The Daily Numbers: 119 homes in Delaware County set to go to sheriff’s sale on Friday.
179, how many were on the list last June.
2,374, how many are on the list for sheriff’s sale this year through August.
1,000 fish killed in Ridley Park Lake, and officials are still trying to determine what caused the situation.
5 people charged in an attack on a person on the dance floor of an Upper Darby bar.
1.4 percent tax hike in Wallingford-Swarthmore.
146 dollars more in taxes for the average home under the Ridley School District budget.
64 year tradition of Ridley High School participation in the Hi-Q program coming to an end. The school board cut the program amid a series of budget cuts.
380 Garnet Valley graduates who collected their diplomas Sunday night at the University of Delaware.
3,700 people who took part in the “mud run” for MS out in Newtown Square this weekend.
43, age of murder suspect in a case involving the neighbor of Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter who was arrested at an Upper Darby homeless shelter.
22 cats found in a feces-filled house in South Philly. The owner now faces animal cruelty charges.
72, age of man whose body was found inside his burned-out home after a blaze in West Oak Lane Sunday night.
2 killed, 1 injured in triple shooting in North Philly.
40 wins for the Phillies, 1st team in major league baseball to hit that level.
.606 winning percentage for the Phils, best in baseball, just above the Red Sox.
40-26 record for the Phils, who now have 4 games in 3 days vs. the Marlins.
3 for 3 yesterday for Ryan Howard, including key single in the 7th that drove in the tying and winning runs.
2 runs scored for Chase Utley, who had a double and single.
15 saves in 16 chances for Ryan Madson.
159 straight sellouts at Citizens Bank Park, after 45,361 jammed into the join on a Sunday afternoon.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.The Phillies are 40-26 with the best record in baseball. What are we going to complain about now.
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I Don’t Get It: The Ridley School District claims they will save $1,200 every time their Hi-Q was scheduled to take part in a competition. What isn’t said is the cost of what they will miss. Hard to believe they had to cut this academic program.
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Today’s Upper: Kudos to the Garnet Valley girls lacrosse team, which captured the state championship with a win over Downingtown East on Saturday.
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Quote Box: “The reason I do it is for this country and people like you.”
- Wounded Marine Lance Cpl. Chris Colbert Jr., after returning home to Folcroft.
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