The Daily Numbers - March 6

The Daily Numbers: 4 women who have now come forward to accuse a former Darby Township cop and Chester constable of sexual assault.


1 million dollars bail for Chadds Ford man suspected of leading police on a high-speed chase down the runways at Philadlephia International Airport last week.


2 burglaries under investigation in Springfield.


91, age of man struck and killed as he was trying to cross the intersection of Lansdowne Avenue and State Road yesterday morning.


3.28 percent tax hike in the Chichester School District that is sparking howls of protest.


1 more day of texting while driving before it becomes illegal in Pa.


63 million dollar spending plan will cost homeowners in the district an additional $87, but the board is expected to keep whittling away before final approval.


112 million dollars of a $216 million pot for winter plowing used by PennDOT. The mild winter may leave them with a surplus at the end of the season.


4 people stabbed in Philly nightclub early Tuesday.


10 alternates now seated for the trial of a monsignor and several priests in Philadelphia.


10 states that go to the polls today in GOP races on Super Tuesday.


3.77, nationwide average price for gallon of gas.


27 consecutive days prices at the pump have gone up.


2 stolen pieces of art returned to a galleries in New Hope.


10 criminal counts on which former state House Democratic Whip Rep. Mike Veon was convicted on yesterday. He was acquitted on 5 other counts.


3 years in prison for former Phillie centerfielder Lenny Dykstra on a grand theft auto scam in California.


9.6 percent increase in passenger traffic for USAirways in February.


9-3 win for Phils over Yankees for their 1st win of the Grapefruit League play yesterday.


2 wins in last 10 games for struggling Sixers.


13 for 49, what the Sixers shot in the 2nd half.


26 points for Lou Williams off the bench to lead Sixers.


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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.No Utley and no Howard, but the Phils got their 1st win of the spring. And maybe more importantly a very solid outing from Joe Blanton, who reported no problem with his surgically repaired elbow.


 


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I Don’t Get It: Want to know the real cost of the refinery shutdowns in the county’s lower end. Chichester School District is looking at a 3.28 percent tax hike. Get used to it.


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Today’s Upper: Kudos to those kids who took part in yesterday’s Science Olympiad at Cabrini College.


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Quote Box: “It’s death by 1,000 cuts.”


- Chichester School Board President William Lawler on the tough choices the board is facing amid economic turmoil caused by the shutdown of two local refineries.

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