The Daily Numbers - May 25

The Daily Numbers: 4-1 margin by which the Flyers did away with the Canadiens and move on to the Stanley Cup Finals against the Chicago Blackhawks.
3 shutouts in those 4 wins for goaltender Michael Leighton.
4 hours, how long residents in Eddystone grilled the execs at Camden Iron & Metals about their plan to relocated in the borough.
16 to 84 months in prison for an Upper Darby man for stealing from a local church.
1,253 homes, 798,000 square feet of commercial space, 235,200 square feet of office space and 225-room hotel, all part of walkable community being proposed for the old Franklin Mint site in Middletown.
29, age of man charged with stealing a police cruiser and then leading officials on a high-speed chase in Delaware.
15 bags for $100, what heroin is going for on the streets of Ridley Park, according to police.
277,392 a year, salary for school superintendent in Cherry Hill, N.J., where they’re cutting 45 teachers, as well as sports and the music programs.
600 million dollars in federal stimulus funds spent on Pa. roads and bridges, yet they’re in worse shape than ever, according to a new study.
9 percent jobless rate in Pa. in April, despite fact that state added jobs.
21, age of New Jersey man who is due in court today for vomiting on a family at a Phillies game earlier this year.
5.5 percent decline in violent crime in 2009, according to the FBI.
11, age of boy who was electrocuted on SEPTA tracks in North Philly.
SEPTA says it will review access to the yards.
41 years later, a 74-year-old man was found not guilty of all charges linked to death of Philly officer. He had already served 16 years in jail for his shooting, but was found not guilty for his eventual death.
2.90, what we’re paying on average at the pump for gasoline as we head for the Memorial Day holiday. That’s actually going down. Last year we were paying $2.45 a gallon on Memorial Day.

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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.If you’re not Flyer-ed up now, you’re not really a Philly fan. What a great run. On to Chicago.
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I Don’t Get It: Is it just me, or am I the only one who is dumbfounded that this situation in the Gulf with the oil spill simply drags on day after day. Fix that thing already!
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Today’s Upper:
Welcome back to Doug Collins, a former No. 1 draft pick of the Sixers, who Monday was introduced as the team’s new head coach.
Too bad he wasn’t the choice last year.
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Quote Box: “It is clear that Joe Sestak is not an independent voice for Pennsylvania, but an echo.”
- Nachama Soloveichik, communications director for Pat Toomey, in criticizing Sestak over job offer from White House.

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