The Daily Numbers: 18 million dollar deficit staring at Chester Upland School District as they struggle to put together a budget.
3.5 percent tax increase in the works for district residents.
2,817 tax bill for the average property assessed at $50,000.
5 million dollars already cut from budget, with officials indicating they are hoping to cut at least $5 million more.
5 percent extraction tax on Marcellus Shale drilling being proposed by state Rep. Margo Davidson, D-164.
29.1 billion dollar Pa. budget given the OK by House Appropriations Committee.
0 tax hike in that package, backed by Springfield Republican Bill Adolph, chair of the Appropriations Committee.
1 count of child porn and 1 count of criminal use of communication facility, charges pleaded guilty to by former Sunday school teacher from Parkside.
2 cases of West Nile Virus detected in mosquitoes in Delaware County.
7,000 square foot Patient First facility opening today on Baltimore Pike in Springfield, at the site of the old Springfield Inn.
6,880 square foot Walgreens store that has gotten the OK for 2400 Darby Road in Haverford.
3 more restaurants being opened by Aston eatery magnate Dave Magrogan, who owns the Kildare’s Pub chain.
2 people stabbed in debris-filled Philly home. A woman was stabbed at least 15 times. Both are in critical condition.
50 million dollar distribution center being built in Philly by Dietz & Watson. Fire consumed their South Jersey warehouse. Those 158 workers will relocated from N.J.
28, age of man, who is in the country illegally, charged with rape of woman in Rittenhouse Square neighborhood of Philly.
35, age of Philly female police officer facing charges in connection with fights involving her teen kids. The mom was charged with encouraging her kids to fight.
66,000 dollars in fines slapped on Harrah’s and the Golden Nugget in Atlantic City for underage drinking and gambling.
119 point dip for the stock market yesterday.
6 year high for consumer confidence.
3 game losing skid snapped by Phils with 7-4 win over the Marlins.
10 hits for the Phils.
31, age of Grady Sizemore, the former Red Sox outfield signed to minor league deal by Phils yesterday.
Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.
Class move by Phillies fans and Marlins catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia in allowing Tony Gwynn Jr. a moment to soak in standing ovation in his 1st appearance since the death of his Hall of Fame dad Tony Gwynn Sr.
I Don’t Get It: Biting? There’s not biting in soccer is there?
Today’s Upper: Kudos to the ruling by the United Methodist Church to overturn defrocking order for a minister who presided over the same-sex marriage of his son.
Quote Box: “Our fiscal challenge continues.”
- Chester Upland Chief Financial Officer George Crawford.
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