The Daily Numbers: 3 schools that will be closed under recovery plan for Chester Upland unveiled yesterday by Chief Recovery Officer Joe Watkins.
70 staff members that will be furloughed under the plan.
4.5 percent, how many students that have fled the district for charter schools that Watkins hopes the district can regain.
100 residents who showed up at a public hearing last night to discuss the recovery plan.
8 20-ounce Guiness beers consumed by former Delco assistant district attorney Michael Donohue before a hit-run crash, according to testimony in court yesterday.
10 percent of $25,000 bail for Donohue, who remains free while he is on trial.
1 percent salary hike for Marple Newtown schools Superintendent Merle Horowitz. She will make $194,299 next year.
90,920, how much Social Security Disability payments the feds say a Bryn Mawr man collected while he was working.
115 dollar tax hike staring at Upper Darby residents unless council can shave budget. The final public hearing is tonight.
15th and Edgmont in Chester, site where a developer is looking to put a supermarket.
17 archdiocese high schools that will be target of a new ad campaign in attempts to boost enrollment.
20 million, where the tab stands for Penn State for the Jerry Sandusky investigation.
3rd round pick Nick Foles, who will likely line up vs. No. 1 pick RGIII Sunday when the Eagles tangle with the Cowboys.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.
I know nobody wants to think about it, but what happens if Nick Foles is terrible on Sunday?
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I Don’t Get It: Who would want to whack Jerry Blavat? That’s what was heard at mob trial in Philly yesterday. Turns out the Geator With the Heater might have needed a heater of his own.
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Today’s Upper: Kudos to Chester Upland Chief Recovery Officer Joe Watkins. He took his controversial plan for the ailing district to the public last night. It’s not going to be popular, but it might be the only chance the district has.
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Quote Box: “The most important thing is that we’re trying to save the school district.”
- Joe Watkins, on recovery plan for Chester Upland schools.
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