The Daily Numbers - April 15

The Daily Numbers: 18, age of student at Haverford College who reported to police she was sexually assaulted on a walking path on the campus.
8 a.m. Saturday, when they will open the gates of Citizens Bank Park for a public tribute to Harry Kalas.
11.5 to 24 years in jail for a 67-year-old man convicted in the rape of a teen in Chester.
45 years since Wawa opened its first store in the Holmes section of Ridley Township. They will hold a day-long party at the store on Thursday.
6 candidates seeking two open seats on County Council. Republicans and Democrats will nominate 2 candidates each in the May primary.
30 companies who will be hosting a free career fair today in Chester, from 2-7 p.m. at Chester City Hall.
5 young people busted after they apparently broke into Lincoln Financial Field in Philly overnight. Police are investigating to see if it was some kind of prank.
17, age of Chester County teen, who was 9 months pregnant, who was killed when the car she was riding in skidded on a wet roadway yesterday and slammed into a school bus.
4 young people sent to the hospital after a car crash in the Feltonville section of Philly.
2 vessels that collided yesterday 50 miles off the coast of Cape May. No injuries were reported.
32 million dollar expansion planned for Valley Forge Military Academy that will boost enrollment to 500 cadets.
5 more days you have to register in order to vote in the May primary. Deadline is Monday.
1 more day to file your taxes. Today is April 15, Tax Deadline Day.
6.5 million dollar expansion of the Phoenixville Library that is drawing protests.
175 million dollar new slots parlor that will open today at The Meadows Racetrack & Casino in Houston, Pa.
200 dollar tax rebate on way to most Pa. home owners thanks to revenue from the state’s slots parlors.
13 people killed and another 167 injured on Pa. highways over the Easter weekend.
6 straight losses for the Sixers, who fell to the Celtics. They now face them in the first round of the playoffs.
4 prime time games for the Eagles, but they won’t play the Broncos until
2 days after Christmas.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.Incredibly, we have lost another legendary Philly voice. Les Keiter, the original voice of the Big 5, died at his home in Hawaii. No doubt it sparked “pandemonium.”
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I Don’t Get It: The issue of teen sexting – sending nude pictures of themselves online – is not going away. Officials in Vermont are looking at removing child pornography charges in such cases.
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Today’s Upper: There will be a job fair held this afternoon at Chester City Hall. More than 30 businesses will be there looking to prospective employees.
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Quote Box: “He was part of the landscape around here.”
-- J.R. Arters, salesman at B. Gross Menswear, on the everyday presence of the late Harry Kalas in Media.

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