The Daily Numbers: 1st lady Michelle Obama, who entertained a group of kids from Chester at a special gardening program at the White House yesterday.
2 priests went on trial yesterday in connection with the sexual abuse of children.
61, age of Monsignor William Lynn, who is on trial on charges of endangering the welfare of children in his role as secretary of the clergy.
40 years in Catholic education for Mary Rochford, who announced yesterday she will resign at the end of the school year for family reasons.
1st woman to lead Catholic education in the archdiocese for Rochford.
4 high schools and 45 parish grade schools, including 7 here in Delco, ordered shuttered under her watch just this year.
18 of those recommendations of a Blue Ribbon Commission that were overeturned by Archbishop Charles Chaput.
37, age of woman stabbed to death in the parking lot of a Chester County Wawa Sunday night. Her estranged husband, 45, is under arrest.
14 counts of theft of service on which Republican state Sen. Jane Orie was convicted yesterday.
1 suspect charged in rash of tire slashings that have plagued sections of Northeast Philly. But more tire slashings were reported this morning.
531, age of former Radnor woman who was found stabbed to death in her West Philly apartment.
98 gas drilling rigs operating in Pa. last week. That is actually down from a peak of 116.
5-3 loss for the Flyers at hands of Tampa Bay Lightning last night.
3 losses in their last 14 games for Flyers.
2 times in 3 games an opponent has now scored on 1st shot faced by Flyers goalie Ilya Bryzgalov.
3 goals on 11 shots in first 52 minutes for Lightning.
5 runs on 7 hits in 5 innings given up by Phils starter Joe Blanton.
4 times in 23 spring training games the Phillies have been shut out.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.Ruben Amaro is talking now about the situation with Chase Utley. He should have done that a month ago.
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I Don’t Get It: One person is under arrest in all those tire slashings in Philly. But more incidents are being reported this morning.
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Today’s Upper: Kudos to the Stetser Elementary kids who visited the White House Monday to take part in Michelle Obama’s special gardening program.
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Quote Box: “If you catch a snakehead do not put it back.”
- Gary Stolz, manager of the John Heinz Wildlife Refuge in Tinicum, on news that the invasive fish called ‘Frankenfish’ has now showed up in waters there.
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