The Daily Numbers for Thursday, Feb. 27

The Daily Numbers: 13 degrees this morning in Drexel Hill.

10-20 below real reel temperatures out there this morning and Friday morning as well.

2.9 million, how much authorities believe former Collingdale Councilman James Bryan stole from his employer.

2 days a week that the Crozer Library will now be closed in Chester. The library will go dark Sunday and Monday.

150 to 175 people who get served by the Crozer Library every Monday.

12, age of Mikayla Dittbrenner, of Upper Darby, who was honored by the township this week for her quick decision to dial 911 when she discovered her ill mother.

99 more parking spaces coming to the Rocky Run YMCA after getting the OK from Middletown Council.

5 million dollar endowment given to Swarthmore College by an alum.

8.7 million dollar tab for dealing with this horrific winter weather by the folks at SEPTA. That’s about $3 million more than budgeted.

52-33 edge for Democratic challenger Tom Wolf over Republican Pa. Gov. Tom Corbett, according to a new Quinnipiac poll.

5 other Dem candidates also are outpolling the embattled governor.

2,000 cases of witness intimidation recorded in Philadelphia since 2011.

588 soldiers removed from duty for a variety of incidents such as sexual assault, child abuse and DUI.

1,300 candidates who turned out to apply for 50 jobs at a job fair at an Atlantic city casino.

18 point gain for the stock market yesterday.

46 percent plunge for profits suffered by Target after that holiday beach of sensitive info in customers’ accounts.

1,000 dollars of baby formula stolen from a South Jersey supermarket.

24, where Philadelphia ranks in terms of brain power.

33.4 percent of Philadelphia’s adult population of 4 million who have a college degree.

13.1 percent who have a graduate degree.

42 million dollars being paid for the Astra Zeneca campus on Route 202 in Delaware by JPMorgan Chase.

0-11 mark for the Sixers in February.

1973, last time the failed to record a win in a calendar month.

11 straight losses on their home floor at the Wells Fargo Center.

1 road win for the Magic since Dec. 16. Yep, they beat the Sixers last night 101-90.

22 losses in their last 25 games for the Sixers

Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan. Cole Hamels has been pronounced 100 percent healthy and is likely to miss only a couple of starts in April. So we have that going for us.

I Don’t Get It: Hard to believe the city of Chester would allow their public library to close down for a day. If there’s any town that needs all the alternatives for young people and others it can get, it’s Chester.

Today’s Upper: Kudos to 12-year-old Mikayla Dittbrenner, who was honored by Upper Darby council this week for her quick actions in saving her mom’s life.

Quote Box: “You are our eyes and ears on the street ... and this is a chance for us to recognize community members who make, in particular Upper Darby, a great place to live.

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