The Daily Numbers: 86, age of Stan Hochman, longtime sports columnist for the Philly Daily News. Stan died Thursday. He will be missed by anyone who considers themselves a Philly sports fan.
1959, when Stan came to the Daily News.
55 years he spent chronicling Philly sports.
5 adults and 1 juvenile charged after police in Chester raided a suspected drug house.
2 Brookhaven officials, the zoning and building inspectors, removed from their jobs in a 6-1 vote by council.
29 million dollars, how much the state will spend on road projects in Delaware County. It is not expected to help traffic all that much.
269 million for Delco from the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission’s Transportation Improvement Program for highway, bridge and pedestrian projects.
19 million dollar facelift for 69th Street Terminal.
6 house, how long a Chester County school bus driver left a 7-yea-old girl unattended on a bus. He now faces criminal charges and has been fired from his job.
25 perimeter breaches recorded at Philly International Airport, according to study by AP.
2nd in the country behind only San Francisco International, which had 37.
45.1 million dollar boost in funding for the Pa.’s 14 state-owned universities, in exchange for not raising tuition rates.
6,820 dollars, what it will cost in-state student to attend one of the schools, which include West Chester and Cheyney.
1 in 4 Comcast customers who say they are dissatisfied with their service, according to study by city of Philadelphia.
6-2 loss for the Phillies vs. the Red Sox last night.
6 runs scored by Boston in the 3rd inning.
3 errors for the Phils, 2 of them by shortstop Freddie Galvis.
3-1 loss for the Flyers to the Hurricanes last night.
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Philadelphia sports fans have lost a friend and trusted voice. Stan Hochman died yesterday at age 86. He will be missed.
I Don’t Get It: Colwyn Borough. They were at it again last night in the tiny borough, with reports of something of a coup, with the council president and manager Paula Brown being dismissed. Or maybe not. We’ll detail it today.
Today’s Upper: Kudos to the legacy of Stan Hochman, who spent 59 years chronicling Philly sports.
Quote Box: “I’m just a guy who truly enjoys what he’s doing in a city that cares deeply abuot its teams, but wants to read stuff that’s ‘tough but fair.’”
- Stan Hochman.
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