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Good Morning. Here are some of the top stories from around the region.WEATHERBack solidly into the cold. Those memories of the warmth Friday will only be memories for a while. Expect the high to top out at about 26 degrees today, but it will be quite sunny.

Local congressmen decried statements attributed to President Donald Trump in which he was reported as using disparaging language to describe nations in Africa and other nations.In a meeting to discuss the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, the president reportedly asked why the United States would accept more immigrants from Haiti and countries in Africa, which he allegedly described as "s---hole" countries.

MORTON >> An underground transformer blew on the first block of South Morton Avenue early Friday afternoon, sending a manhole cover a couple of feet in the air and black smoke billowing into the sky.Morton-Rutledge Fire Co. Chief Chris Reiff said the call came in at 1:14 p.m. after rain apparently got to the transformer through the manhole, causing it to fail.

Apparently, we're marching again. I don't exactly mean "we," as in "#Metoo." Women will be tying on their fluffy pink bonnets and strutting their fancy selves around locally next week, but I won't be with them. I doubt they'll miss me, with all of that "resisting," "persisting," "rising" and looking for a functional toilet in the crowds.

In celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday, schools across the nation will close for the federal holiday offering students a 3-day weekend to ease into the new year. Yet, for the teachings of Dr. King, who pledged his life to the struggle against racial segregation and racism, and in whose name the holiday signifies the ongoing pursuit of equal rights, the true meaning of the holiday can be lost in the joy of a day off from school.

Civic, educational and religious organizations and elected officials hold events around Delaware County and the city of Philadelphia in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day:Widener BSU holds commemorationCHESTER >> The Widener University's Black Student Union hosts the 24th annual Dr.

TOM IS TOPSI would also like to send a thank you to my delivery man, Tom, for my Daily Times on the day of the big snowstorm. My paper was in the driveway as usual in the early morning. And thank you for that nice calendar.BETHEL READER'BOB' THE FANATICI love your headline "$9 billion baby.

Much like the rest of us, our esteemed elected officials in the Pennsylvania Legislature are considering a New Year's resolution.They are looking to shed a few pounds.They're hoping to reduce the size of their seats.Literally.One of the nation's largest, most expensive ruling bodies is once again toying with the idea of reducing its size.

UPPER DARBY >> It didn't take the first-time Democrat-led Upper Darby School Board to flex its muscles when it chose last month to not reappoint Republican Francis Catania as the district solicitor. The longtime solicitor for the county's biggest school district was replaced by Democrat Kyle Berman of the firm Fox Rothschild LLP by a 7-1 vote on Dec.

The Mass of Christian Burial for fire Lt. Matt LeTourneau will be held Friday morning at the Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter & Paul in downtown Philadelphia.You can watch a live-stream of the funeral rites for the Springfield native and longtime member of the Springfield Fire Co.