own Cardinal John Foley.
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Quote Box: “There were a lot of concerns by students in terms of just dealing with the reality of Michael and Mark not being at school and the reality of having classes with them and them not being there.”
- Southeast Delco Superintendent Stephen Butz, on the tragic hit-run deaths of 2 students and the reaction of the Academy Park student body.
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