The Daily Numbers: 58, age of Ernest Marks, who pleaded guilty yesterday in a deadly hit-run accident on Providence Road in Upper Darby.
69, age or Richard Patterson, who was struck and killed, while walking his dog. The family poodle also was killed.
3,000 signatures on the petition being sent to the Archdiocese of Philadelphia by parishioners at Notre Dame de Lourdes in attempts to save their church from closing.
57 decibels, the noise limit in Nether Providence.
80 decibels, what one neighbor said he gauged the noise at during a recent event at George L. King Stadium at Strath Haven High School.
2 men injured in shooting in Chester Sunday night.
593,000 dollars in grant funding awarded to Ridley Township by County Council toward construction of 48 townhomes at the former Kinder Park housing project.
470 grads who picked up their diplomas from Haverford High last night.
2.4 percent in spending in the Ridley School District budget.
21 dollar increase in average annual tax bill for house assessed at average of $103,000.
32.50 hourly wage for top scale SEPTA engineers on their regional rail lines.
12:01 a.m. Saturday, when SEPTA rails unions are threatening to strike in light of SEPTA move to install new labor terms.
126,000 riders a day on SEPTA’s Regional Rail Lines.
400 rail engineers who continue to hold out.
1,000 protesters who greeted Gov. Tom Corbett on his visit to Philly yesterday. They’re still irked at education cuts in his early budgets.
6 arrests made during the protest for blocking traffic.
57,000 veterans who are awaiting their first visit with V.A. facilities.
2 V.A. centers in Pa., including 1 in Philly, that have been cited for long waits.
20 years since the murder of Nicole Simpson and Ron Goldman that led to the O.J. Simpson trial.
18 point spike for the stock market yesterday.
82 million dollars in tax credits being sought by the Sixers to build a practice facility on the Camden waterfront.
472.20 cent tip left on that $17,000 dinner bill run up by Eagles players at DelFrisco’s
4 year deal for 1st round pick Marcus Smith. It’s worth $4.8 million.
3-0 win for the L.A. Kings - with goals from former Flyers Mike Richards and Jeff Carter - over the New York Rangers last night.
3-0 lead for the Kings in the Stanley Cup finals.
3-2 for Springfield girls, which puts them in PIAA AAA softball championship game on Friday.
Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.
Mike Richards and Jeff Carter are a win away from their 2nd Stanley Cup with the Kings. And how many do the Flyers have in the last four decades? Never mind.
I Don’t Get It: California Chrome co-owner Steve Coburn apologized for his ugly comments after his horse was beaten in the Belmont. He never should have uttered them. He smeared both his horse and the sport needlessly.
Today’s Upper: Kudos to Stacey Rush, who was named the new principal at Monsignor Bonner-Archbishop Prendergast High School yesterday. She has big shoes to fill in the exiting Bill Brannick.
Quote Box: “You showed callous disregard for our health and safety when you put those speakers up.”
- Marcia Levitsky, complaining about noise from stadium at Strath Haven High School.
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