The Daily Numbers: 4 Neumann students who were targets of armed home invasion at their off-campus house.
2 in the afternoon on Sunday when the crime occurred. Kind of makes you wonder what and where we’re safe anymore.
26, age of man who has filed suit against the Philadelphia Union following a stabbing incident in the parking lot of PPL Park in 2010.
1 man who was wearing a ski mask who kicked in the door at a Concord jewelry store and stole items on display.
3 hour standoff that ended last night in Parkside when police stormed a house where a man was holed up after he apparently refused to accept involuntary commitment papers.
3:25 a.m. on a Saturday, when a female Villanova student says she was attacked in her apartment by an intruder.
1,000 dollars a day, what a tax collection firm will owe a local tax group in a dispute over tax collections.
100 people who showed up at the Upper Darby School Board meeting last night to discuss a controversial elementary school plan.
16.5 million price tag for renovation/expansion plan for Nether Providence Elementary School.
1, as in first day of school for students in Ridley. Summer’s over, kids.
2 suspects now in custody in slaying of Philadelphia Police Officer Moses Walker, who was laid to rest yesterday.
2.3 percent increase in Labor Day travel being predicted by AAA.
444,000 travelers from Philly area expected to travel at least 50 miles from home this weekend.
85 percent, number of travelers who will go by car.
4 straight wins for the Phillies, who kick off a big series with the Mets tonight.
53, what Eagles have to have their roster down to by Friday night.
1 more exhibition game, Thursday night vs. the Jets.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.Anyone else expect Michael Vick to be in mid-season form after taking all of 12 snaps in the preseason? Thought so.
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I Don’t Get It: School starts before Labor Day in Ridley. It’s something of a tradition that they are the first district in Delco to go back to school. Still doesn’t seem right.
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Today’s Upper: Kudos to the kids in Ridley who have to troop off to school today while their counterparts in other districts are enjoying the last few days of summer.
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Quote Box: “So when they come back on Tuesday, the are ready to go. We are working on academics.”
- Ridley Superintendent Lee Ann Wentzel, talking about reason for schools in the district starting before Labor Day.
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