The Daily Numbers: 4,100 dollars allegedly ripped off from docs at Crozer by a janitor who worked for a subcontractor at the Chester facility.
4,700 workers with TWU Local 234, which represents employees with SEPTA’s city division. They could strike the first week of April, the same time the suburban contracts expire, meaning the entire system - aside from regional rails - could be shut down.
37, age of Chester Township man whose body was found near the banks of Chester Creek.
13 homicides in the county so far in 2014.
45, age of Prospect Park woman charged with stealing the life savings of an 84-year-old man.
44,000 dollars fleeced from the elderly man in what authorities are calling a case of a ‘Sweetheart Swindler.’
232,000 dollars ripped off in an elaborate ID theft scam, according to the feds. A Drexel Hill man is charged with targeting several local banks.
1 student at Widener University in Chester diagnosed with viral meningitis.
2 church in Bucks County likely to be closed by the archdiocese.
2015 World Conference on Families, to be held in Philly. Mayor Nutter, Gov. Corbett and others are on a trip to the Vatican this week to convince the pope to come to Philly for the party.
4 people killed in landslide in Washington state.
67-57 win for the Saint Joe’s women over Georgia in NCAA tourney plan.
2 men’s teams, Villanova and Saint Joe’s, both eliminated by UConn.
35-0 record down the drain for Wichita State, which lost to Kentucky.
31, age of Phillies utility man Kevin Frandsen, who was given his release yesterday. He could still wind up with the organization.
Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.
Clearly there is something else going on with this DeSean Jackson story. I wish I knew what it was.
I Don’t Get It: Yes, there is the chance of snow in the forecast for Tuesday into Wednesday. I don’t get it.
Today’s Upper: Kudos to John MacFarland of Aston, who finally saw the letter he wrote back in 1969 in support of his Nam brother Santiago Erevia result in him getting the Medal of Honor last week.
Quote Box: “This has haunted me for the past 45 years.”
- John MacFarland, on waiting to hear about his Army pal’s honor.
Comments