Thursday, May 14, 2009

The Daily Numbers - May 14

The Daily Numbers: 16,000 dollars, how much officials allege former Penn-Delco School Board member John Green embezzled from a school booster group.
36 checks, believed made out by Green from the group’s account to himself, members of his family, or to cash.
80 women who showed up yesterday at the Tri-State Sports Complex in Aston to try out for the local entry in something called the Lingerie Football League.
2 corrections officers at the county prison who have been suspended amid a probe into allegations an inmate was beaten.
350 properties that had been listed to go on the block at a sheriff’s sale in Media Friday that got a reprieve yesterday when it was announced the sale was being delayed.
26, age of Garrett Reid, eldest son of Eagles Coach Andy Reid, who is back in jail after apparently failing a drug test.
22, age of Rosin O’Neill, who is in trouble again in Montgomery County.
Prosecutors are seeking to have her bail revoked, saying she violated the conditions. She faces trial in a fatal DUI accident.
1.2 billion dollar deal for Boeing and AgustaWestland to supply 16 Chinook helicopters for the Italian Army. The fuselages will be made at Boeing’s Ridley plant.
35, age of clerk who was shot during a holdup last night at a grocery store in Cobbs Creek.
2 brothers behind bars charged with a series of home break-ins in Montgomery and Bucks counties.
36, age of Bucks County woman charged with prostitution, including some encounters when her son apparently was in the motel room.
6.77 percent drop in home sale prices being reported in the Philly area in first quarter of 2008.
9.7 percent jobless rate reported in Philadelphia in March. The rate in Delco is at 7.2 percent.
2.18 million dollar malpractice award to the widow of a Philly man who died when his heart stopped beating while in the hospital.
1979, last time the children of murder victim Susan Reinert were seen alive. One of two men convicted in their deaths, Jay C. Smith, died this week. He was freed by the state Supreme Court, which threw out his conviction.
2 senior citizens in Stroudsburg, Pa., charged with selling heroin who are now seeking plea deals. They were making $10,000 a week.
0, how much Gov. Ed Rendell is warning some state workers they could be paid during any budget impasse.
1 billion loss reported by Sony, their first loss in 14 years.
249 wins and holding for Phils pitcher Jamie Moyer, who struggled again last night vs. the Dodgers.
1 run on 3 hits surrendered by former Phil Randy Wolf against his old mates.
2 goals in 8 seconds for the Pittsburgh Penguins as they rolled to a 6-2 win over the Washington Capitals to advance in the NHL Playoffs.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.One of the few hits the Phils managed off former teammate Randy Wolf last night was a home run by Jimmy Rollins in his new No. 5 slot in the batting order.
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I Don’t Get It: The problems continue for people who bought homes from TH Properties in Montgomery County. The firm has filed for bankruptcy, but homeowners are now having liens placed against their homes by subcontractors who say the company owes them for work on the homes. Now they want the homeowners to pick up the tab. How does that work?
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Today’s Upper: Good news arriving for Boeing, with a big new contract they will share with AgustaWestland to build Chinook copters for the Italian Army.
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Quote Box: “We’re excited to get out here in the market and see the kind of caliber we have. There is some true talent out here.”
-- Mitchell Mortaza, founder of the Lingerie Football League, at tryouts held Wednesday at the Tri-State Sports complex in Aston.

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