The Daily Numbers: 6 Delco towns where there will be spraying done tonight to control mosquitoes.
343-89 vote by which unionized nurses at Crozer Chester Medical Center approved their new contract with the hospital.
1 percent hike in their co-pay on health benefits, from current 12 percent to 13 percent in 2012, 14 percent in 2013 and 15 percent in 2014.
32.15 an hour starting pay scale for graduate nurses, up to $52.64 for experienced nurses, those with 28 years of service.
0 wage hike in the first year of the deal. 2 percent increase in June 2012.
10, age of boy tied up by 3 armed men who invaded his Upper Darby home.
The boys’ father, 39, also was hog-tied.
42 cats taken from home in Northeast Philly in another case of hoarding.
50 million dollars in economic incentives that lured Cigna to move its HQ from Philly to Connecticut.
1,100 Cigna jobs that are expected to remain in Philly.
1 person killed by a hit-run driver Tuesday night in Middletown, Bucks County.
1.7 million dollars believed skimmed from Children’s Hospital by a lawyer who was their general counsel. He’s going to plead guilty.
18 members of Wheels of Soul biker gang indicted by feds in connection with killings, robberies and drug dealing.
6 up and 6 down for Roy Halladay in last night’s All-Star Game.
1 run, only run scored by AL, given up by Cliff Lee on a home run.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.Enough with the All-Star break already. The Phils don’t play again until Friday night in New York. That’s too long to wait. We don’t even have the Eagles to kick around.
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I Don’t Get It: Two women have been charged with stealing a wallet from a vehicle of a person while they were paying respects at a grave site in a cemetery in Philadelphia.
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Today’s Upper: Kudos to Crozer Chester Medical Center and its nurses for coming to terms on a new deal and avoiding a work stoppage.
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Quote Box: “We are gratified that we have been able to reach an agreement that recognizes the nurses’ vital contribution to the community.”
- Bil Cruice, representing Crozer nurses, on their new deal.
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