The Daily Numbers: 3.8 million dollar loss for the Chichester School District should both Sunoco and ConocoPhillips refineries shut down.
300,000 dollar shortfall estimated by Marcus Hook Borough because of slowed operations at the plants.
1 million dollar hole if they both close their gates.
61,000 dollar per year, salary of borough manager of Marcus Hook let go because of budget concerns in the borough.
13 business, school district and municipal officials who sat down yesterday in Marcus Hook to plot out strategy to find buyers for the 2 refineries.
1,000 employees whose futures are in jeopardy.
4,000 to 6,000 workers in the lower end of the county not directly tied to the plant who would be hit by a shutdown.
250,000 dollar winning ticket in a supermarket lost – and then found – by an Upper Darby man.
15, age of teen whose death is under investigation in Ridley Township.
18, age of teen shot and killed in Chester last night.
5 people killed in another violent weekend in Philadelphia.
100 residents who packed a meeting last night in Bethel concerning a feasibility to determine whether a full-time police force is needed in the rapidly growing township.
1 body found in Schuylkill River identified as woman motorist who drove her car into river last week.
48, age of former high-powered Philly police inspector who will be sentenced today for extortion plot.
215 million dollar lag in estimated tax revenues after first 3 months of fiscal year in Pa.
10 million dollar gift to Franklin Institute from publisher of puzzle magazines.
15 pounds of marijuana found in possession of man in Del. motel.
7 of Cole Hamels’ 14 wins this year that came on the road. He’s on the hill tonight in crucial Game 3 of NLDS vs. St. Louis.
2-1 with 1.209 ERA in his career vs. Phils for Cards’ starter Jaime Garcia.
.178, what Phils hit against Garcia this year.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.Visions of 2008. The Phillies need the guy who carried them to a World Series title to come up big tonight in St. Louis. C’mon, Cole!
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I Don’t Get It: Hank Williams Jr. made a comment that connected President Obama with Hitler. Nice, huh? ESPN correctly pulled his longtime anthem that served as the lead-in to Monday Night Football. Are you ready for some foot-in-mouth?
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Today’s Upper: Sounds like maybe, just maybe, the rain is going to end and we’re looking at a string of nice, sunny days.
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Quote Box: “It’s going to choke the town.”
- Marcus Hook Hardware owner Irv Beeson, on possibility of two refineries shutting down.
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