The Daily Numbers - June 2

The Daily Numbers: 1 person gunned down Tuesday night on Chester street. The shooting comes on the heels of an uptick in violence on city streets over the holiday weekend, when 5 people were shot.
86, age of fledgling author William Fili of Upper Providence 43-40 led for Joe Sestak over Pat Toomey in one of the first polls on the Pa. U.S. Senate race since the primary.
8-10 years in prison for a Chester man in the shooting of his neighbor.
500 dollar reward for information leading to the arrest of Daniel Weir, last known address in Darby, by the feds.
8 million dollar budget hole in Cherry Hill, N.J., that has officials toying with the idea of laying off police.
5 year contract for teachers in North Penn, Montgomery County. Teachers will start paying 10 percent of health costs under the deal.
500 jobs that could be cut by chocolate giant Hershey at its hometown plant.
700 jobs that could be coming back to Valero Refinery in Delaware.
73 jobs being axed in a reduction for Owens & Minor Distribution Inc. at Children’s Hospital.
33.4 percent annual hike in premiums set for homeowners with Allstate Insurance.
2 percent cut across the board proposed by Mayor Michael Nutter as revenue continues to lag in Philly.
2 people due in court in the fatal kidnapping of a man from the parking lot of an Atlantic City casino. They may face murder charges.
2 people being sought in connection with the shooting of a clerk during a holdup at a Turkey Hill store in Montgomery County.
2 young women being sought for stealing donation jars for charity from a convenience store in Warminster.
16 to 18 storms being predicted for this year’s hurricane season.
40, age of son of newsman Ted Koppel, who was found dead in bed after a day of bar-hopping on Sunday.
1.5 games behind the Braves, where the Phils now sit, as they have free-fallen out of 1st place.
1 hour, 4 minute rain delay in first inning last night for Phils in Atlanta. Unfortunately, the game started again, and the Phils lost again.
3-run homer surrendered in 1st inning by Cole Hamels, who got the loss though he did not return after the rain delay.
10 games, how long it’s been since the Phillies have scored more than 3 runs.
0, how many plays Marlin Jackson will be in uniform for the Eagles this year. The free agent ruptured an Achilles tendon yesterday and is out for the year.
2-0 deficit the Flyers must cut into tonight if they expect to make this a series vs. Blackhawks.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.Look on the bright side. The Phils scored 3 runs last night. And Ryan Howard finally homered. But they lost, 7-3.
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I Don’t Get It: The Marlins are selling unused tickets for Roy Halladay’s perfect game Saturday night. And people are actually buying them.
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Today’s Upper: Kudos to U.S. Bob Brady. As usual, he’s in the middle of a deal to get funding for the city’s cash-strapped parades. Tops on that list is the annual New Year’s day strut by the Mummers.
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Quote Box: “I think their chances are still strong. After what happened with Boston, anything is possible.”
- Wounded Upper Darby Officer Ray Blohm, on the Flyers after he was honored at downtown pep rally yesterday.

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