Wednesday, February 17, 2010

The Daily Numbers - Feb. 17

The Daily Numbers: 260,000 dollar offer on the table to lure Chester Upland Superintendent Gregory Thornton to Milwaukee.
425,000 dollars expected to be raised by new parking tax in Upland 12,000 dollars OK’d by Colwyn to outsource the job of code enforcement officer.
400 bucks ripped off from a man’s TD Bank account in Springfield after he used the ATM machine.
180 days in the school year, as mandated by the state Legislature. Local districts are now struggling to make up for snow days.
3 million dollars more in spending in the Southeast Delco School budget.
1,256 deaths on Pa highways last year, that’s down from 1,328 the year before and is the lowest number since records started being kept in 1928.
3 months old, age of child a 21-year-old father told police he threw off a bridge in New Jersey.
100 kids who rampage through the Gallery in Center City yesterday, including trashing a Macy’s and having a wild snowball fight outside City Hall.
45 million dollar expansion project unveiled at Philadelphia International Airport yesterday. Terminal E will be new home to Southwest Airlines.
5 DUI charges now for a man in Hockessin, Del.
9 million dollar tab for snow removal in Delaware.
10 million dollar bid by Simon Group, which runs Granite Run Mall, to buy the company that owns Christiana Mall in Del.
250 jobs that would be created by auto finishing facility for Hyundai and Kia cars on the Philadelphia waterfront.
4.5 to 7 years in jail for man convicted of vehicular homicide after he struck and killed a police officer in Bucks County.
13 anti-gambling protesters who saw their citations for protesting at site of proposed Philly casino tossed out.
600 rounds of golf played at Springfield Country Club last February.
Zero played so far this year.
105-78 loss for the Sixers last night as they returned from the All-Star break with a blowout. Just embarrassing.
4 points for Allen Iverson off the bench. He shot 1 for 7 from field.
33 of 87 shooting for the Sixers.
0 days until pitchers and catchers report to spring training for the Phillies in Clearwater, Fla. It all starts today.

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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.They are the two most beautiful words in the English language for those who remain snow-bound: Pitchers and catchers.
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I Don’t Get It: Ain’t this technology grand? Hundreds of teens alerted via the Internet held what is known as a ‘flash mob’ yesterday afternoon in Centery City. They trashed a Macy’s store and engaged in a wild snowball fight outside City Hall. Police report 14 arrests.
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Today’s Upper: Kudos to Delaware County for joining the PA SAVIN program, which alerts families of crime victims as to the status of the perpetrators.
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Quote Box: “Victims of crime can choose to define who they are by what happened to them, or they can chose to make it part of their story.”
- Kim Ferrell, mother of hit-run victim Faith Sinclair, at yesterday’s press conference on crime victim notification program.

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