The Daily Numbers: 1,500 employees at Sunoco’s two refineries in the region, Philly and Marcus Hook, which the company is now looking to sell or shut down.
8 of last 10 quarters in which Sunoco has reported losses in its refining operations. That comes to a cool $772 million.
109 years, how long Sunoco has operated a refinery in Marcus Hook.
711 teachers who find themselves walking picket line instead of in class on first day of class for archdiocesan high schools.
589-60 vote by which the teachers unions rejected the final offer from the archdiocese.
16,000 students in 17 high schools in the archdiocesan system.
18 million dollars less, that’s what Chester Upland schools are dealing with in their budget woes.
5.5 billion dollar payment to the Treasury due from the United State Postal Service, which the agency is in danger of defaulting on.
2 fires reported overnight, one in a business in Chester, the other in a condo in Brookhaven.
30,000 dollars in a brief case stolen in the Northern Liberties section of Philly.
2 teens under arrest on hate-crime charges for allegedly placing a cross in the yard of a black family.
4 inches of rain, what we are expecting before it clears on Thursday.
500 construction jobs in the first phase of the Philly Live complex at the South Philly sports complex.
3 people fatally shot during a holdup Tuesday night at a family grocery store in West Philly.
3 teens who admit their roles in a random attack on a man in Center City Philadelphia.
1 hour, 52 minute rain delay for Phils and Braves last night.
90 wins for Phils after they posted 6-3 victory.
6 innings for starter Vance Worley, who upped his record to 11-1
2:15 a.m., when the Yankees-Orioles game finally ended at Yankee Stadium, after a 4-hour, 3-minute rain delay.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.
Shame on the Phillies for making the best fans in baseball sit through a two-hour deluge before starting last night’s game. Kudos to Phils for offfering fans tickets to a game next year.
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I Don’t Get It: It could have been worse. The Yankees made their fans sit around for more than 4 hours if they wanted to see the game. It finally started and ended at 2:15 a.m.
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Today’s Upper: Kudos to students at archdiocesan Catholic schools, who start their school year today minus their teachers, who are on strike.
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Quote Box: “Now, it’s kind of a numb feeling.”
- Dave Miller, union boss at the Marcus Hook Sunoco refinery, on notice that company will either sell or shut down the iconic facility.
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