The Daiily Numbers - June 23

The Daily Numbers: 4 nights without incident since a state of emergency was put in place in Chester.
42, age of Sean Burton, the owner of the Final Impact car customizing business in Morton who is charged with fatally stabbing another man in the parking lot of the Olde Sproul Shopping Center in Springfield.
20, age of man being sought in connection with a deadly shootout in Upper Darby over the weekend.
6 to 15 years in jail for a Chester man in connection with a shooting that erupted out of a dice game.
76.50 more in taxes, what home owners in Garnet Valley are looking at under the budget approved by the school board.
3 children, 2 adults badly injured in a fire that roared through the North Philadelphia home yesterday afternoon.
2 abduction and rapes in Delaware that police now believe were the work of a 40-year-old man arrested yesterday.
95 degrees, our expected high today. The record is 97, set back in the 1800s. We’re under an excessive heat warning the next few days.
13 dead cats found in home of woman in Whitpain, Montgomery County. She faces cruelty charges.
25,000 dollars that was in a safe that was hauled out of a Southwest Philly home after a home invasion by 3 thugs.
90 fee per student that could be slapped on families in Cherry Hill, N.J., as a general activities fee.
100 employees, 50 of them teachers, already axed by the district, which has lost $13 million in state aid.
500,000 dollar lease approved by Towanda School Board for firm to drill for gas on school property, which sits on the Marcellus Shale region.
72 teachers getting pink slips in the Easton School District as they battle a budget hole.
5 million dollars given to Pa. Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Sen.
Anthony Williams by 3 donors who backed his support for charter schools.
That’s a record donation in Pa. politics.
44, age of missing New York woman whose body was recovered from Delaware River after she slipped off a raft and went missing.
8 strong innings for Phils’ starter Jamie Moyer last night, propelling the Phils to a 3-1 win over the Indians.
8 wins for Moyer, tying him for the team led with Roy Halladay. They have identical 8-6 records.
15 day DL for catcher Carlos Ruiz, after he was hit in the head with a broken bat.
10 a.m., when U.S. will play a crucial match with Algerian that they need to win to advance in the World Cup.

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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.There really is no medical explanation for what Jamie Moyer is doing.
Other than that it is only slight less than a miracle. You simply are not supposed to be able to do what he is doing at the age of 47.
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I Don’t Get It: Spirit airlines is taking heat for a new depicting a hot babe lathering up on the beach with the following headline: “Check out the oil on our beaches.” As you might expect, the people of the Gulf are not thrilled.
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Today’s Upper: Kudos to Jameer Nelson, the featured speaker last night at our All-Delco Athletic Awards Banquet. Some people remember where they came from.
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Quote Box: “Outside of your sport and outside your home town, it’s still the same no matter where you go. Be a professional.”
- NBA star and Chester native Jameer Nelson, talking to students honored at last night’s All-Delco Athletic Awards Banquet.

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