Friday, November 14, 2008

The Daily Numbers - November 14

The Daily Numbers: 108,580 dollars, amount Yeadon Councilman Terry McGirth is alleged to have deposited into his account from the company he worked for, resulting in theft charges in Chester County in 2003.
1, as in Dec. 1. That’s the date for the groundbreaking for the new stadium in Chester that will be home to the city’s Major League Soccer franchise.
3 suspected robbers who got more than they bargained for when the allegedly decided to hold up patrons of a Claymont tavern. The customers turned the tables on them and held one until police arrived.
61 years of the Delco Hi-Q Tournament. The new season kicked off this week, pitting Delco high school students in the nation’s oldest continuous academic competition.
80 dollars, the tax hike that residents in Collingdale are facing.
0 tax hike forecast in the Aldan budget.
4 percent hike staring at residents in Swarthmore. That could cost the average resident about $46.
3 to 23 months on the other side of the bars for a former Delco prison guard convicted of having sex with a female inmate.
102 suspects rounded up in one day during a crackdown on drug-dealing and gang activity in the West Kensington section of Philadelphia. Police seized 21 guns and $370,000 in cash.
2,250 workers employed by the 545-mile Pennsylvania Turnpike. Turnpike Commission officials say job cuts are coming.
160 employees losing their jobs at QVC in West Chester, part of a move that eventually will see the company shed 700 workers, most in the West Chester operation.
15 year cable deal being offered to Verizon for its new Fios service in Philadelphia, providing a challenger to home-grown cable king Comcast.
10 bucks, increase in the price of the most expensive seats in Citizens Bank Park next year. They go from $50 to $60.
2 bucks, what most Phillies tickets will go up in the wake of their World Series title.
4 second period goals for the Flyers to take a lead over the Pittsburgh Penguins last night, but they still fell in a shootout, 5-4.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.
Anyone else feeling just a bit uneasy about the Eagles as they head into Sunday’s game against the lowly Bengals? This is a game the Birds should dominate. The Bengals are 1-8. Something tells me they’ll struggle.

I Don’t Get It: Bad economic news is everywhere. They’re even laying off at QVC.

Today’s Upper: Kudos to the patrons at George’s Bar in Claymont, who took matters into their own hands when a robber entered the tavern and held the place up. They whacked him with a pool cue and held him until police arrived.

Quote Box: “I think this is really sad for Terry and his family, and even sadder for the community.”
-- Yeadon Councilwoman Jacquelynn Puriefoy-Brinkley, on the latest trouble for borough Councilman Terry McGirth.

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