The Daily Numbers: 285,000 PECO customers still without power as of 7:30 a.m.
5,000 utility workers attacking the problem.
23,254 people without power in Delco.
97,584 in the dark in Chester County.
87,410 in Montgomery County.
400 people who took advantage of Episcopal Academy opening up their facilities in Newtown Square.
25 people sickened by use of generators and other faulty devices in their powerless homes.
163rd state House seat in Upper Darby that now looks like a contest between Republican Jamie Santora and Democrat Vince Rongione.
6, age of boy who was victim of attempted kidnap in Upper Darby.
29, age of man charged with trying to lure him into his car. The boy’s family blocked the car and police say they beat the driver.
350 jobs lost with closing of Chips Ahoy cookie factory in Northeast Philly.
466 million dollars, how much Amtrak is spending on new 125 mph locomotives on Northeast corridor. Vice President Joe biden was on hand in Philly yesterday for the first one to be rolled out.
75 million dollars being spent this school year on charter schools by Philadelphia. That’s $25 million more than budgeted.
69, age of Montgomery County man charged with making up threat against Sochi Olympics.
2 suicides in 3 weeks on the campus of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia.
18, age of student at Penn State Altoona charged with making bombs.
3-1 win for the Flyers over the Avalanche last night.
4-1-0 for goalie Steve Mason in his last 5 starts.
39 saves last night for the standout netminder.
1.41 goals against in that span.
Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.
Don’t look now, but the Flyers behind Steve Mason are starting to look pretty formidable. Unfortunately, they’re about to shut down for 3 weeks for the Olympics.
I Don’t Get It: The Sochi Olympics. Anyone else completely uninterested?
Today’s Upper: Kudos to Episcopal Academy, which opened its facilities yesterday to those without power in the Newtown Square are. More than 400 people showed up
Quote Box: “This is just a really bad situation. We were the only ones with power. We were willing to share.”
- T.J. Locke, Episcopal Academy Head of School, on letting those in community without power use their campus.
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