The Daily Numbers for Thursday July 18

The Daily Numbers: 8 inch fish resembling a piranha that was hooked by angler in Ridley Park Lake. Turns out it's a pacu, which is closely related to a piranha.

1 acre minimum lot requirement now in Haverford Township if you want to keep fowl such as roosters.

300 dollar fine in Radnor if you get caught feeding feral cats.

40,000 dollars in fines racked up by the pediatrician who is charged in the shooting of her former life partner. She got hit with another $5,000 fine for failing to turn over a writing sample.

210,000 dollars raised by Joe Sestak as he sets up another run vs. Sen. Pat Toomey.

946,000 dollars raised by Toomey in the quarter. He now has $3.1 million in his campaign warchest, compared to $618,000 for Sestak.

357,590 dollars raised by Democrat Pa. Sen. Daylin Leach, who is running for the 13th District U.S. House seat. That puts him atop the heap of a crowded slate of Dems.

185,345 raised by Marjorie Margolies, who is seeking to reclaim the seat she once held.

3 more Delco soldiers added to the Armed Services Tribute Board at the Media Courthouse.

40 room inn with 115 seat restaurant at center of Town Center West plan of Swarthmore College.

98 degrees, expected high temp today. The Heat Index will make it feel like 105, whatever that means.

38 year township resident David Splain recently took the oath as their new top cop. He previously served in Yeadon Borough.

3rd chief of staff now named for Gov. Tom Corbett, who continues to look for the right formula among his staff.

4 people killed - a mom and her 3 sons - when they were struck by car while trying to cross Roosevelt Blvd. in Philly.

8 years for loansharking for a man described as the 'CFO' of the Philly mob.

22 children killed in tainted school lunches in India.

300 workers who are in line to be laid off in Philly by Aramark.

0 Phillies game played until Friday night. That's when they resume the schedule in New York against the Mets.

0 members of the Union named to MLS All-Star Game rosters.

6-5 win for Springfield over Wayne to capture the Main Line Jr. Legion Championship.

Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan. Put the house on it - Tiger Woods wins the British Open. Preferably your house.

I Don’t Get It: Be careful with what you toss away. An exotic fish that is closely related to a piranha was recently bagged in Ridley Park Lake.

Today’s Upper: Kudos tothe kids from Springfield, who capured the Main Line Junior Legion crown.

Quote Box: “Now we're getting into an equal rights question. But they don't have a history of political power." - Haverford Commissioner Larry Holmes, on move to ban roosters and if it could spread to hens.

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