Tuesday, March 25, 2008

The Daily Numbers -- March 25

The Daily Numbers: 2 tractor-trailers involved in an accident that has closed Baltimore Pike in both directions in Concord this morning.


5 young people wounded in a wild shootout Sunday night in Chester that has alarmed city officials and sparked a curfew crackdown.


4 million Democratic voters in Pennsylvania, the threshold shattered by the massive voter registration drive in the buildup to the state primary on April 22.


161,000 new Democrats who have registered in the state since last November.


5,000 dollar reward posted for information on the person who phoned in the threat that led to the closing of the Delaware County Community College campuses on March 12.


6 Wegmans supermarkets that received state OK to sell beer, which immediately sparked a lawsuit by beer distributors.


15 story Chester Towers, a familiar landmark on Edgmont Avenue in Chester, knocked down to make way for a new development.


1 penny decline in cost of gasoline in the region. Unleaded regular now stands at $3.26 a gallon.


7 cent hike in the price of gasoline over the past two weeks.


2 adults and 4 children injured in a blaze that roared through a home on North Hutchinson Street in Philadelphia early this morning.


12 hour disruption suffered by Neflix’s computer system, delaying deliveries of rental flicks to their customers, likely by at least a day.


25,000 dollar technology grant to be awarded to Chester High by state and Verizon officials this morning. It will be used for a special Saturday literacy tutoring program.


6 figures, the amount of a donation to Williamson Free School of Mechanical Trades to be announced this afternoon.


25 toddlers who escaped injury when fire struck their day care center in Philadelphia yesterday.


17 age of teen who saw charges dropped against him in shooting of a Philadelphia Housing Authority officer. The D.A. is moving to quickly refile the charges.


5.62 million dollars in compensation for the CEO of Sovereign Bank last year, including a hefty bonus.


16 million dollars in compensation for the boss at Chester County-based drug maker Cephalon last year.


14 people killed and 202 injured in Easter holiday weekend crashes across Pennsylvania.


187 Pennsylvania lives lost in Iraq, part of the 4,000 U.S. casualties since the start of the war.


1 game over .500 for the Sixers, who went into Boston and stunned the Celtics last night.


19 to 0 run for the Sixers in the fourth quarter to seal the deal.


33 and 3, record of Kansas, Villanova’s opponent Friday night in the NCAA Tourney.


9:40 p.m., start time Friday night for the Wildcats game.


5 runs for Penncrest as they powered their way to a baseball win over Sun Valley.


15 days on the DL for the guy who is supposed to be the Phils’ closer, Brad Lidge.


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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.
6 days -- and counting -- until opening day at Citizens Bank Park.
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I Don’t Get It: A 49-year-old Paoli woman has been charged in a prostitution sting in Philadelphia. That’s raising some eyebrows. But not as many as her marital status. Her hsuband is the director of the Chester County emergency services network.


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Today’s Upper: Spring arrives today, with the opening of the Major League Baseball season. Even if they’re doing it in Japan.


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Quote Box: “It’s just so upsetting to me. When they told me a 14-year-old was a victim, my heart just dropped.”

-- Chester Mayor Wendell Butler, after learning of Sunday night’s wild shootout in the city in which five young people were wounded.

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