The Daily Numbers: 4, age of Marcia Reyes Martinez when she was thrown off a bridge in Chester by her father.
1993, when that heinous act occurred. Yesterday Angel Reyes dropped his appeals in the case in exchange for a life sentence, not the death penalty.
20 minutes, how much notice SEPTA says it got from its police force before they hit the bricks yesterday.
200 SEPTA police officers now walking picket line on strike.
157,000 dollar check awarded by Chester City Council to the J. Leweis Crozer Library.
3.28 percent tax hike still being whittled down by the Chichester School Board under pressure from taxpayers.
90 bucks, what that hike will mean for the average taxpayer.
877,000 dollars, what the city of Philadelphia owes the Boy Scouts in their lengthy legal dispute over the group being booted out of their Center City office space.
2 to 5 years in prison for former Pa. House Speaker John Perzel.
1 million dollar in restitution he also must pay in the Harrisburg corruption case.
200 people interviewed in the probe at Penn State into the school’s handling of the Jerry Sandusky situation.
31-0 record for the Chester Clippers.
1 win away from their 2nd straight PIAA AAAA title.
17 times the Clippers have appeared in the state title game.
7 times they have been crowned champions.
0-17 record for the Sixers this year in games decided by 3 points or less.
82-79 come-from-ahead loss for the Sixers at the hands of the Knicks last night.
399 wins and counting in the coaching career of Doug Collins.
3 times in the final 2 minutes the Sixers had the ball down by 3. They failed to convert all 3 times.
4-3 Eagles defense, which new linebacker DeMarco Ryans says is perfect for his game.
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How many teams in the NCAA’s heralded Field of 64 do you think the Chester Clippers could beat?
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I Don’t Get It: It’s been almost 20 years. I still don’t understand how you can toss your daughter off a bridge to her death.
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Today’s Upper: Kudos to the Chester Clippers. 31-0. One more win to go.
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Quote Box: “I can try to let go of the hatred I have inside. My Marcia would not want me to live like this. It is time to let go and move forward, concentrating on my family and their well-being.”
- Julia Martinez, on yesterday’s court proceeding for her ex-husband, who faces life in prison for the death of their daughter Marcia in 1993.
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