The Daily Numbers -- Dec. 19

The Daily Numbers: 3,000 feet, that's the magic number where flight can now veer out over Delaware County, starting this morning.


57,880 bucks a year, salary for the boss of Delaware County Council. Andy Reilly is now leaving as council boss. A new leader will be appointed in January. Put the house on the gavel being passed to Linda Cartisano.


1,300 names of victims of DUI accidents on a memorial wall that made a stop in Ridley Park yesterday. Remember, 'Tis the season. Don't drink and drive.


62 bucks more, what the average tax-payer in Colwyn will be paying next year under the borough's new budget plan.


10,000 dollar check, what a man dropped in the kettle at a Salvation Army bell-ringing station outside Exton Square Mall in Chester County. That's what I call season's greetings.


35,286 dollars that have come into the Merry Christmas Fund, our annual fundraiser for the Salvation Army, as of yesterday. We're looking to get to $50,000.


250 million dollar casino being planned to replace the temporary facility at Philadelphia Park, which was granted a permanent license yesterday. That might siphon off some folks from Harrah's Chester.

2.5 million bucks paid for the license at Harrah's Chester Casino & Racetrack as ownership of the facility shifted yesterday to a couple of private equity firms that are buying the facility.


500,000 dollar bail for a Philadelphia police officer who has been charged in connection with a home break-in in Pottstown.

68 percent hike in mortgate foreclosures across the nation in November.


6 days and counting before Christmas. Everyone finished their Christmas shopping? Didn’t think so.


2 goal lead blown by the Flyers as they fell again last night, 3-2 to the Coyotes.

4 straight losses for the Flyers. That hot start is becoming a distant memory.

2 Eagles, running back Brian Westbrook and offensive guard Shawn Andrews, named to the NFC Pro Bowl team.

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March 31. Write it down. That's when the Phils will open their season next season against the Nationals. Wake me when we get there. Or at least when pitchers and catchers report. The Phils will play an exhibition in Allentown against their new farm team, the Iron Pigs, on Sunday March 30. Better pack a sweater.
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I Don’t Get It: How low can you go? In Pottstown, police are looking for the Grinches who ripped off a lot a gifts a local church collected for needy families.


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Today’s Upper: Proving there really is such a thing as the Spirit of Christmas, a lot of people in the area have come forward to replace the gifts. God bless them, every one.


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Quote Box: "We would be disappointed if they went ahead and did this and didn't allow the court to take its course.

-- County Solicitor John McBlain on the move by the FAA to implement its redesign plan today.

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