The Daily Numbers: 10 people facing drug charges after a sweep and crackdown on street dealing in Upper Darby.
3 vehicles, $2,000 in cash, crack cocaine and marijuana valued at $3,400; and pills valued at $400 seized during the raids.
2 more people, a Catholic school teacher and a priest, going on trial in Philly today for the alleged rape of an altar boy years ago.
3 decades, how long the Bungalow Inn has been a fixture on the Delco nightlife scene. It closed Sunday night.
439 applications for permits to carry a concealed weapon in Delco in the past month.
186, number of applications the same month in the previous year.
5.5 hours, how long jury deliberated before finding Heather Hess guilty in the death of David Miller Jr., whom she was baby sitting.
9 to 198 months in county prison, with work release, for Nicholas Santella, who pleaded guilty to stealing money from Garden City Fire Co. He’s the former treasurer.
8 Acme supermarkets in Delaware County. They are part of a sale to AB Acquisition LLC in a deal that included 4 other supermarket chains.
3.5 billion dollar deal to manage the Pennsylvania Lottery, given to British firm by Corbett Administration.
3.31, national average price for gallon of gas.
3.48, average price of gas here in Philly region.
3.47, what were paying last year.
9 years, how long since we’ve seen a new Corvette. The classic muscle car’s latest vision will be unveiled at the Detroit Auto Show.
4,000 Flyers fans who showed up yesterday for the 1st day of the team’s training camp in Voorhees, N.J., after the lockout ended.
4 stints with the Flyers now for backup goalie Brian Boucher, who inked a deal yesterday.
6-5, 225 pounds, that would be rugged defenseman Kurtis Foster, signed by the Flyers.
30-28 win for the Falcons over the Seahawks, after blowing a 20-0 third quarter lead.
41-28 win for the Patriots over the Texans.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.
Anybody else less than thrilled at that defense of Seattle coordinator Gus Bradley, who apparently is on the Eagles short list of potential head coaching candidates.
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I Don’t Get It: I guess no one remembers that the NHL owners and players both played the fans for chumps in the recent lockout. More than 4,000 people showed up yesterday for the first day of training camp in Voorhees. Yes, we do love our hockey.
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Today’s Upper: Kudos to word that the same folks who memorialized the Bazaar of All Nations in a documentary are now planning to do the same for the famous Golden Mile in Springfield.
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Quote Box: “It’s been pretty overwhelming. It’s overwhelming not only for all of us, but for the players and coaches. It has just been fantastic.
- Flyers President Peter Luuko, on return of the fans at team’s first official practice yesterday.
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