The Daily Numbers: 30 years, that’s how long Ralph Garzia served as mayor of Brookhaven.
60 reprieve against a teachers strike in Springfield after the teachers union and school board agreed to non-binding arbitration in the matter.
9,400 dollars in lingerie police was stolen by a former worker at the Victoria’s Secret store in Concord Mall. Looks like that worker had a secret, too.
100 mph, what police say a driver was doing on Main Street in Upland before striking several cars and then crashing his car.
100,000 to 300,000 people who will gather in Washington, D.C., today for the annual March for Life on the anniversary of the Roe vs. Wade Supreme Court decision legalizing abortion. Several busloads from Delco also are making the trip.
2.4 billion kilowatt hours delivered in December by PECO. That’s 1 percent lower than December 2007. PECO noted use of natural gas also was down by 1.4 percent in the suburbs.
20 suspicious fires that have terrorized the town of Coatesville, in Chester County. Many have been labeled arson. The latest occurred just after midnight this morning.
8 dogs seized as authorities raided a suspected dog-fighting operation in the Strawberry Mansion section of the city.
45, age of South Jersey teacher charged with having sexual contact with a female student.
25,000 dollar donation from TD Bank to the food bank Philabundance.
43, age of woman in New Castle, Del., charged with deliberately veering her car into another vehicle in what police are calling a case of road rage.
17, age of youth gunned down in North Philadelphia as he was walking to pick up dinner for his family.
2,500 jobs in North America being slashed by Tyco Electronics Ltd.
19 cases of salmonella in New Jersey that are being linked to the national outbreaks tied to tainted peanut butter.
18 straight years that the Labrador retriever has been king of the dog world, ranked as the most popular breed of pooch, according to the American Kennel Club.
1.8 million people, the official body count for the crowd that jammed the National Mall in Washington, D.C., for the Obama inauguration.
38 million people who are believed to have watched the festivities on TV.
10 million dollar, two-year deal for outfielder Jayson Werth with the Phillies.
1.635 million dollar contract for Phillies reliever Chad Durbin.
12 wins and 0 defeats for Flyers goaltender Antero Niitymaki against the Thrashers. The Flyers beat them again last night, 5-3.
2 more weeks the Flyers likely will be without Danny Briere, who will undergo exploratory surgery for the cause of his groin and stomach pain.
3, as in No. 3 UConn, which topped Villanova last night, 89-83.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.
I never should have hung up my old baseball glove. Is it just me, or does every ballplayer now sign a contract for several million dollars?
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I Don’t Get It: A man out in Bloomsburg, Pa., who says a bank’s error was a “gift from God” is now sitting in a county prison. Randy Pratt and his wife deposited $1,772.50 in their account. The bank credited them with $177,250. He says it was God’s work. Yeah, right.
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Today’s Upper: Good news out of Springfield, where teachers and the school board have averted a strike, at least for now, by agreeing to submit their offers to non-binding arbitration.
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Quote Box: “He was Mr. Brookhaven. Ralph attended everything and he was a huge support to the fire company and every other organization in town. He will be missed beyond words.”
-- Brookhaven Fire Chief Rob Montella, on the passing of longtime Mayor Ralph Garzia.