The Daily Numbers: 1 person shot and killed as he was getting into his car last night in Chester.
1 day after a teen was shot while riding his bike on a city street at lunch time.
36 homicides so far this year in Delaware County; 20 of them have occurred in Chester.
40-room hotel at the center of Swarthmore College’s planned Town Center development. A local group is now looking to halt construction on a ‘Roundabout’ proposed for Route 320 as part of the project.
23 point review of the plan that the group claims was skipped in the process.
30, age of man who awaits a verdict today from jury mulling rape charges filed against him.
84,000 dollar average salary for nurse at Crozer-Chester Medical Center. The union is considering striking over staffing issues at the hospital.
3 brick and mortar charters schools in Chester Upland that are in line for OK to expand their offerings.
9,000 dollars in district funds that go with every student who winds up at a charter school.
2 men who may have attempted to get 2 children into their car in Aston.
79 room hotel now under construction in Ridley near I-95.
6 to 23 months in country prison for Rutledge man on child porn charges.
81, age of comic icon Joan Rivers, who died yesterday.
4,000 more people seeking jobless benefits last week, bringing total back up to 302,500.
15 dollar minimum wage for fast-food workers sought by protesters in Philly and elsewhere
19 protesters arrested in Philly for blocking traffic.
52-41 margin for Tom Wolf over Gov. Corbett in the Pa. governor’s race.
2 polls earlier this week that had the margin at 20 points or more.
4 million dollars, how much Jefferson Hospital paid for naming rights to Market East Station.
19, where Pennsylvania ranks in terms of the fattest states in a new study on obesity.
13, where Delaware checked in.
11 point favorite, where Eagles are sitting for their opener vs. the Jags.
1 p.m. kickoff at the Linc on Sunday.
Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.
Yeah, those Seahawks sure looked like they were having a Super Bowl letdown in smashing the Packers last night in the NFL opener. Attention Chip Kelly: You don’t want to face that team in the playoffs on their home field.
I Don’t Get It: Another fatal shooting in Chester. I don’t get it.
Today’s Upper: Kudos to Ridley, which is experiencing something of a hotel boom with construction starting on a new Microtel facility.
Quote Box: “The college pretty much runs the town. They need to listen to other voices.”
- Attorney Pat Biswanger, representing a group looking to stop construction of roundabout as part of a the college’s Town Center plan.
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