The Daily Numbers: 1 of just 6 cities in nation to be tabbed for special fed economic program. That would be your city of Chester.
4.77 square miles, size of the city of Chester, as compared to other cities selected, Cleveland, Detroit, New Orleans, Memphis and Fresno, Calif.
12.5 percent unemployment rate in Chester, compared to a national mark of 8.7 percent.
1 suspect arrested and 2 being sought in an attack on a cab driver in Darby Borough.
2 suspects in custody in shooting at basketball court in Darby Township that sparked a curfew crackdown in the borough. A 3rd suspect is being sought.
19, age of Kyree Marsh, suspect in ‘flash mob’ of Philly teens who allegedly looted the Sears in Upper Darby. He’s been held for trial.
38 year old Concord Sewer Authority, which may be sold. Residents are not happy about the move.
3 people killed in a fiery crash on I-295 in South Jersey. 2 Good Samaritans are being credited with pulling a child from the wreckage.
13,600 state employees who will have to get by without a pay hike again next year. Their salaries are frozen.
1 man dead and a woman wounded in what police are describing as a murder-suicide attempt in West Goshen.
1 person killed in a dispute over a parking spot that sparked gunfire in Philly’s Feltonville section last night.
9, age of boy who called 911 to report the incident in his Chester County home.
9 dogs removed from the home of an 80-year-old woman in South Philly.
4 heat waves so far this summer, marked by 3 consecutive days with temperatures above 90 degrees.
97 degrees, record high for today, set in 1936. That mark will be in jeopardy.
105, heat index or the ‘real-feel’ of temps outside today.
4.2 billion dollars in work needed on SEPTA’s stations and bridges, the feds were told during a visit yesterday.
5 Phillies who made the All-Star game.
2 who are likely to play. Roy Halladay has been named the NL starter, while Cliff Lee also will see action. Cole Hamels pitched Sunday and is ineligible. Shane Victorino and Placido Polanco are injured.
1 scoreless inning thrown by Brad Lidge at Double A Reading yesterday as he continues his rehab.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.What do I want to happen in tonight’s All-Star game? To have Roy Halladay not get hurt in his two innings, and Cliff Lee not get in the game at all.
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I Don’t Get It: Another fan almost tumbled out of the stands trying to reach a ball hit in last night’s Home Run Derby at the All-Star festivities in Phoenix. This comes just days after a fan fell to his death in Texas reaching for a ball tossed by a player. I don’t get it.
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Today’s Upper: Kudos to the city of Chester for being one of 6 cities in the nation picked for a special federal economic program.
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Quote Box: “Being on the radar screen of the agencies in Washington, D.C. – I think that’s worth its weight in gold right there.”
- Chester Mayor Wendell Butler Jr. on federal designation for his town.
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