1,200 people who packed the Upper Darby School Board meeting Tuesday night to oppose cuts in staff and curriculum.
2 a.m., when the board finally got around to voting on the proposals.
5-3 vote by the board to give initial OK to the budget plan. A public hearing will be held May 23, and a final vote is scheduled for June 12.
100,000 dollar study awarded by County Council yesterday to HIS Global Inc. to study Sunoco’s Marcus Hook refinery site for possible future uses.
36, age of man who entered guilty plea yesterday in Delco Common Pleas Court to a manslaughter charge in connection with strangulation death of Clifton Heights man.
11 million dollar gap in preliminary 2012-13 budget seen by the Chester Upland School District.
27.65 billion dollar spending plan OK’d yesterday by state Senate. It restores some of the money cut by Gov. Corbett.
39-8 vote in the Senate to OK the plan and send it to the House.
5 to 10 years in prison for a Lansdowne man convicted in several robberies.
17 million dollar settlement in the tragic case of the collision of the barge and duck boat in Philly that claimed 2 young lives.
21 percent hike in casino revenue in Pa. in 2011 over 2010. They pulled in a cool $3 billion.
3 percent hike in casino revenue nationwide.
3 explosive devices found in a home in Warrington, Bucks County. They were safely detonated.
6 strong innings from Cliff Lee in his return to the mound for the Phils last night.
4-2 lead when Lee left the game.
10-6 loss for the Phillies to the Mets, who swept the locals at Citizens Bank Park.
5 blown save opportunities for Phils’ bullpen in last 10 days.
5 runs on 4 hits surrendered by Kyle Kendrick in another bullpen implosion.
6 as in Game 6 between the Sixers and Bulls tonight at 7 at the Wells Fargo Center.
3-2 lead in series for Sixers. Get the feeling the Sixers really do not want to have to go back to Chicago.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.
Forget the offense. The Phils’ biggest problem might be their bullpen. They need to find a way to get from their starters to closer Jonathan Papelbon. And no one should suggest Kyle Kendrick is part of the solution.
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I Don’t Get It: Aren’t there really more important issues for us to discuss than gay marriage?
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Today’s Upper: Kudos to those involved with erecting a memorial plaque yesterday outside Delaware County Memorial Hospital to the memory of Nicole Gallo, who was struck and killed while she walked on the sidewalk by an out-of-control car.
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Quote Box: “This plan does not create a single new program. It does not raise a single tax.”
- Sen. Dominic Pileggi, R-9, of Chester, on spending plan approved by the Senate as an alternative to Gov. Corbett’s plan.
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