The Daily Numbers: 19,074 who piled into PPL Park in Chester yesterday for the Union’s home opener.
2-1 loss for the Union, dropping them to 0-2 on the young season.
600 people who went to work yesterday at the stadium on Chester’s waterfront.
6.92 million in table games revenue hauled in at Harrah’s Chester Casino in February. Yeah, things are jumping on the city’s waterfront.
56 million raked in across the state. Harrah’s had the 4th highest take.
10 a.m., when U.S. Rep. Pat Meehan, R-7, of Drexel Hill will kick off a hearing on homeland security tied to the closing of local refineries.
22,500 dollar in accrued time to be paid to suspended Bethel Police Chief John Cairo under a settlement.
7.6 million dollar budget approved by the Delco Intermediate Unit.
6 percent hike in gas prices in February, and a finger of blame is again being pointed at the shutdown of two local refineries.
2.2 percent hike at the pumps locally just last week.
3.79 a gallon, what we are paying on average for gas in the Philly region.
30,000 dollars in cash and a handgun taken by thieves in a violent home invasion in Philadelphia last night.
5 people injured and 7 parked cars damaged when a SEPTA bus and SUV collided in Southwest Philly. The bus then slammed into a row of cars.
1 suspected robber shot and killed during a holdup of a corner store in Hunting Park.
14 of 16 teams still alive in NCAA hoops tourney that come from major conferences.
0.9 seconds left in OT when Scott Hartnell scored his 2nd goal of game to lift Flyers to huge 3-2 win over the Penguins.
10-2 loss for the Phillies to the Blue Jays yesterday.
5 runs on 7 hits surrendered by Phils starter Cole Hamels. He still said he was happy with hit outing as he works on his pitches.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.Anyone else getting concerned about the Phillies yet. Just keep saying, “it’s only spring training.”
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I Don’t Get It: Gov. Tom Corbett’s proposed budget will slash general assistance. There has to be a better, less catastrophic way to cut spending.
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Today’s Upper: More kudos to the Chester High Clippers, who rocked Coatesville Saturday to advance to PIAA Boys Hoops Semifinals.
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Quote Box: “Your behavior was inappropriate. It was a bad example … The state is watching us and then we have incidents like this.”
- Chester NAACP President Darrell Jones in asking Chester Upland School Board President Wanda Mann to step down.
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