The Daily Numbers: 5-3 vote by which Upper Darby School Board gave preliminary OK to controversial budget plan.
6 hours of public comment that preceded the vote. As you can expect, most residents oppose the cuts.
70 people had signed up to voice their opinion on the plan.
3.5 percent property tax hike that also is included in the budget.
112 dollars, how much more the average taxpayer would have to fork over if the plan is given final OK, bringing the total tax tab to $3,285.
46 centenarians, those who have reached the age of 100 or more, who were feted by the county at the Drexelbrook yesterday.
30, age of suspended Upper Darby High special education teacher who pleaded guilty to DUI charges in an incident in which he abandoned his car on trolley tracks and it was struck by a SEPTA High Speed Line train.
1,100 dollars in goods police say a woman stole from the Goodwill store in Ridley. She faces 13 counts.
2,500 dollar reward being offered by the feds for info on the whereabouts of Charles Davis. He’s a suspected killer who is believed to be hiding out in Delco.
22.5 million dollar state of the art facility now underway to build a new YMCA facility in Haverford.
600 new trees coming to Chester thanks to a program being done by the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission and the Pa. Horticultural Society. They will be planted on the riverfront near PPL Park.
29,000 dollar grant received by Marcus Hook to help it explore financial options in the wake of the closing of Sunoco’s refinery.
3.79 a gallon, what the feds tell us they expect gas to be selling for on average this summer.
2 percent drop in oil prices yesterday, that’s 5 straight days it was down.
2.74 million jobs posted by employers in March.
3.1 loss for the Flyers, thus ending their season as the Devils take the series 4-2.
27 saves for 40-year-old Martin Brodeur for the Devils.
1-8 mark for the Flyers in their last nine Eastern Conference semifinal matches.
77-69 loss for the Sixers at the hands of the Bulls.
24 points for Luol Deng to lead the Bulls.
16 points for Jrue Holiday to lead the Sixers.
3-2 lead in series for Sixers, with Game 5 Thursday night.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.Tee times for the Flyers. Hard to believe they handled the Penguins, then fell on their sword to the Devils.
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I Don’t Get It: How anyone can kick a small dog to death is beyond me.
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Today’s Upper: Kudos to all those who turned out last night in Upper Darby to make their voices heard in the debate on school spending.
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Quote Box: “The elementary program is the foundation that makes our award winning high school programs possible. The current plan is a recipe for mediocrity.
- Harry Dietzler, longtime director of the Upper Darby Summer Stage, to Upper Darby School Board last night.
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