The Daily Numbers: 2 Phillies stalwarts who are headed west after the trade deadline. The team dealt Shane Victorino to the Dodgers, and Hunter Pence to the Giants.
10 to 23 months in jail for former Darby Township cop for using his authority to harass women under his charge.
3 suspects who entered guilty pleas yesterday to the 2009 shooting death of 17-year-old Ollie Cloyd in Darby Borough.
81.9 degrees, our average temperature in July. That makes it the 3rd warmest July ever in these parts. Oddly enough it was hotter last year, at an average of 82.4 degrees.
12 days in July that we registered 95 or above.
101, hottest day so far this summer, on July 7.
1 more police officer fired in at a special meeting in Colwyn Borough last night. It was their 2nd special meeting in as many weeks.
5 homes in Nether and Upper Providence that have been targeted by burglars in a recent spike in crime.
3.48 billion in sales for the Pa. Lottery last year, that’s up 8.5 percent to a record high.
8-0 win for the Phils over the Nats last night, without of course Messrs. Victorino and Pence.
5 hits and 0 runs for Cliff Lee over 7 innings.
2 wins for the left-hander in this most disappointing summer.
4 innings for Nats’ ace Stephen Strasburg.
19 career medals for Michael Phelps, to set the all-time Olympic record.
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Come back, Shane! We’ll always remember that grand slam off CC Sabathia. A great Phillies moment! But it’s time to start rebuilding.
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I Don’t Get It: What is it with home invasions? It seems to be the crime du jour these days.
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Today’s Upper: Kudos to Chester resident Angela Glass Nelson. She gave the brand new golf clubs of her late husband – who never got a chance to use them, to retired Marine Sgt. Mattthew Sonderman. Bravo!
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Quote Box: “As a small token, I hope and pray that dad’s gift will bring a ‘ray of sunshine’ to your day.”
- Angela Glass Nelson, in a letter to Matthew Sonderman.
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