Wednesday, May 28, 2008

The Daily Numbers -- May 28

The Daily Numbers: 103 years of volunteer firefighting that came to a close Tuesday night when Colwyn Borough Council voted to puts its troubled fire company out of business.

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17 active volunteer firefighters who resigned their posts earlier this month, citing persistent problems with aspects of the social club that also operates in the firehouse.


14 age of Jahmir Ricks of Lansdowne, who entered an admission to voluntary manslaughter in juvenile court in the stabbing death of his brother. Police say they argued over a video game.


23 to 50 years in jail for a Concord man for gunning down a man standing at the door to his apartment building in what police say was a drug-related incident.


2 children who are now alleging inappropriate touching by a doctor who was a clinical psychologist with the Delaware County Juvenile Court.


1 cent increase in the price of gasoline overnight, according to AAA.


3.98 the average price of regular gasoline in the five-county Philadelphia region. Yes, it’s an all-time high.


4.97 that’s what truckers are shelling out for diesel fuel.


127 dollars a barrel, the price for a barrel of crude oil this morning. That’s down from $133 yesterday.


107 gas stations in the region now reporting selling gasoline for $4 a gallon or more. It was 45 on Friday, just before the Memorial Day holiday.


11 percent boost in ridership being reported by SEPTA on its regional rail lines ferrying commuters in and out of the city. Maybe people are actually getting out of their cars.


1,000 employees of Jevic Transportation, which announced it was closing the doors of its Delanco, N.J., facility last week, who showed up for a workshop on what kind of assistance is available to them.


300 dollar fines being doled out by officials in Bristol, Bucks County, for littering. So far they’ve handed out 30 citations.


2 Philadelphia police officers who were charged with assault in connection with the beating of a person suspected of being a graffiti artist.


28 years after the murder of Philadelphia police Officer Thomas Trench, a man on trial for his murder for the second time was convicted again.


200,000 dollars a year in rent, what Philadelphia wants the Boy Scouts to pay for their office space if they don’t change their ban on accepting gays. Right now the groups pays $1 a year for the city office space.


7 more runs rung up by the Phils last night as they won their 3rd stright game, 7-4 over the Rockies.


42 runs on the board by the Phils in their last three games.


7 and a third good innings from starter Kyle Kendrick. The Phils have now won 6 of his last 7 starts.


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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.
Confessions of a frustrated Flyers fan: Do you think the Red Wings, who have already shut out the Penguins in two straight in their Stanley Cup final series, can blank the Pittsburghers two more times? Has that ever happened?
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I Don’t Get It: A radio host in Pittsburgh has lost his job for some remarks he made about Sen. Ted Kennedy, who recently was diagnosed with a brain tumor. The comments won’t be repeated here. Why exactly do some media folks insist on pushing the envelope over the line? I don’t get it.


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Today’s Upper: Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter spent much of yesterday in Harrisburg working on legislators as he tried to drum up support for his call to allow the city to enact some ordinances tightening gun sales. Good for him.

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Quote Box: “Right now, we don’t have a fire company for Colwyn. We’re going to figure out what to do.”

-- F. Earl Reed, president of Colwyn Fire Co., after the vote by borough council to put the company out of business.

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