The Daily Numbers: 22 dollars in gas and 34 bucks worth of fast-food bought by woman suspected of stealing a woman’s purse while she went up for Communion at Mass Sunday in Upper Darby.
2 human cases of West Nile virus reported in Delaware county.
55 and 62, ages of the two men hospitalized with the illness here. Both men are recovering from meningitis as a result of the virus.
12 homicides in Chester this year after a man was gunned down on a city street on Saturday.
15 homicides in the county so far in 2012.
1 million dollar Powerball ticket sold at D&I Beverage on Baltimore Pike in Glen Mills last weekend.
305 million dollar jackpot up for grabs in Wednesday night’s drawing.
60 kids who are getting a free lunch every day from a woman in Chester Township. Now the township is saying she need a permit if she wants to continue her good deeds.
2nd lane gets an OK for the seemingly eternal Third Street Bridge project in Media.
2 alarm fire that damaged a home in the city of Chester last night. A firefighter suffered a minor injury.
220 flat-screen monitors given to Springfield schools by Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.
1 person killed, 12 injured when a SEPTA bus and car collided in Olney section of city last night.
17 million dollar deficit that is moving the Archdiocese of Philadelphia to sell off its shorehouse villa in Ventnor.
11 bedroom villa is valued at $6.3 million. It has been used as a vacation spot for priests.
115,000 dollar a year tax tab on the property.
80 million dollar, 60,000 square foot facility being opened in Chesco by Morphotek, which makes biologic therapeutic products for use in early state clinical trials.
5 DUI charges racked up by a Del. man who was busted again in Milton after a short chase and crash.
2 straight wins for Barnaby’s/Lefty’s to take the Champs ‘N’ Charity crown last night in the Hook.
2 weeks, how long it’s been since Cole Hamels surrendered a run.
20 straight scoreless innings run off by the Phils’ lefty ace.
2 consecutive complete-game shutouts for Hamels.
7 hits is all Hamels gave the Marlins. He struck out 5.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.Somebody tell Cole Hamels to bottle this stuff he’s throwing and bring it back next year – when it might mean something for Phils. Right now Hamels, who has run off 20 scoreless innings and two consecutive complete game shutouts – is just dominating the opposition.
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I Don’t Get It: A woman helps herself to another woman’s purse in Upper Darby. Yeah? So? The victim had just left her pew to go up to receive Holy Communion. Oh.
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Today’s Upper: Kudos to all those who bought raffle tickets and T-shirts as we put together our 29th annual Champs ‘N’ Charity Classic to benefit the American Cancer Society.
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Quote Box: “People have to be vigilant no matter where they are, not matter whether they are in a store or in church.”
- Upper Darby top cop Mike Chitwood, after a purse was filched when the woman left it in a pew to receive Holy Communion.
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