The Daily Numbers: 6 ‘out-of-towners’ busted for selling drugs in Upper Darby Township over the weekend.
5 month investigation dubbed ‘Operation Not In My Town.’
60,000 dollar goal for this year’s Merry Christmas Fund, our annual holiday fundraiser to help the work of the Salvation Army in Chester.
200 dollar contribution from the Salvation Army Advisory Board to kick off the fund drive.
53,000 dollars, how much we raised in last year’s Merry Christmas Fund.
43 years, how long we’ve been doing this holiday push.
0 tax hike included in the preliminary budget in Yeadon.
0 tax hike also in the numbers for Media Borough.
20 million dollar project for the latest expansion plans at Philadelphia International Airport.
15,000 gallons of oily discharge from the former Sunoco refinery in Marcus Hook that gummed up the works at Delcora.
2 local students, including one from Chester County, named Rhodes Scholars.
6 a.m. on Thanksgiving Day, when K Marts stores will open.
6 p.m. opening for Wal-Mart.
8 p.m. for Springfield Mall.
6 a.m. Friday for Granite Run Mall.
2 straight losses for Andy Reid and the Chiefs after they blew a late lead vs. the Chargers.
6-5 record for both the Eagles and Cowboys after Dallas outlasted the New York Giants.
Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.
Didn’t miss the Eagles at all yesterday. However, I did note that the Cardinals, who are next on the Birds’ schedule Sunday at the Linc, blew away the Colts. They will pose a stern test to the rising Birds.
I Don’t Get It: Are we going to go through this every time it looks like a storm is forming. Relax, folks. It’s going to rain here. The roads will be wet. Some other parts of the country will get a winter storm.
Today’s Upper: Kudos to the Salvation Army as we kick off our 43rd year of raising money in our Merry Christmas Fund.
Quote Box: “As you can see, all the guys we arrested are from other towns. They were coming into our town to sell crack cocaine and heroin.”
- Upper Darby Police Commissioner Mike Chitwood, on arrests from sting he dubbed ‘Operation Not in My Town.’
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