The Daily Numbers - Aug. 10

The Daily Numbers: 200 kids who attend Colwyn Elementary School, which could be closed as William Penn School District continues to battle budget problems.


2 suspects in custody in Indiana in connection with the death of a 32-year-old Aston man.


20, age of Sharon Hill man shot in the leg in Chester.


2 post offices in Springfield closed and a new facility now open in the Olde Sproul Shopping Center.


360,000 dollar winning Pa. lottery tickets sold at the Brookhaven Market.


107 years in prison for a Philly man convicted in a spree of armed robberies, including 3 in Delco.


650,000 dollar grant that will cover the gap in funding that should allow for completion of the long-delayed Third Street Bridge project in Media.


1,498 dollars raised in the fight against autism at a lemonade stand run by Giovanni Gaul in Eddystone last weekend.


430 point gain by the Dow 1 day after it plunged more than 600 points.


30 years in business being celebrated by the Clifton Deli.


1 person in custody after a shooting that sparked a wild chase and wound up with a suspect slamming into police cruisers on I-95 in Philly early this morning.


8, age of child that was found drowned in a pool in New Castle County, Del.


563-foot Navy destroyer that will be sunk off the Jersey coast to act as an artificial reef.


8 people inside a Wilmington food market when 2 armed men burst in, demanded money and then fatally shot the owner in the head.


3 students at Mastery School to be charged with attacking a man on a Philly street.


9 p.m. curfew for anyone under age 18 in 2 sections of Philly in wake of recent flash mob incidents.


2 home runs on the year from Cliff Lee, who want long last night vs. the Dodgers to make the difference in a 2-1 win.


8 scoreless innings for Lee, who struck out 10 and scattered just 4 hits.


8.5 game lead for Phils over the Braves.


2 double-plays hit into by Ryan Howard, both times with 2 men on base.


6 hits for the Phils off Dodgers starter Ted Lilly.


1 more day until the return of Eagles football.


1 quarter, all the starters are expected to go against the Ravens Thursday night.


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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.If Charlie Manuel needs a late-innings pinch-hitter, he could do worse than Cliff Lee.


 


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I Don’t Get It: A pastor in Montgomery County has been charged with exposing himself to 2 people. I don’t get it.


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Today’s Upper: Kudos to police for tracking down the truck that belonged to a slain Aston man and taking 2 suspects into custody in Indiana.


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Quote Box: “It’s part of our community and we need to support the school.”


- Colwyn Council President Tonette Pray on possibility that William Penn School Board could close Colwyn Elementary School in attempt to cut costs.


 

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