Friday, January 23, 2009

The Daily Numbers - January 23

The Daily Numbers: 45 days in jail for Mia Sardella of Drexel Hill in the death of her newborn son.
22 weekends on which she’ll be allowed to serve her sentence.
9 months to 2 years in jail, Sardella’s full sentence. She’ll be allowed to serve the remainder of the 9 months on house arrest, followed by 15 months probation. She also will do 2 years of community service.
5,000 dollars stolen from an ATM machine in Upper Darby by a woman using the card of a 75-year-old man. It is believed the card was stolen.
4,000 dollars given to the Salvation Army by Kimberly-Clark Corp. to make up for a shortfall in the group’s annual Red Kettle Campaign. The fund drive raised $63,000; the goal was $73,000.
69,382 dollars raised this year for the Salvation Army by our annual Merry Christmas Fund.
5 million dollar obligation note that has been delayed in Haverford. The money would be used for new township facilities.
1743, when the Darby Free Library was established. It is believed to be the oldest in the U.S., but it might be closed if more funding is not found to keep it open.
2.3 billion dollar budget deficit now facing Pennsylvnia. Gov. Ed Rendell has indicated layoffs are coming for state workers, but is vowing to avoid any tax hikes.
76,000 jobs that were lost in Pennsylvania in 1008, 1 percent of the state’s workforce.
5,000 dollar reward now being offered for information into the rash of 28 arsons in the past year that have plagued Coatesville, in Chester County.
63, age of man, a financial analyst in Philadelphia, charged with sexually assaulting an 8-year-old girl in South Jersey.
50 degrees, today’s expected high temperature. Don’t get used to it. It will turn colder tomorrow and we’re expected to be back in the mid 20s for our high on Sunday.
22,000 applications for the Class of 2013 received at Princeton. That’s up 2 percent from last year.
37, age of man charged in Bridgeville, Del., with taking a video while a 14-year-old girl was in the shower without her knowledge.
350 people losing their jobs when fashion designer Liz Claiborne closes a distribution center in Mount Pocono.
2 people charged in Allentown with marketing pierced kittens as “gothic.” They’re charged with cruelty to animals.
1 cent hike in the price of gas overnight. Our average at the pump has now risen to $1.85, 67 centers higher than a week ago.
10 million dollars for two years in the new deal for Jayson Werth and the Phillies.
9 games played this year for the Flyers by star winger Danny Briere.
4 more weeks the Flyers likely will be without Briere, who underwent surgery yesterday.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.Bad news for the Phillies. Just pay Ryan Howard the money. The guy is doing things and putting up numbers in his first three years that are just unheard of. Does he strike out a lot? Yes. Does he have issues in the field? Obviously. Is he an undeniable force in the middle of that lineup? Oh, yeah.
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I Don’t Get It: Two people showed up for court out in New Holland to pay a fine for public drunkenness. They were observed to be under the influence. I don’t get it.
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Today’s Upper: A thumb’s up to Kimberly-Clark Corp., which is helping close a gap in the annual Red Kettle Fund Drive by the Chester Salvation Army with a $4,000 check.
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Quote Box: “I will never get over the loss of my child. There are no words to express how deeply sorry I am and I realize there is no apology great enough to change what happened.”
-- Mia Sardella, at her sentencing yesterday in connection with the death of her newborn son.

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