The Daily Numbers: 1,345,211 dollars, how much the boosters of Bonner and Prendie have raised in their push to save their school.
5 million dollars, how much officials feel they need to make the school viable into the foreseeable future.
15 of February, when most expect to hear a ruling on appeals from Archbishop Charles Chaput.
500 jobs being added at SAP’s Newtown Square campus.
400 residential units that would be part of Ellis Preserve Plan nearby, along with 465,00 square feet of commercial space and 405,000 square feet of office space.
2 hotels also planned for the development, which has been tied up in the courts for 40 months in a dispute with rival developer Claude deBotton.
1.3 million dollars raised for his re-election campaign by U.S. Rep. Pat Meehan.
2.49 property tax hike included in the preliminary budget given an OK by Haverford School Board.
34 years ago the infamous Wade Dump fire exploded in Chester.
6 people busted in a drug raid in Upper Darby.
6 more weeks of winter, according to Punxsutawney Phil this morning.
67, high temperature reached in some areas of the region yesterday.
23 people sickened after consuming raw milk in central Pennsylvania.
5,500 dollars in assets, the revised threshold for income in Pa. to be eligible for food stamps.
.05 decline in revenue collections by Pa. last month. They took in $2.2 billion.
7,300 jobs being slashed by Astra Zeneca.
55 years of wedded bliss celebrated yesterday by Ron Paul and his wife.
1 million birth control packs being recalled by Pfizer because of a risk of accidental pregnancy.
75, age of ‘Soul Train’ host Don Cornelius, who took his own life in L.A.
74 people killed when a crowd rushed the field after a soccer match in Egypt.
98-82 win for the Sixers over the Bulls last night.
19 points and 9 rebounds for Andre Iguodala.
18,325 fans in the Wells Fargo Center.
16-6 record for the Sixers.
11 wins at the Wells Fargo Center.
17 days until Phillies pitchers and catchers report to Clearwater.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.Maybe it’s time to start taking the Sixers seriously. Bring on LeBron and the Heat Friday night.
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I Don’t Get It: All the hoopla surrounding Punxutawney Phil, especially this year. Hasn’t he noticed it’s been in the 60s around here the last couple of days. Bring on Spring.
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Today’s Upper: Kudos to the astounding fundraising effort that’s part of the move to save Monsignor Bonner and Archbishop Prendergast. So far they have raised $1.3 million.
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Quote Box: “They are booming and it’s great for the county and it’s great for Newtown.”
- State Rep. Tom Killion, R-168, on news that SAP is adding 500 jobs to its Newtown Square campus.
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