The Daily Numbers: 180 million dollar price tag for the Conoco refinery in Trainer. It was purchased by Delta Airlines. Yesterday union workers started heading back into the plant.
30 million coming from the state in the deal.
1 million dollars being redirected by the county from gaming funds.
700 direct and contractor jobs to be filled as the refinery comes back to life.
210 pints of blood donated by Springfield resident Jimmy Heron.
20 to 40 years in prison for a Chester man in the stabbing death of his wife’s ex-boyfriend.
3.5 percent tax hike included in the budget that will be voted on tonight by the Upper Darby School Board.
112 dollars more on the tax tab for the average Upper Darby homeowner.
2 percent tax increase OK’d in Wallingford-Swarthmore.
2.45 percent tax hike getting the green light in Garnet Valley.
625,000 dollars for the city of Chester to hire more police announced yesterday by Attorney General Eric Holder. It’s part of a program to boost hiring of military veterans.
4.5 million dollars in funding for wireless coming to Delco emergency services from the state.
70 jobs being cut by Campbell Soup at their Camden offices.
4 days in jail, how long Monsignor William Lynn has been held since his conviction on child endangerment charges. He will seek to be released on house arrest today.
40, age of Pa. state trooper facing charges in an off-duty DUI crash that took the life of a 21-year-old woman.
138 point decline for Wall Street yesterday.
1.2 billion dollars being paid by Microsoft for something called Yammer, an Internet startup that is similar to Facebook.
.156, what Chase Utley hit during his 9-game rehab stint in Clearwater. He’ll play in Lehigh Valley tonight before joining Phils for tomorrow night’s game.
3 runs on 7 hits over 7 innings surrendered by Phillies starter Joe Blanton last night in win over the Pirates.
8 games back of the Nats for the Phils, after their 8-3 win over the Bucs.
2 errors on 1 play in 1st inning by the Pirates as the Phils raced out to a 4-0 lead.
4 homers in 5 games for Jimmy Rollins, who had 2 hits in the game and raised his batting average to .268.
15-day DL for catcher Brian Schneider, who sprained an ankle after a collision at the plate Sunday night.
258 straight sellouts for the Phillies at Citizens Bank Park.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.Maybe it was coincidence, but the Phillies certainly seemed to respond to the presence of Chase Utley in the dugout last night.
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I Don’t Get It: In Philadelphia, a $500 reward has now been posted for info on who doused a pit bull with gasoline and then lit it on fire. The dog has died of its injuries. I don’t get it.
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Today’s Upper: Kudos to all those who took in the Traveling Vietnam Veterans Memorial, which spent the weekend in Marcus Hook.
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Quote Box: “It means everything to me. It’s part of your life. I didn’t think we were coming back.”
- Jim Dantonio, of Aston, who spent 30 years at the Conoco refinery and was among the group going back into the plant yesterday.
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