The Daily Numbers: 32, our low temperature overnight. Nice sense of humor, Mother Nature.
2 different fires that struck homes in Ridley and Folcroft yesterday.
1 hour of deliberations, how long it took a jury to acquit a Chester man charged in a gun incident outside Crozer-Chester Medical Center.
7,661 in additional funding set in Middletown Township to attack pothole-scarred roads.
58 percent increase in cost of college education, target of hearing yesterday at Cheyney University.
77 million dollars, price placed on auction block for Philadelphia Inquirer and Daily News.
67.9 million dollars brought in on table games at Pa. casinos last month. That’s up 1 percent from the same month last year.
6,964,862 in slots play at Harrah’s in March. That’s down from last year’s number of $7,265,244. And that’s with more tables in play this year, 126 as opposed to 121 last year.
4.2 percent overall decline in revenue at casinos in March because of a continuing slide in slots play.
3 children in her car when a New Jersey woman drover her van into the Delaware River. She now faces attempted murder charges. All 4 were rescued.
1,500 dollars worth of vandalism being investigated at Rowan University.
60 age of Montgomery County man who faces charges of supplying booze for a Sweet 16 party.
7.5 million in upgrades being given the OK by the PATCO transit board.
8 arrests on weapons and other charges for a woman who now faces charges in connection with death of her son. She left a loaded gun in her home that was used in shooting death of 2-year-old.v
290 still missing after a ferry packed with students capsized off Korea
162 point spike for the stock market yesterday.
2 wins to end the season for the Sixers. They started the season going 3-0.
20 points for Thaddeus Young.
13 strikeouts for Cliff Lee last night. He still go the loss despite tossing a complete game.
1-0 loss as Lee was outdueled by Braves pitcher Julio Teheran.
3 hits for the feeble Phils lineup.
1 as in Game 1 tonight as the Flyers face the Rangers in the opening round of the Stanley Cup playoffs.
8 straight losses for the Flyers in Big Apple.
28 appearances for Ray Emery, who will get the start for the Flyers with Steve Mason on the shelf.
9-12-2 mark for Emery, with a 2.96 goals against average.
Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.
Cliff Lee was mediocre on opening day and escaped with a win in a slugfest. He was great last night, striking out 13 Braves, and lost, 1-0. That’s baseball.
I Don’t Get It: What is with all the random gunfire in Chester. People are telling us it is now an everyday occurrence?
Today’s Upper: Kudos to the good people at Apple Pie Day Care Center in Chester. They are raising money for the funeral of little Karder Hardy, who was struck and killed by a car last weekend.
Quote Box: “I couldn’t imagine losing a child like that.”
- Brookhaven resident Ray Delfera, while writing out a check to help the effort.
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