The Daily Numbers - Oct. 16

The Daily Numbers: 4:07 start time for Game 2 of the NLCS this afternoon between the Dodgers and Phillies. Can you say Happy Hour?
10 p.m. curfew now in place in Darby Township.
16,000 dollars believed ripped off from a youth group by John Green, a former Penn-Delco School Board member. He faces trial on Nov. 30 after still another delay.
4 men being sought in a break-in in Collingdale.
18, age of Academy Park student who now faces attempted murder charges in a shooting that left another teen wounded.
1 to 2 inches of rain that is expected to soak the region over the weekend.
2 inches of snow that covered the ground in State College yesterday. It could always be worse.
6, age of boy who was feared inside a homemade helium balloon that came loose and floated off into the Colorado sky yesterday. Turns out he was never in the balloon.
2 alarm blaze at a Folcroft chemical business last night that forced the evacuation of several nearby streets.
11 Wawa stores that have been the target of 3 suspects who have been holding them up in Northeast Philly.
200 West Chester University students who gathered last night to remember a 21-year-old student who was found slain in the Strawberry Mansion section of Philly.
2 teens rescued from the chilly waters of the Delaware River after they apparently fell in at a Port Richmond waterfront site.
6 people busted in Philly for ripping off the federal WIC (Women, Infants, Children) program to the tune of more than $300,000.
13 million dollar fine slapped on fan maker Lasko Products of West Chester in a 2005 fire that killed a 7-year-old Philadelphia boy.
18-36 years in jail for career criminal who specialized in breaking into apartments of Saint Joseph’s students and ripping off electronics and computers.
2,200 video games that a former postal service mail handler admitted he stole while working at the Philly post office.
65 miles of the Pa. Turnpike that will be closed for 5 hours late Saturday so several bridges can be demolished.
4.7 million dollars in the coffers for Rep. Joe Sestak in his bid to unseat Sen. Arlen Specter. He’s raised $758,000 in the last quarter.
10,000 more jobs axed across Pennsylvania in September.
7 different pitchers used by Charlie Manuel in Phils’ win last night.
2 3-run homers for the Phils from Carlos Ruiz and Raul Ibanez.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.Time to vote for Pedro this afternoon. Martinez will take the hill for Game 2 of the NLCS. He will be opposed by former Phillie Vicente Padilla.
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I Don’t Get It: There’s something that just does not smell right about the saga of the boy in the balloon who really wasn’t.
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Today’s Upper: Thank God It’s Friday. And the Phils should create the perfect happy hour with a 4:07 start in Game 2 of the NLCS this afternoon.
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Quote Box: “We aren’t here to cause a problem, but if you want a problem, you’ve got it.”
- Eugene Guarnere, president of the Delaware County Police Chiefs Association, at demonstration last night in support of ousted Yeadon top cop Bryan Hills.

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