The Daily Numbers -- September 8

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The Daily Numbers: 225,000 dollars needed to construct a memorial for emergency services personnel in the county. A fundraiser held Sunday at Springfield Country Club will take a big bite out of that number.

2 brothers, Tony and Dominic Zappone, who shared a reunion recently after completing deployments to the Middle East with the Marines.

1.72 million dollar 3-year contract OK’d between Interboro School District and its school teachers..

13 negotiating sessions in Springfield that have failed to bring a new deal for teachers in that school district.

2 inches of rain that drenched the area Saturday in the wake of Tropical Storm Hanna.

1 person killed and 7 passengers injured when a hot air balloon burst into flames on landing Sunday in a Chester County field.

3.58 a gallon, average price for gasoline in the 5-county Philly region over the weekend.

95 mph winds in a tornado that hit Allentown as part of Saturday’s nasty weather. Damage in the city, including to a local high school, is set at more than $1 million dollars.

1 hour old, age of baby found on the steps of a fire company in Plymouth Township, Montgomery County, early Sunday.

47 age of man in Wilmington, Del., under arrest for attacking a his brother and his girlfriend with a baseball bat.

18 year veteran of the Philadelphia police force killed in a crash of her cruiser with a suspect’s vehicle.

16 age of teen believed driving the SUV that slammed into the officer’s car. The SUV was stolen.

18,634 number of seats set for the stadium in Chester to be built by T.N. Ward of Ardmore that will house a Major League Soccer franchise.

6 catches for 106 yards for rookie sensation DeSean Jackson as the Eagles beat the Rams yesterday, 38-3.

60 yard punt return Jackson threw in for good measure.

21 of 33 for 361 yards on the day for a restored Donovan McNabb.

2 of 3 the Phils took from the Mets over the weekend.


2 games behind the Mets, where the Phillies still find themselves.

7 days before the Eagles clash with the Cowboys in a Monday night game in Dallas.

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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.
All we needed was one more win from the Phils last night to complete one of the greatest Sunday’s in Philly sports history. Hey, we’ll take it.
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I Don’t Get It: The silence contnues to be deafening as little or no word comes from the investigation into the hit-run death of Faith Sinclair in Sharon Hill a month ago.

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Today’s Upper: Let’s hear it for DeSean Jackson. He was everything we had hoped and more. So why are Andy Reid and Donovan McNabb so intent on playing down his accomplishments?

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Quote Box: “Donovan is healthy, that’s the total difference.”

-- Eagles running back Brian Westbrook, in explaining the rejuvenated QB’s effort yesterday.

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