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The Daily Numbers - July 8
The Daily Numbers: 14 years in a Delaware County jail cell on a civil contempt charge for lawyer Beatty Chadwick. That’s believed to be a U.S.
record. He is once again seeking his release.
2.5 million dollars many believe still believe the eccentric attorney has stashed somewhere in his bitter divorce case.
4 to 16 months in jail for the Ridley man whose attorney admitted he was “trying to be a pain in the butt” when he stalked and harassed a Ridley police officer.
2 people, a Chester man and his live-in girlfriend, charged in the holdup of a Brookhaven bank Tuesday afternoon.
2,800 tons of trash a day that is taken in at the Delaware County-owned landfill in Berks County.
4 hours, how long the Commodore Barry Bridge was shut down yesterday after a tanker truck carrying propane overturned on the span.
16,000 dollars, how much police charge former Penn-Delco School Board Member John Green ripped off from a sports club at Sun Valley High School. He waived a hearing yesterday.
9, age of person of interest taken into custody in connection with the brutal beating and torching of a cat that led to its death.
800 jobs that could be on the chopping block as Pennsylvania’s budget impasse continues.
500,000 dollars collected from 36 people who took advantage of a program in Montgomery County to get caught up on child support payments.
13 million dollars in federal stimulus funds being used to put in new curb cuts in the five-county region.
29 pot plants found in a home in Lansdale. The man who owned the home is behind bars.
11 houses in the Nicetown-Tioga section of Philadelphia discovered to have illegal electric hook-ups.
133 million dollar jackpot in the Mega Millions drawing Tuesday night and 1 winning ticket.
300,000 dollars the city is still owed for services tied to this year’s Welcome America holiday celebration. The July 4th fest’s total tab comes to $1.7 million, down from $2.1 million the year before.
10,000 dollar campaign contribution being returned by former U.S.
Attorney Pat Meehan as he continues to mull a run for governor.
11 people charged with diverting public funds for political uses in Harrisburg will go on trial in January.
1 vote in the Pa. Senate against a move to beef up anti-corruption measures tied to the state’s new gambling law. It includes a ban on cash contributions to political campaigns by industry execs.
21 to 27 years in jail, what former Sen. Vince Fumo is staring at. He’ll be back in court today in his push to seek a new trial. His sentencing is set for next week.
1.84 billion dollars in sales posted last year for the state Liquor Control Board. That’s a record.
2.69 a gallon and holding, what we’re paying for gas.
4 game win streak snapped when the Phils blew a 3-0 lead and lost to the Reds last night, 4-3.
2 consecutive homers for Ryan Howard and Jayson Werth to get the Phils rolling in the second.
12 runners left on base by the Phils, including having the bases loaded with nobody out in the third and not getting any of them home.
0 for 5, what Phils hitters were last night with the bases loaded and less than two outs.
7 decent innings for J.A. Happ, who probably deserved a better fate.
34.9 million dollar extension for new Flyer Chris Pronger. It’s a 7-year deal.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.Hate to say I told you so. Why did you just know the Phils would desperately need a run last night, after laying a 22-1 licking on the Reds Monday night?
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I Don’t Get It: I’m always stunned at what people are capable of, never more so than in what happened to a defenseless cat in Darby Borough.
Tell me a 9-year-old kid is involved, and it gets even sadder. I don’t get it.
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Today’s Upper: Kudos to all those involved in the Michael Jackson memorial service yesterday. It was very well done.
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Quote Box: “Ever since I was born, Daddy has been the best father I could imagine. I just want to say I love him so much.”
- Paris-Michael Jackson, 11, memorializing her father at yesterday’s service.
record. He is once again seeking his release.
2.5 million dollars many believe still believe the eccentric attorney has stashed somewhere in his bitter divorce case.
4 to 16 months in jail for the Ridley man whose attorney admitted he was “trying to be a pain in the butt” when he stalked and harassed a Ridley police officer.
2 people, a Chester man and his live-in girlfriend, charged in the holdup of a Brookhaven bank Tuesday afternoon.
2,800 tons of trash a day that is taken in at the Delaware County-owned landfill in Berks County.
4 hours, how long the Commodore Barry Bridge was shut down yesterday after a tanker truck carrying propane overturned on the span.
16,000 dollars, how much police charge former Penn-Delco School Board Member John Green ripped off from a sports club at Sun Valley High School. He waived a hearing yesterday.
9, age of person of interest taken into custody in connection with the brutal beating and torching of a cat that led to its death.
800 jobs that could be on the chopping block as Pennsylvania’s budget impasse continues.
500,000 dollars collected from 36 people who took advantage of a program in Montgomery County to get caught up on child support payments.
13 million dollars in federal stimulus funds being used to put in new curb cuts in the five-county region.
29 pot plants found in a home in Lansdale. The man who owned the home is behind bars.
11 houses in the Nicetown-Tioga section of Philadelphia discovered to have illegal electric hook-ups.
133 million dollar jackpot in the Mega Millions drawing Tuesday night and 1 winning ticket.
300,000 dollars the city is still owed for services tied to this year’s Welcome America holiday celebration. The July 4th fest’s total tab comes to $1.7 million, down from $2.1 million the year before.
10,000 dollar campaign contribution being returned by former U.S.
Attorney Pat Meehan as he continues to mull a run for governor.
11 people charged with diverting public funds for political uses in Harrisburg will go on trial in January.
1 vote in the Pa. Senate against a move to beef up anti-corruption measures tied to the state’s new gambling law. It includes a ban on cash contributions to political campaigns by industry execs.
21 to 27 years in jail, what former Sen. Vince Fumo is staring at. He’ll be back in court today in his push to seek a new trial. His sentencing is set for next week.
1.84 billion dollars in sales posted last year for the state Liquor Control Board. That’s a record.
2.69 a gallon and holding, what we’re paying for gas.
4 game win streak snapped when the Phils blew a 3-0 lead and lost to the Reds last night, 4-3.
2 consecutive homers for Ryan Howard and Jayson Werth to get the Phils rolling in the second.
12 runners left on base by the Phils, including having the bases loaded with nobody out in the third and not getting any of them home.
0 for 5, what Phils hitters were last night with the bases loaded and less than two outs.
7 decent innings for J.A. Happ, who probably deserved a better fate.
34.9 million dollar extension for new Flyer Chris Pronger. It’s a 7-year deal.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.Hate to say I told you so. Why did you just know the Phils would desperately need a run last night, after laying a 22-1 licking on the Reds Monday night?
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I Don’t Get It: I’m always stunned at what people are capable of, never more so than in what happened to a defenseless cat in Darby Borough.
Tell me a 9-year-old kid is involved, and it gets even sadder. I don’t get it.
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Today’s Upper: Kudos to all those involved in the Michael Jackson memorial service yesterday. It was very well done.
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Quote Box: “Ever since I was born, Daddy has been the best father I could imagine. I just want to say I love him so much.”
- Paris-Michael Jackson, 11, memorializing her father at yesterday’s service.
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