The Daily Numbers: 295 positions eliminated in the Chester Upland School District budget. They’re hoping to bring back many of them 150 teachers, 27 classroom support teachers and 12 kindergarten teachers among those cut.
96.124 million dollar spending plan in Chester Upland.
10 million dollars in additional funds restored to the district by the state Senate.
15 male teens facing juvenile petitions in connection with flash mob that looted the Sears store in Upper Darby.
3 young adults charged in a flash mob incident in Philadelphia.
25 million dollars, what the appearance of Tiger Woods in last year’s AT&T National golf tournament at Aronimink meant to the region’s economy. That’s expected to be down this year because Tiger is injured and not playing.
27.15 billion dollar Pa. budget OK’d by state Senate last night.
286 million dollars in state funding restored for education by state Senate.
770 jobs being eliminated by Campbell Soup worldwide, including 130 at their Camden HQ.
600 bucks stolen from a man in the Mayfair section of the city during a violent home invasion.
4 black stones weighing 150 pounds each and valued at $10,000 a pop stolen from front yard of residence in Wilmington.
60,000 bottles of Tylenol recalled because of a musty smell.
1 man charged with shooting up a bar in Philly, killing 1 and injuring 5 others.
32 straight scoreless innings for Phils pitcher Cliff Lee.
3 consecutive complete games.
5-0 record for Lee in June, with an ERA of 0.21.
2 RBI for Lee in June, while he has not given up a run. He had a sac fly last night.
1950, last time a Phillies pitcher had 3 consecutive shutouts. That would be Robin Roberts.
4 for 34, what Domonic Brown was coming into the game. His 2-run home run got the Phils off to 2-0 lead and they never looked back.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.Lee has knocked in two runs and given up none in June. Un-be-LEE-vable.
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I Don’t Get It: So much for a tax or fee on the extraction of natural gas from the state’s Marcellus Shale region. That’s now off to the fall. I don’t get it.
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Today’s Upper: Kudos to Limerick Landscaping, which is offering free services to families of troops depoyed overseas this summer. Bravo.
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Quote Box: “With this new money that we have, we are hoping to bring back some of those positions. Our goal is to make our district whole.”
- Chester Upland Superintendent Joyce Wells, on learning that the state Senate restored $10 million in funding to her district.
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