Wednesday, August 19, 2009

The Daily Numbers - August 19

The Daily Numbers: 112,000 dollars believed ripped off from the Suburban Swim Club by a former coach and manager.
45,000 dollars, the amount of an unpaid electric bill that gave an indication that something was not exactly “in the swim” at the facility.
3 different meetings set in Yeadon borough on Thursday to try to figure out the political mess that continues to roil council in the tiny town.
23, age of woman jogger who reported being raped in Ardmore not far from the popular Suburban Square Shopping Center.
32 projects costing more than $50 million that were rolled out by Delco County Council and SEPTA on Tuesday.
120 million dollar budget shortfall being predicted by SEPTA in 2011 after all this federal stimulus money dries up.
10 years on the Radnor Township board of commissioners for Lisa Paolino, who announced her resignation this week.
50 tickets handed out by police in Delaware Tuesday morning in a crackdown on aggressive drivers, meaning those speeding and ignoring traffic signs.
10 people wounded in a series of shootings that are plaguing Wilmington.
125 customers in the Bywood and Stonehurst sections of Upper Darby found to have illegal hookups in a crackdown by Peco Energy.
65 million dollars wagered last week at the new Sands Bethlehem casino, putting it in 4th place in the Pa. slots sweepstakes. Among those that take in more is Harrah’s Chester.
400,000 dollars worth of gold and jewels ripped off by thieves who drilled their way into a Philly jewelry store over the weekend.
4 straight days the price of gasoline in the 5-county Philly region has held at $2.71 a gallon.
16 million passengers expected to fly this Labor Day weekend. That’s 1 million fewer than last year, down 3.5 percent.
9, age of girl missing in Schuylkill River last night after it’s believed she was pushed in while a group of kids were involved in horseplay.
83, age of woman found dead in her home in Philadelphia, becoming the city’s 1st heat-related death of the summer.
350 well-wishers who will bid farewell to former powerful state Sen. Vince Fumo before he is scheduled to report to prison.
6 scoreless innings last night for Jamie Moyer, in relief of starter Pedro Martinez. Moyer surrendered only 2 singles.
66 minute rain delay that separated the pitching performances of Moyer and starter Pedro Martinez.
2004, the last time Moyer had appeared in relief.
51 sellouts in 59 home dates for the Phils after last night’s packed house.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.Surely this is just the way Charlie Manuel planned it when he made the controversial decision to insert Pedro Martinez in his starting lineup and banish Jamie Moyer to the bullpen. Yeah, sure.
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I Don’t Get It: Another day, another business ruined, not by the brutal economy, but instead by a trusted employee. This time it was Suburban Swim Club.
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Today’s Upper: A thumb’s up to the folks in Lower Chichester, who are trying to make their roads safer while banning use of hand-held devices to send text messages while driving. Good for them.
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Quote Box: “The swimming program has been decimated by Sotillo’s greed.”
- D.A. Mike Green, on the arrest of the former manager of the Suburban Swim Club for ripping off $112,000.

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