The Daily Numbers: 12 million dollar deal with Covanta given the green light yesterday by Chester City Council.
2 buildings that will be added to their 31 acre site on Highland Avenue.
2 hours of discussion and public comment on the plan before the vote was taken.
500,000 tons of trash a year that will be brought to the Chester site to be burned.
649 bags of heroin discovered during a car stop in Claymont, Del.
3 family members slain by Joseph McAndrew of Upper Merion. Yesterday he was found guilty but mentally ill.
3,600 square foot restaurant set for the Acme supermarket in Concord that will offer beer sales.
23, age of Trainer man ID’d as latest homicide victim in Chester.
35 homicides in Chester so far this year.
20 of them have occurred in Chester.
77, age of West Goshen supervisor who was killed when he was struck by a pickup truck in a freak accident in parking lot of ShopRite supermarket on West Chester Pike Wednesday afternoon.
3 year deal for trash pick that got the OK in Middletown
80 cent a pack increase in cigarette tax in Pa. being eyed by a Chesco state rep for help with property tax bills.
1 union with which SEPTA has reached a tentative deal for its regional rail lines.
215 electrical workers with IBEW 744 need to ratify the deal, as does the SEPTA board.
2 people busted in attempted break-in at home of murdered woman in Philly.
65 and older with income of less than $35,000 a year, who would be eligible for the aid.
19, age of suspect in fatal carjacking who blurted out in court yesterday that he wants to seek forgiveness from the victims’ families.
3 gubernatorial debates set for the fall between Gov. Tom Corbett and Dem challenger Tom Wolf.
1.15 million people who attended the weeklong Musikfest shows in Bethlehem
91 point jump for the stock market yesterday.
4-3 loss for the Phillies to Angels last night.
0 for 4 for Millville’s Mike Trout, capping a homestand in which he went 4-for-29.
.294 batting average now for Trout, down from .305
Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.
Anyone else getting antsy about the injury bug that keeps biting Eagles’ expected No. 1 receiver Jeremy Maclin?
I Don’t Get It: A man was shot last night in Philadelphia outside an anti-violence concert. I don’t’ get it.
Today’s Upper: Kudos to the Upper Darby Summer Stage as they prepare to welcome home Tina Fey this weekend.
Quote Box: “I’m feeling happy. It’s the right thing to occur from a standpoint of law. I commend council because I think they conducted themselves well.”
- John Waffenschmidt, president of Covanta, after vote by Chester Council yesterday to OK their building plan.
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