The Daily Numbers: 19 closed parishes in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia that will be visited during a ‘pilgrimage’ by parishioners unhappy with those decisions on Saturday.
5 of those parishes that will be vistited are here in Delaware County.
31 parishes in total closed by the archdiocese since 2012.
0 tax hike included in the $72.9 million dollar budget adopted by Marple Newtown School Board.
500,000 dollars being used from their fund balance.
39, age of Folcroft woman charged in series of burglaries in Ridley Township.
1 person struck and killed by an Amtrak Acela Express train near the Sharon Hill Train Station yesterday afternoon.
48, age of Norwood man who pleaded guilty to the rape of 3 young girls.
30 people who are delinquent in their sewer/trash fee in Aldan, and the borough is planning to turn up the heat on them to pay up.
1, as in No.1, for Delaware beaches when it comes to cleanliness, according to new poll.
29.1 billion dollar budget plan OK’d by the state House last night. It now goes to the Senate.
2.6 percent increase in spending under the plan. That’s about $727 million.
100 million dollars more for public schools, including $20 million for special education, #70 million for instruction and operations, and $10 million for construction projects.
340 million dollar education block grant sought by Gov. Tom Corbett cut from the budget.
300,000 people who have visited the 9/11 Museum in NYC in its 1st month of operations.
49.38 uptick for stock market yesterday.
1 crucial misplay from Dom Brown that opened gates to 3 runs for the Marlins. They won the game, 3-2.
3 runs on 5 hits, while striking out 8 in 7 innings for A.J. Burnett, who deserved better.
17-23 mark at home now for the Phillies.
1-4 since they went on that 5-game winning streak.
12 noon, time of the crucial USA vs. Germany World Cup game.
Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.
Anybody seen that player Dom Brown hinted at during that torrid six-week stretch he had last year. No sign of him around here lately.
I Don’t Get It: The House passed their version of a state budget last night. Don’t expect it to much resemble the plan that is eventually put in place. It will be redone in the Senate.
Today’s Upper: Kudos to the faithful who are planning a ‘pilgrimage’ on Saturday to parishes - including 5 in Delco - that have been closed since 2012 by the Archdiocese of Philadelphia.
Quote Box: “To say the process is a sham and a way for the archdiocese to get money it needs is patently false.”
Ken Gavin, spokesman for the archdiocese, on the criticism of parish closures.
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