The Daily Numbers: 200,000 residents without power across the region as of 6 a.m.
24,000 in Delaware County.
24,000 in Chester County.
50,000 residents in Delco were without power last night. We’re making progress.
3 shelters open in Delco. PPL Park will open for residents at 11 a.m. There are also shelters at Academy Park High School and Brookhaven Borough Hall.
75 people who were at Brookhaven Borough Hall after the storm hit Tuesday night.
2:40 this morning, when some parts of Brookhaven got power back.
72 mph gust recorded at Philadelphia International Airport.
85 mph gust reported in Gloucester County, N.J.
1985, when Bill Bennett started his career as an educator. He now faces firing. The Rose Tree Media School Board could vote tonight on his fate as principal of Indian Lane Elementary.
1 more key aide fired by Pa. Attorney General Kathleen Kane.
2 local universities, West Chester and Cheyney, who are announcing a collaborative.
61 feet high and weighing 11 tons. Meet the duck that will hail the tall ships when they arrive in Philly today for the Tall Ships Festival.
3 Philly election officials facing fraud charges.
3, where Sixers pick in tonight’s NBA Draft.
5 selections in the 2nd round for the Sixers.
23, number worn by Chester product Rondae Hollis-Jefferson, who is expected to be drafted in the 1st round of the NBA Draft tonight.
2 years, how long Hollis-Jefferson played at Arizona before deciding to go pro.
10-2 loss for the Phils to New York as their bats went silent again, just in time for Cole Hamels to take the mound.
5 earned runs on 8 hits over 5 innings for Hamels.
Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.
Wasn’t hard to predict that: The Phillies bats go silent as Cole Hamels takes the mound. Not as easy to predict is what Sixers GM Sam Hinkie is going to do in the NBA Draft tonight.
I Don’t Get It: Am I the only one who is having trouble with the case Rose Tree Media is building against Bill Bennett, the principal at Indian Lane Elementary. He could be fired tonight, despite glowing reviews from parents.
Today’s Upper: Kudos to the Philadelphia Union, for opening up PPL Park for residents to use as a shelter this morning in the wake of the storm that slammed many parts of Chester.
Quote Box: “Thirty years in this business and I’ve never seen anything like this.”
- Timothy Stone, owner of Fine Tree Care, in the wake of the storm.
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