The Daily Numbers: 59, age of Joseph Clancy. He’s the Havertown native who has been tapped by President Obama to head the Secret Service after the current boss stepped down yesterday amid controversy surrounding a White House intruder.
30 years, how long Clancy served in the Secret Service. He had been working as director of security at Comcast in Philly.
218 acres of the Ellis Preserve in Newtown that has gotten the green light for development in a ruling from the Pa. Supreme Court.
5 years of challenges to the plan that was presented by BPG Developers.
464,560 square feet of commercial, retail and restaurant development in the plan.
136,415 square feet of office space.
310 residential units.
9 years, how long it has been since Gary Drais was found dead in his Aston home. No one has been arrested in the murder mystery.
2, as in 2nd debate held yesterday between Gov. Tom Corbett and Democrat challenger Tom Wolf.
5 square mile area still primary target of search in Poconos for suspect in ambush slaying of Pa. state trooper.
3 billion dollar tourism industry in the Poconos, which some say could be threatened as the manhunt drags on.
110 million dollar pricetag for the Revel Casino in Atlantic City paid by a Canadian company.
2.4 billion dollars, what it cost to build Revel.
238 point nosedive for the stock market yesterday.
85 years old for Tony Bennett, who has the No. 1 record this week with his collaboration with Lady Gaga.
70 rushes for 192 so far this season for LeSean McCoy.
8-0 spanking for the Pirates as they lost the NL Wild Card game to the Giants.
Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.
Anyone else get the feeling that LeSean McCoy is on the verge of an outburst? Hopefully it will be on the field.
I Don’t Get It: Why did Tom Corbett wait forever to become this feisty? It might be too late.
Today’s Upper: Kudos to Joseph Clancy. The Havertown native is the new boss of the Secret Service.
Quote Box: “New leadership of that agency was required.”
- President Barack Obama on change at the top for Secret Service.
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