The Daily Numbers - Nov. 4

The Daily Numbers: 2.3 percent tax hike included in preliminary Delco budget.


16 bucks, what it would cost the average Delco homeowner.


14 to 28 months in prison for a Middletown woman for an arson and insurance fraud scam.


87, age of scam target in Edgmont, who was victimized with the lure of having won a $240 million jackpot and a Mercedes Benz.


1.1 billion dollar loss reported yesterday by Sunoco in third quarter earnings.


32 percent hike in revenue for the company.


1.96 billion dollar write-down of refineries in Marcus Hook and Philadelphia.


172,000 dollars worth of goods ripped off in a multi-county retail theft ring that used bogus UPC stickers to purchase high-end items on the cheap at local Target stores.


39,000 dollar donation that will salvage the annual Christmas celebration in cash-strapped Harrisburg.


300,000 dollars expected to be raised at a Philly fundraiser by GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney.


3 year old rape case that occurred in parking lot of Lincoln Financial Field that resulted in an arrest of man, 22, who was a parking lot attendant at the time.


32 small dogs seized during a raid on a Philly house by the SPCA.


200,000 dollar Powerball prize ticket that was sold in central Pa. that is about to go unclaimed.


7 more weeks of jobless benefits for some unemployed Pennsylvanians


4-3 loss in a shootout as the Flyers fell to the Devils last night


2-1 loss for the Union in Houston, ending their playoff hopes, and their MLS season.


Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.


Jason Avant clearly doesn't understand the passion of the Philly fan.


I Don’t Get It: Wonder if the GOP county council candidates are going to pull those ads ripping their Dem foes for hiking taxes now that the preliminary county budget includes a tax hike. Probably not.


Today’s Upper: Kudos to the Union for making Chester a major league city again, and for making the playoffs in their 2nd year.


Quote Box: “Welcome to the world of government finance, making tough but responsible decisions.”


- Dem County Council candidate Jayne Young, on the county budget, which calls for increase in taxes.

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