The Daily Numbers for Tuesday May 28

The Daily Numbers: 1 man shot and 1 in custody after a dispute between a man and his ex-wife and her current boyfriend in Lower Chichester.

2 men shot in Chester late last night. Both are expected to survive.

2 women who got into an argument that ended up in gunfire yesterday in Middletown.

24 February of 1968, when Lt. John C. Martin of Springfield was killed in Vietnam. He was honored during Memorial Day activities in Springfield yesterday.

690,000 dollars, how much Wallingford Swarthmore School District is planning to spend on artificial turf.

22.5
million dollar shortfall in Chester Upland School District.

3 percent tax increase eyed in Penn-Delco to cover their $52 million budget.

6.95
cents more for the average homeowner, bringing the average tax tab in the district to $2,899.

2.04 percent tax hike in the works in Springfield.

187,000 dollars shaved from budget in Garnet Valley. Taxes will still be going up 2.174 percent. 10, age of girl in Newtown Square whose family is fighting ruling that puts her at disadvantage in her wait fof lung transplant.

74, age of Philly priest placed on administrative leave after allegation of sexual abuse of child more than 4 decades ago.

16-10 come-from-behind win for Syracuse over Duke in men's lacrosse NCAA title game at the Linc

9-3 ugly loss for the Phillies last night as they opened a series against Boston in Fenway Park.

6 runs on 9 hits surrendered by Phils' starter Tyler Cloyd, who lasted just 2 and a third innings.

11 hits for the Phils.

3 games under .500 for the Phillies.

6.5 games back of the Braves.

22 points for former UDel star Elena Delle Donne in her 1st WNBA game as Chicago Fire beat the Phoenix Mercury.

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

Someone tell me there's hope for the Phillies. Looks like it might be time for Ruben Amaro Jr. to push the plunger and blow up the nucleus of this old, injury-prone team.

I Don’t Get It: Why is it that violence seems to spike every Memorial Day.

Today’s Upper: Kudos to the family of Lt. John Martin, a Springfield native who was killed in Vietnam in 1968. He was honored by his home town at Memorial Day activities.

Quote Box: “I went to school with John Martin. This is the first parade in Springfield I've been to for a while. I really wanted to come here to see them honor John." - Springfield resident Claire Taylor.

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