The Daily Numbers - March 17

The Daily Numbers: 115 million dollars, the expected pricetag of that soccer stadium in Chester that will be home to the region’s Major League Soccer franchise. The first pilings are now in the ground at the site.
63 million dollars in repairs slated for Chester’s Lamokin Street train station, with the money coming from federal stimulus funds.
178,000 dollars believed stolen from the Surgery Center at Brinton Lake by a former business manager.
1 firefighter injured battling a morning blaze that chased an Upper Darby family from their home Monday morning.
23, age of Upper Darby cabbie charged with assault in a neighborhood feud that ended with him under arrest for beating up a 74-year-old neighbor. He has been held for trial.
137 times Vince Fumo heard the word “guilty” proclaimed yesterday as he was convicted on all counts in his federal corruption trial.
45 times his cohort, Ruth Arnao, heard the same verdict.
2 million dollars bail for the powerful former state senator, who is now looking at the likelihood of spending 20 years in jail.
14, age of female student a music teacher in Montco is charged with having a sexual relationship with. He is 27.
2 candidates now taking aim at the Republican nomination for governor in Pennsylvania in 2010. Ex-Delco D.A. Pat Meehan is likely going to be joined by Attorney General Tom Corbett. Neither man has formally announced.
19 percent temporary property tax hike being sought by Philly Mayor Michael Nutter. The second year would be scaled back to 14.5 percent, then the rate would be returned to its current level.
34 million dollars in federal stimulus funds that will be used to rebuild a 4-mile section of the Blue Route from the Turnpike interchange to the Schuylkill River crossing.
1 person killed following a pursuit by police in East Mount Airy. The suspect reached for an officer’s gun during a struggle.
4 pizza shops in South Philly that have now been targeted in a string of armed robberies.
146 years of publishing at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer that comes to an end today. The newspaper is going to an online-only version.
165 million dollars in bonuses that insurance giant AIG will pay to its executives, after it received billions in federal bailout money.
1.97 and holding, price for gasoline in the Philly region.
3 women’s teams in the NCAA Women’s Hoops Tourney. Villanova, Drexel and Temple are all dancing.
22 and 11, final record for Temple Owls, who head to Miami for a first-round game with Arizona State.
262 innings pitched last year by Phils’ ace Cole Hamels, who is having soreness in his elbow.
12 runs surrendered by the Phils yesterday to the Yankees, who shut out the guys in red.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.Cole Hamels has a twinge in his elbow. Millions of Phillies fans just got a twinge in their gut.
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I Don’t Get It: You might say that Vince Fumo didn’t get it. Yesterday he heard the word guilty pronounced 137 times at his corruption trial. Maybe he gets it now.
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Today’s Upper: Our roads, bridges, and mass transit are about to get a serious boost, thanks for federal stimulus funds.
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Quote Box: “Just heartbroken.”
-- Former Sen. Vince Fumo, after his conviction yesterday on all counts.

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