The Daily Numbers for Monday, June 29

The Daily Numbers: 5 people arrested in major meth bust in Upper Darby.

10,000 dollar reward offered for information in the fatal shooting of Thomas Childs at a Yeadon trucking business.

83 million dollar pricetag for Burman’s Specialty Pharmacy.

1896, when singing icon Ethel Waters was born - in Chester. Yesterday the city unveiled a marker to honor the songstress.

1 escaped prisoner shot and killed in New York; the other was later shot and captured.

67, age of Chris Squire, who played bass for the classic rock band Yes. He died over the weekend.

1,500 line crews who responded to Delco to help PECO restore power.

2 days until the deadline for a new state budget to be in place in Harrisburg. It does not look promising.

112-77 House vote to pass a GOP version of the budget on Saturday.

1 woman struck and killed by train near Ambler on Sunday.

1 dead, 2 injured in shooting incident in Philly.

3 people killed when small plane that took off from Lancaster slammed into a house near Boston.

8-5 win for the Phils in the nightcap to split Sunday double-header with the Nats.

3-2 win for Stephen Strasburg and D.C. in the opener.

4 hits for Cesar Hernandez in the win.

26-48 mark for Ryne Sandberg with Phils this year. He stepped down on Friday.

119-159 record for Sandberg in his two years with the team

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

Ryne Sandberg deserved better.

I Don’t Get It: There are still a lot of people in South Jersey who do not have power - six days after that storm hit. I don’t get it.

Today’s Upper: Kudos to the move yesterday in Chester to erect a marker to denote the birthplace of Ethel Waters, a Chester native.

Quote Box: “Ethel Waters was a star.”

- Chester Mayor John Linder.

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