The Daily Numbers - Oct. 9

The Daily Numbers: 100 parents, friends and others who attended a meeting last night on the future of Don Guanella Village in Marple.

131 men with developmental disabilities who call the facility home.

32 residents who could be moved from dorm-style settings into residential cottages at the facility.

4 drug busts and a cache of weapons seized in raids in Upper Darby.

43, age of Marcus Hook man jailed on rape charges involving a 14-year-old girl.

2 students at Glen Mills School who are back on campus after “wandering” away.

1 person dead and 3 in custody after two wedding parties took part in a wild brawl in Philly that was, of course, captured on videotape.

1 more day to register to vote in the November election. Today is the deadline.

1 student found dead in her dorm room at Delaware Valley College.

10,000 dollar reward being offered for info on missing University of Delaware retired professor.

10,000 workers to be hired by GM at tech center.

84 fumbles in 116 games for Michael Vick.

0.724 fumbles a game.

7-6 record for Eagles the week before their bye. Can’t afford a loss to Lions on Sunday.

77.8 passer rating for Michael Vick. That puts him 24th in league.

*: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.Michael Vick needs to get a grip. Literally.

Call me a Phanatic

 

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I Don’t Get It: Two wedding parties end up in fisticuffs at a downtown Philly hotel. One man winds up dead of a heart attack and 3 others are under arrest. I don’t get it.

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Today’s Upper: Kudos to cooler heads prevailing across the border in Chester County, where a deal has saved the Westtown-East Goshen police force.

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Quote Box: “Anybody who moves out into the community will be under the auspices of Don Guanella. We are not abandoning these men.”

- Francis Swiacki, director of developmental programs at Don Guanella Village, on some changes coming to the facility.

 

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