The Daily Numbers: 200 drug overdoses in Upper Darby last year.
20 heroin-related deaths.
199 Narcan saves of people suffering from heroin ODs in last 15 months.
54 of those in Upper Darby.
150 firefighters who responded to massive blaze in auto repair business in Colwyn.
15 cars destroyed, but 0 injuries reported.
150 workers at Sunoco Logistics plant in Marcus Hook, which sent off the 1st ship containing ethane headed for Norway yesterday.
70,000 barrels of ethane and propane coming to the Hook via the company’s Mariner 1 plan.
680,000 barrels a day expected under the Mariner 2 plan, which calls for construction of a 2nd pipeline to deliver products from the Marcellus Shale region to Marcus Hook.
12 students in the world to earn every point possible in the Advanced Placement Calculus Exam. Kudos to Ridley High student John Kusner, who is 1 of them.
1 dead, 2 hurt in Philly stabbing spree.
6 people killed in the city Tuesday.
6 teens and 1 adults arrested Wednesday for disorderly conduct after a wild melee at 15th and Market.
4 more shootings Wednesday
81, expected high today. That will break record of 76 set back in 2006.
3 veterans acquired by Chip Kelly discarded by Howie Roseman as he remakes the Eagles roster.
5 free agents signed by the Birds yesterday.
10 million dollars saved under the salary cap by dumping Byron Maxwell, Kiko Alonso and DeMarco Murray.
3 year deal for Chase Daniel to be the team’s backup QB to Sam Bradford.
74-49 blowout win for Chester High over Spring-Ford in PIAA play.
54-50 loss for Ridley against Parkland.
Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.
Howie Roseman seems intent on ridding the Eagles of all vestiges of Chip Kelly - and doing a pretty good job of it.
I Don’t Get It: Still not sure why so many people want to kick Sam Bradford out of town. Do you really want to see him lead the Broncos to back-to-back Super Bowls instead of taking the Eagles back to the playoffs.
Today’s Upper: Kudos to Upper Darby for yesterday’s important next step in the war on heroin.
Quote Box: “We’re killing the fiber of our community.”
- Upper Darby Tom Micozzie on the heroin scourge.
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