The Daily Numbers - June 14

The Daily Numbers: 2, age of child injured in a shooting at a Chester apartment complex over the weekend. His parents were both wounded as well.
1192, Senate bill that would change the way school districts such as Chester Upland, which are under state control, are operated.
16 years since the Delaware County Democratic Party has had a new leader. Congratulations to David Landau, who succeeds Cliff Wilson.
363 graduates who picked up their diplomas from Garnet Valley High School Sunday.
4.78 percent of payroll, how much local school districts now chip in for pensions costs. That figure is expected to skyrocket to 35 percent by 2015.
5,000 soccer fans who got both a sneak peek inside the new PPL Park in Chester, as well as a gathering for the USA-England World Cup kickoff game on Saturday.
19, age of teen from Chester County facing charges in a fatal crash that killed 2 friends who were passengers in his car.
7 teens riding in a limo when it collided with a car in Montgomery County.
2 people fatally stabbed in an incident at a restaurant in Pennsauken, N.J.
16,680 passengers a day who are now looking for a new means of transit after workers at Spirit Airlines went on strike over the weekend.
44, age of woman struck and killed by train at the Bryn Mawr station Friday while she was chasing her dog, who had gotten loose. The dog was not injured.
59, age of woman charged with attacking reality TV star Bam Margera with a baseball bat outside his West Chester nightspot.
35, age of Canadian Yannick Nezet-Seguin, named as the new music director of the Philadelphia Orchestra.
2 members of the Pennsylvania National Guard killed in action in Afghanistan.
60 million jackpot up for grabs in the Powerball drawing Wednesday night. Nobody hit on Saturday night.
5 run explosion for the Phils as they finally beat the Red Sox in Boston Sunday. They had been bombed in the two earlier games.
22-4, how badly the Red Sox outscored the Phils on Friday and Saturday nights.
1 run on 5 hits over 7 innings for Phils starter Cole Hamels yesterday.
18,500 capacity for the new PPL Park, where the Union will play its MLS soccer games, starting on June 27.
122 million price tag for the stadium. That’s 7 million over budget.

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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.The Phils need to win this series against the Yankees. Or it may be time to shake things up. Maybe what they really need is a healthy Jimmy Rollins.
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I Don’t Get It: Someone explain to me that practice of the fans in South Africa and blowing those horns non-stop during World Cup games.
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Today’s Upper: It appears as if there is little support for Senate Bill 1192, which would restructure the way the state runs some school districts, including Chester Upland. That is a good thing. The district has made great strides under the current Empowerment Board.
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Quote Box: “We are in legislative purgatory right now.”
- Marc Wooley, head of the Chester Upland Empowerment Board, on a possible shift in control of the district under Senate Bill 1192 and the expiration of current legislation at the end of the month.

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