The Daily Numbers - March 3

The Daily Numbers: 28, age of woman who entered plea in home invasion and shootout in which she victimized an 84-year-old Ridley man.
6.5 to 15 years, what she will serve in slammer for picking on the senior citizen, who she once worked for.
2 straight years as Hi-Q champs for Penncrest High School as they once again reign in the scholastic quiz competition.
2 police officers and a constable who have filed suit against Darby Borough and Police Chief Bob Smythe, saying they were harassed or fired because of their race.
10,000 dollars, how much organizers hope to raise for the families of the two girls killed by the train in Norwood during a special fundraisers.
53-29 percent lead for Sen. Arlen Specter over U.S. Rep. Joe Sestak, according to latest Quinnipiac polling numbers.
52 percent of those polled who do not belive Specter deserves another term.
49-42 lead for Specter over likely GOP foe Pat Toomey in a general election race.
11.48 percent dip in profits for Harrah’s Chester Casino in February. Likely tied to the 51.5 inches of snow we had in the region.
24,737,548 dollars raked in by Harrah’s this January, compared to
$27,945,142 last year.
32,009,828 in revenue at Parx at Philly Park, the No. 1 casino in the state. Play there was actually up 5.32 percent. Harrah’s is still No. 2 in the state.
26 bucks to park in some Center City lots as owners try to take advantage of Flower Show crowds. Ouch!
200 workers being laid off by New Jersey Transit.
550 more jobs being eliminated by AstraZeneca in their Wilmington HQ. That’s part of 8,000 they are cutting worldwide.
120 to 150 million dollar deficit in Philly, where they are once again toying with the idea of taxing trash collections.
2 N.J. female basketball players booted off their team because of profanities they posted on their Facebook pages.
280,000 dollars believed swindled from an elderly man by Bucks County con mom Bonnie Sweeten. Her victims are now suing TD Bank over the flap.
45, age of man struck and killed by train in Wilmington, Del. He was a city fire inspector who died in the line of duty.
2 recovering animals killed in a N.J. SPCA center. An employee has been charged
38 percent hike in sales for Subaru of America last month.
125 Acme supermarkets in the region. Word has it the chain may be on the market.
150 people who met at Narberth Borough Hall Tuesday night to talk about stopping a class-action suit against Lower Merion School District they fear could result in higher taxes.
2 people shot during a pickup hoops game in Northeast Philadelphia.
4 points for Flyers captain Mike Richards as they returned from the Olympic break and hammered Tampa, 7-2.
5 straight wins going back before the break for the orange and black.
0 more games this year for goalie Ray Emery. He’s out for the season with a bum hip.
9 as in No. 9 for Villanova, who dropped 2 more spots in the AP poll, then want out and held off Cincinnati last night, 77-73.

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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.The A.I. return is over. Almost before it started. Just really sad. But not as sad as the rest of this team, and Coach Eddie Jordan.
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I Don’t Get It: Cool all that talk about a 30-inch snow on March 7, as heralded by the Farmer’s Almanac. Not going to happen. It will be in the mid-50s Sunday.
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Today’s Upper: Kudos to Penncrest High School and their Hi-Q team, which successfully defended their crown yesterday.
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Quote Box: “This is a classic case of drugs ruining the lives of people.”
- Joe Malley, lawyer for woman entering guilty plea in home invasion in which 84-year-old man was the target.

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