The Daily Numbers for Thursday, Dec. 12

The Daily Numbers: 3, age of son police say was burned on his cheek by his father, who heated a fork on the stove and then pressed it against his son’s cheek.

18 degrees, the overnight low. It will get worse Friday morning, when it supposed to dip to 16.

2.8 percent tax hike in the budget approved by Delaware County Council Wednesday.

336 million dollar spending plan.

20 bucks, how much more the average homeowner will end up paying under the new plan.

522 million dollar budget approved in Chester County, but it does not include a tax hike. They’re actually cutting spending.

3 people being sought in a bank heist in Yeadon.

0 tax hike included in the preliminary budget for Chester city.

0 tax hike in the Clifton Heights budget.

5-3 vote with 1 abstention by which Haverford commissioners nixed a proposal for CareLink Community Support to set up an office in a former elementary school.

4.89 percent tax hike out in Haverford.

33.7 acres out in Concord that will be developed, including a new Wegmans supermarket.

5 child abuse bills now on their way to Gov. Corbett for his signature.

10,000 more Pennsylvanians who were able to sign up for new insurance plan under Affordable Care Act in November.

2.9 million dollars raised by Democrat Tom Wolf in his bid for governor in Pa. He’s planning to chip in $10 million of his own money.

2 million XBox One consoles sold in first 18 days on the market.

2.35 billion dollar IPO for Hilton Hotels, outdoing even Twitter.

129 point decline for stock market on Wednesday.

7-2 blowout loss for the Flyers last night at the hands of the defending Stanley Cup champion Blackhawks in Chicago.

19 point lead for the Sixers that went up in smoke as they fell to the T-Wolves, 106-99.

4 seasons at the helm of Chester High Football for Chuck Crews. He was let go on Wednesday

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

If there is one guy on the face of the Earth who is not going to be fazed by an appearance on the cover of Sports Illustrated, it is Nick Foles.

I Don’t Get It: A father now stands charged of using a fork heated on the stove to burn his son’s cheek. I don’t get it.

Today’s Upper: Kudos to Chester City Council, which yesterday rolled out a budget that actually cuts taxes.

Quote Box: “How do you do that to a kid?”

- Upper Darby top cop Mike Chitwood, after arresting father for burning his son with a hot fork.

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