The Daily Numbers: 65 years, how long Springfield Ambulance Service has been in place in the township. That relationship is now threatened by a new deal between the township and Crozer-Keystone Health Service.
7-0 vote by which the Chester Upland School Board ousted President Wanda Mann and replaced her with Bettie McClairen.
21, age of Marple Newtown grad Christian Massey, who authorities now believe was killed for his expensive headphones in Philly.
2 weeks after he was convicted, Marcus Hook Mayor Jay Schiliro stepped down from his post.
44, age of Drexel Hill man who got ARD for sucker punching a man in an altercation.
21, age of Villanova student who entered plea for taping women without their knowledge and posting it on the internet.
66th season of Hi-Q, the nation’s oldest academic quiz competition, kicking off today.
28,000 dollar boost for the 2013 Hero Scholarship from this year’s Hero Bowl.
55 percent spike in child poverty in Chester County.
13 felony charges of possession of child porn lodged against a teacher at a Phoenixville middle school.
39 years in jail for a New Hampshire hospital worker linked to an outbreak of hepatitis cases.
2.9 percent dip in holiday shopping over the weekend, compared to last year.
57.4 billion dollars spent over the weekend.
407.02 dollars, what each shopper spent over the 1st big weekend of the holiday shopping season.
5.7 billion dollars spent this year on Small Business Saturday.
2.5 cent per gallon increase in the price we’re paying at the gas pumps in the region.
3.44 a gallon, the average price in Philly area.
15 cents lower than it was at this time last year.
114,651 bucks, what it would cost you to purchase the items in the ‘12 Days of Christmas’ this year, that’s a 7.7 percent increase.
7,553, the cost of 9 ladies dancing, up 20 percent from last year.
750,000 hunters taking to the woods across Pennsylvania yesterday on the 1st day of deer hunting season.
0 goals for the Flyers as they fall to the Minnesota Wild last night.
900,000 dollar contract given to utility man Kevin Frandsen by the Phillies.
1,000 years, how long Chip Kelly joked yesterday that he wants Nick Foles to be his QB.
Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.
I think maybe Chip Kelly is getting a tad tired of being asked about his QB situation. Yesterday, asked again about the QB of the future, Kelly responded that he wanted Nick Foles to be the QB “for the next 1,000 years.” If only he could stay healthy that long.
I Don’t Get It: A former athlete at Marple Newtown High School was gunned down in Philly, apparently by a robber intent on stealing his expensive headphones. I don’t get it.
Today’s Upper: Kudos to Brent Celek for bringing yesterday’s program on financial literacy to Upper Darby High School. A winner off the field as well.
Quote Box: “There are times when the volunteers are unable to respond to a call or the response may be delayed.”
- Letter sent to Springfield Ambulance Corps explaining township’s decision to go with new deal with Crozer-Keystone Health System.
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