The Daily Numbers for Wednesday Aug. 12

The Daily Numbers: 100 plus people who packed a meeting in Marple to discuss the development of the Don Guanella property.

200 acres of the tract, bordering Sproul and Reed roads, targeted for development.

2 big developments that Middletown will deal with on Aug. 24. Those would be the move for the 1st ever dorm at Penn State Brandywine, and plans for a town center development at the site of the shuttered Granite Run Mall.

8 people - including a Middletown man - facing charges in an insider tracking hacking scheme.

100 million dollars, who much the feds say they made after tapping into financial information before it became public and using it to make trades.

5 to 15
years in prison for a 42-year-old Upper Darby man charged in the indecent assault of a child.

2nd time in 10 days a suspect has used an ax in an incident at the Wawa on Chichester Avenue in Upper Chi.

428,000 dollar price tag for a recreation trail in Haverford.

1 p.m. press conference for state Attorney General Kathleen Kane to respond to criminal charges filed against her.

11:59 p.m., how long you have to get into the 2nd SEPTA lottery, this time for passes to be used on the Routes 101 and 102 trolleys, as well as the Norristown High Speed Line.

10 bucks for a 3-day pass to be used Saturday-Monday, Sept. 26-28.

3 wins for Democrats in special House elections yesterday, including Joanna McClinton, who fill the 191st seat that includes parts of Yeadon and Darby Borough.

2 straight blowout losses for Phils in Phoenix.

11 runs surrendered in 2nd inning by Phils starter David Buchanan.

1947, last time a Phils’ pitcher gave up that many runs in a single inning.

10 hits for Arizona in the 2nd inning.

9.00 ERA for Buchanan after the outing.

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

Chase Utley cleared waivers, but no trade yet. He will still have to approve it.

I Don’t Get It: Not sure if I’m Kathleen Kane that I would be going in front of the media, unless I was announcing that I was stepping down as attorney general.

Today’s Upper: Kudos to citizens in Marple, who clearly are not happy about the massive new development at the former Don Guanella site and will hold their local pols’ feet to the fire on the issue. More than 100 people packed a meeting to discuss the plans.

Quote Box: “The comprehensive plan should not be changed for Mr. Goodman to build a monstrosity which we must deal with every day.”

- Marple resident Charles Protesto, of the comprehensive pland and the Cardinal Crossing development.

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