The Daily Numbers for Monday, March 17

The Daily Numbers: 1-3 inches of snow hitting the region today as we celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. Those are snowflakes, not shamrocks.

7 inches of snow in South Delaware and South Jersey.

10 inches of snow around Washington, D.C.

2 robbery suspects nabbed by SEPTA police who believe they have been preying on those using mass transit out of 69th Street.

10 years, how long it took for plans by Swarthmore College to build a hotel and inn to take fruition. Still, not everyone in the borough is happy about it.

80,000 barrels of cruide oil that will roll into Eddystone borough by train under a new plan.

125 years of celebrating for Shorter AME Church in Morton.

23, age of Kacie Rumford when she died of a heroin overdose. Her dad brought his advocacy group, Kacie’s Cause, to its first presentation in Delco over the weekend.

4 people hospitalized in 2 separate shooting incidents over the weekend in city of Chester.

40 percent of all animals taken in during 2013 at the Chester County SPCA that were euthanized. The group has lowered those numbers.

3.69 price for gas at the Clifton Heights Wawa. Yep, gas prices are on the rise again.

2 Big 5 teams that both wound up in the East Bracket of the NCAA Tourney. If both Villanova and Saint Joe’s win their opening games, they will face off against one another.

2 wins for the Flyers over the Pens this weekend. That’s a big statement from them.

34 appearances for the Wildcats in the NCAA Tourney.

49-32 mark for Villanova in NCAA Tourney play.

65-61 win for Saint Joe’s as they take the A-10 tourney crown.

8 Phillies batters hit by Pittsburgh pitchers this spring. The Phils have hit Bucs batters 4 times.

Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.

Villanova and Saint Joe’s are 1 win away each from a showdown in East Bracket in NCAA Tourney.

I Don’t Get It: Snow on St. Patrick’s Day. Guess that’s a new twist on the Shamrock Shake.

Today’s Upper: Kudos to those parents who showed up at the first meeting in Delco of the Kacie’s Cause group, pushing the word about the dangers of heroin.

Quote Box: “Kacie died in my arms because of heroin. I never had a chance to say goodbye.”

- Andy Rumford, who started ‘Kacie’s Cause’ in his daughter’s memory.

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