Monday, October 26, 2009

The Daily Numbers - Oct. 26

The Daily Numbers: 23, age of woman gunned down outside her mother’s house in Chester.
8 part-time officers hired by Darby Borough police.
100 Darby borough residents who took to the streets Saturday to take a stand against violence.
4,700 union members who run SEPTA’s city division who authorized a strike this week if they don’t get a new pact, just in time for the World Series.
32 stab wounds suffered by a priest in Chatham, N.J., who was found slain in his church. A janitor has been charged.
10, age of Philadelphia girl who died of brutal abuse police say came at the hands of her parents. Her father hung himself in his jail cell over the weekend.
2 people killed in a head-on crash in Montgomery County early Saturday.
8 months old, age of toddler found dead in an apartment in Camden, N.J. The father is believed to have killed the child, then taken his own life and setting the apartment on fire.
16, age of girl found stabbed multiple times in Southwest Philly early Monday morning.
5 million dollars for Philadelphia International Airport for more security cameras.
38 million dollars for Crozer-Keystone Health System from sale of 3 properties, including the Healthplex Complex in Springfield.
40 feet, current depth of Delaware River in the region. The Army Corps of Engineers is going to move forward with a plan to deepen it to 45 feet.
14 Americans killed in a copter crash in Afghanistan.
5 percent uptick in gas prices in the region. Average price at the pump in the region is $2.68 a gallon. That’s up from $2.53 a gallon last week.
4 game sweep for the Yankees the last time they hooked up with the Phils, back in 1950.
5-2 Yankees win over the Angels last night to advance to the Series. It means no World Series for Angels skipper and Delco native Mike Scioscia.
0.74 ERA in post-season play so far for Cliff Lee, who will be the Phils’ starter in Game 1 of the Series Wednesday night.
4-1 loss for Flyers last night against the San Jose Sharks.
0 games suspended for Flyers Mike Richards for his brutal hit that left a Panthers forward Mike Booth unconscious on the ice.
3-2 record for Eagles, who are in D.C. tonight for Monday night matchup with the Redskins.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.Make it Broadway vs. Broad Street. It’s the Phillies and Yankees in the World Series.
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I Don’t Get It: Who walks up to a 23-year-old woman and shoots her point-blank in the chest.
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Today’s Upper: Red October rolls on.
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Quote Box: “We want to enjoy this tonight. We’ll worry about Philly tomorrow.”
- Yankees star shortstop Derek Jeter, after they won the ALCS Sunday night against the Angels.

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