The Daily Numbers: 1 possible foe in the GOP primary for Pat Meehan in the 7th District race. That would be former Fox 29 anchor Dawn Stensland.
450 percent hike in fees being proposed for Delco towns that utilitze the county SPCA. Many towns are balking at the fees.
19 people who turned out for last night’s public hearing on the county’s proposed budget, with its 7.4 percent hike in property taxes.
66 percent increase in Bethel Township budget that would cause a $114 tax hike and a $160 annual trash fee. Residents are not happy.
41 straight years that the folks in Chester Heights Borough have been spared a tax hike.
8 dollar tax hike looming in Concord.
100 dollars in cash and 100 dollars in cocaine, what a woman charged in a Ridley home invasion told police she got for several guns she fled the house with.
84, age of man inside the house who fended her off, including an exchange of gunfire.
3,474 dollars in stolen bank loot in Upper Darby that turned up in a township street sweeper. It had been tossed in some leaves.
2 inches of rain that was recorded yesterday morning at Philadelphia International Airport. There were reports of flooded roads all over the place. Particularly bad was the Cobbs Creek section of Yeadon.
89, age of Villanova resident Luther Smith, a member of the famed black Air Force unit the Tuskeegee Airmen. He died yesterday.
1, as in the 1st African-American and 1st woman named to head the Chester GOP. That would be Marrea Walker-Smith. Our kudos!
5 dollar bridge fare on Commodore Barry and 3 others run by DRPA, an increase of $1, that was set to go into effect in September. It’s been delayed.
6, age of boy found dead in his Kingsessing home in Philadelphia yesterday. It’s being labeled as suspicious.
32 robberies along the Main Line that police think might be the work of a man who has already been charged in 3 of the jobs.
795,000 dollars that Verizon has been ordered to pay New Jersey to settle complains about the company’s marketing and ads.
65 million dollar Powerball jackpot on Saturday night; no one hit the numbers last night.
15 year-old boy, age of teen a Philadelphia police officer is now charged with soliciting for sex.
19 years in jail for a Philly man charged in the shooting of a woman and her 2-year-old granddaughter.
30 assaults of Asian students at South Philly High that has drawn protests and claims that the staff also uses ethnic slurs.
10,000 fine for the Meadows Racetrack & Casino for letting 2 ineligible gamblers play.
7.1 percent increase the last quarter for Pa.’s huge public sector retirement fund. That puts it up 4.5 percent of the year.
22 points for Scottie Reynolds as Villanova prevailed over Saint Joe’s in the “Holy War.”
35 of 40, what the Wildcats went from the foul line in their 97-89 win.
11 points in 11 minutes last night for Allen Iverson in the Sixers loss.
11 straight losses for the Sixers.
3 more years for Andy Reid, who signed an extension with the Eagles that likely will pay him $5 million a year.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.Yes, I know all the numbers. I know that Andy Reid is the winningest coach in Eagles history. Why do I see this season ending the same way?
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I Don’t Get It: Remember that state budget deal? It needs a law to allow table games at Pa. slots parlors. It’s still not done. And Ed Rendell is talking about more layoffs of state workers in the meantime.
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Today’s Upper: Let’s hear it for Dawn Stensland. What appeared to be a cakewalk for Pat Meehan in the GOP primary for the 7th District Congress seat just got a lot more interesting. Go for it, Dawn.
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Quote Box: “The only thing I can tell you is I was married in Delaware County, half my family is in Delaware County, I love Delaware County.”
- Former TV news anchor Dawn Stensland, who is mulling a run for the 7th District Congress seat.