The Daily Numbers: 325 acres of the Beaver Valley saved for the time being after developers withdrew a proposal to building a shopping center and residences on the site.
5,500 signatures on petitions that opposed the development.
300 people who showed up for a hearing on the proposal last night at the Garnet Valley Middle School.
60 days, when the developers can submit a new set of plans for the site.
10 months, age of infant allegedly left in car by Drexel Hill man while he had a beer inside a local tavern.
32, age of man held for trial on charges he accidentally left his toddler locked in car while he was shopping on 69th Street.
89, age of woman rescued from her smoke-filled apartment in Upper Darby.
5 candidates seeking 4 posts on the Penn-Delco School Board.
0 chance of death penalty for abortion Dr. Kermit Gosnell, who yesterday took a deal for life in prison in exchange for giving up any appeals of his convictions.
0.05, what legal threshold for DUI would be under new federal push. Right now the limit is 0.08
2 drinks for a 16-pound man; 1 for a 120-pound woman.
123.57 spike for Dow Jones yesterday, leading to new high closing of 15,215.25.
6 and 2//3 innings for Jonathon Pettibone last night, leading Phils to 6-2 win over Indians.
2 runs on 4 hits, what he gave up, along with hitting 2 Indians batters.
7 home runs for Dom Brown.
1:05 start today for Businessperson's Special.
Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.
Suddenly the Phils have won 3 straight and are just 3.5 games out of 1st place. Bring on summer.
I Don’t Get It: Some people are never going to be convinced that Bailey O'Neill was not a victim of bullying. I guess that is their right.
Today’s Upper: Kudos to the hundreds who showed up last night to voice their displeasure at the possible development of 300 pristine acres in the Beaver Valley in Concord Township. The plan was withdrawn.
Quote Box: “It is a fact that all the plans have now been withdrawn. We can call for a motion to close the hearing."
- Concord Solicitor Hugh Donaghue, after developers reversed course last night.
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