The Daily Numbers: 300 people who showed up at the Upper Darby School Board meeting last night.
45 teachers reinstated.
13 supervisory posts slashed to 4 under the plan approved by the board.
63, age of man found dead in his home in Radnor. He was the suspect in the sexual assault on a minor.
2 suspects who entered guilty pleas for their roles in a Lower Chi bar brawl.
9,000 dollars donated to purchase new uniforms for the Chester High football team.
24, age of Chadds Ford man who pleaded guilty to driving his SUV onto the runways at Philadelphia International Airport.
100 jobs at the Braskem America site that are likely to be saved by today’s announcement that the firm is buying part of the Sunoco plan in Marcus Hook.
1 more day before the release of the Freeh report into how Penn State officials, including late coach Joe Paterno, handled the Jerry Sandusky affair.
5 people taken to hospital after they were sickened on a US Airways flight that had to be diverted to Philly last night.
47, age of Bucks County man who now faces charges in wrong-way DUI crash that killed a Philadelphia police officer.
89 degrees, yesterday’s high temperature, bringing to end 12 straight days in the 90s.
1 firefighter injured battling warehouse blaze yesterday in Philadelphia.
1 year extension for Eagles to hold training camp at Lehigh.
3 Phillies who all got into last night’s All-Star Game. Those would be Carlos Ruiz, Cole Hamels and Jonathan Papelbon.
1 rehab start set for Roy Halladay Thursday in Clearwater. He could rejoin the team next week on the West Coast.
14 games behind the 1st place Nationals, where the Phillies sit.
37-50 mark for the Phils at the break, 13 games under .500.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.OK, let’s hear your prediction for the Phils in the second half. I say we’ve already seen what this team is. Not very good. We’ll see more of it in July and August.
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I Don’t Get It: An 86-year-old woman was beaten up during a home invasion in Philly. I don’t get it.
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Today’s Upper: Kudos to all those who worked to restore cuts in education in Upper Darby. Well done.
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Quote Box: “What we did to reach this point after facing a budget deficit of $13.1 million is nearly a miracle.”
- Upper Darby Schools Superintendent Lou DeVlieger.
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