The Daily Numbers: 408 properties in Delaware County scheduled to on the block at a sheriff’s sale today. Most of those are getting a reprieve.
168 homeowners who already got a break back in May who may not be as lucky today.
5.9 million dollars in unpaid taxes due the William Penn School District.
88 percent of the available property taxes in the district that actually gets paid.
30 Darby residents who stepped up Thursday night, volunteering to serve as town watch members in the aftermath of the shooting death of 17-year-old Ollie Cloyd.
2 firefighters who suffered minor injuries battling a house fire in Brookhaven that also sent a resident to the hospital for smoke inhalation.
3.7 percent tuition hike staring at students in the 14 state-owned universities, including West Chester and Cheyney. That means a $196 boost, to $5,554 for students in the state.
103 votes against, 95 for as the state House shot down a $27 billion GOP budget plan that would not hike taxes.
33,000 state employees who will be seeing only 70 percent of their usual pay in their check starting today. They may not get any check at all in the future if the budget impasse drags on.
13-13 tie vote in the state House Gaming Oversight Committee on a bill to legalize video poker in taverns. That means it does not pass.
14 months, age of child a man and woman in Warminster are charged with viciously abusing, including being burned on a stove and stuck with a hypodermic needle.
11 people charged in a raid by the feds on a South Philly drug operation. They say it was being run out of a local bar.
3 construction workers in Philly run down by a man police say was angry about the traffic delay.
16 people charged in a crackdown in South Jersey on downloading child porn.
43 employers at a job fair held at Citizens Bank Park yesterday targeting veterans.
3,400 jobs lost in Pa. in June. That’s the smallest numbers since last August.
9.2 percent unemployment rate in New Jersey in June. That’s the highest level in 32 years.
10 percent unemployment rate nationally, what is now being predicted by the Fed, although they also claim the economy is not sinking as fast as first feared.
2.58 a gallon, average price of gas in the Philly region. That’s down another penny.
4.07 a gallon, the all-time record high we were paying exactly 1 year ago.
8 dead and 50 wounded as 2 bomb blasts rock a luxury hotel in Jakarta, Indonesia.
7 dynamite innings last night for Phillies starter Jamie Moyer as the Phils kick off the second half with a 4-0 win. He gave up just 1 hit.
13-2, Moyer’s lifetime mark against the Marlins. He’s never lost to them in Florida.
200 career home runs for Ryan Howard. He reached that milestone faster than any other player in baseball history, in just 658 games.
2 home runs last night for Raul Ibanez.
5 game lead for the Phils over the Marlins.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.Imagine what would happen if Jamie Moyer could face the Marlins in every outing. He just owns them.
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I Don’t Get It: It must be the anonymity of so much that gets posted online that emboldens people to make racist comments. I don’t get it.
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Today’s Upper: Delaware County continues to react to keep people from losing their homes. More than 400 were set to go on the block at a sheriff’s sale today. But another 168 who already got one delay back in May likely will not be as lucky.
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Quote Box: “With more people out of jobs, more properties are becoming delinquent. Those that aren’t, it’s more difficult for them to pay those taxes.”
- Joe Otto, chief operating officer of the William Penn School District, on the problem of delinquent taxes.
168 homeowners who already got a break back in May who may not be as lucky today.
5.9 million dollars in unpaid taxes due the William Penn School District.
88 percent of the available property taxes in the district that actually gets paid.
30 Darby residents who stepped up Thursday night, volunteering to serve as town watch members in the aftermath of the shooting death of 17-year-old Ollie Cloyd.
2 firefighters who suffered minor injuries battling a house fire in Brookhaven that also sent a resident to the hospital for smoke inhalation.
3.7 percent tuition hike staring at students in the 14 state-owned universities, including West Chester and Cheyney. That means a $196 boost, to $5,554 for students in the state.
103 votes against, 95 for as the state House shot down a $27 billion GOP budget plan that would not hike taxes.
33,000 state employees who will be seeing only 70 percent of their usual pay in their check starting today. They may not get any check at all in the future if the budget impasse drags on.
13-13 tie vote in the state House Gaming Oversight Committee on a bill to legalize video poker in taverns. That means it does not pass.
14 months, age of child a man and woman in Warminster are charged with viciously abusing, including being burned on a stove and stuck with a hypodermic needle.
11 people charged in a raid by the feds on a South Philly drug operation. They say it was being run out of a local bar.
3 construction workers in Philly run down by a man police say was angry about the traffic delay.
16 people charged in a crackdown in South Jersey on downloading child porn.
43 employers at a job fair held at Citizens Bank Park yesterday targeting veterans.
3,400 jobs lost in Pa. in June. That’s the smallest numbers since last August.
9.2 percent unemployment rate in New Jersey in June. That’s the highest level in 32 years.
10 percent unemployment rate nationally, what is now being predicted by the Fed, although they also claim the economy is not sinking as fast as first feared.
2.58 a gallon, average price of gas in the Philly region. That’s down another penny.
4.07 a gallon, the all-time record high we were paying exactly 1 year ago.
8 dead and 50 wounded as 2 bomb blasts rock a luxury hotel in Jakarta, Indonesia.
7 dynamite innings last night for Phillies starter Jamie Moyer as the Phils kick off the second half with a 4-0 win. He gave up just 1 hit.
13-2, Moyer’s lifetime mark against the Marlins. He’s never lost to them in Florida.
200 career home runs for Ryan Howard. He reached that milestone faster than any other player in baseball history, in just 658 games.
2 home runs last night for Raul Ibanez.
5 game lead for the Phils over the Marlins.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.Imagine what would happen if Jamie Moyer could face the Marlins in every outing. He just owns them.
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I Don’t Get It: It must be the anonymity of so much that gets posted online that emboldens people to make racist comments. I don’t get it.
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Today’s Upper: Delaware County continues to react to keep people from losing their homes. More than 400 were set to go on the block at a sheriff’s sale today. But another 168 who already got one delay back in May likely will not be as lucky.
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Quote Box: “With more people out of jobs, more properties are becoming delinquent. Those that aren’t, it’s more difficult for them to pay those taxes.”
- Joe Otto, chief operating officer of the William Penn School District, on the problem of delinquent taxes.
Comments
If everyone starts betting today, we may be able to keep people in their homes and children going to school.
It is time for this Stimulus plan to work or it will all be lady luck who decides.
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