The Daily Numbers for Friday, Sept. 11

The Daily Numbers: 11 September. Do you really need to say more?

14 years since our world changed forever.

1 person shot by police in Chester in confrontation early this morning.

5 people busted for heroin sales in Upper Darby.

20 dollars a day, what Archbishop Carroll plans to charge for people headed to see the Pope to park in their lot near the Radnor Train Station.

1,000 parking spots available. They plan to use the money for scholarships.

3 towns that will mark the 9/11 anniversary with events today across Delco.

3 year contract for teachers in Upper Darby School District.

2.6, 1.3 and 4.37 percent raises over 3 years for teachers.

477 classrooms in Philly unstaffed after only 11 percent of absent teachers were replaced with a substitute.

4 percent increase looking for Peco customers.

17 bucks a month, what it will cost average customer.

50, age of Ruben Amaro Jr., canned as Phillies GM yesterday.

3 consecutive post-season appearances after Amaro took control of team in 2009, but they never repeated the World Series Championship of 2008.

10 years, how long Amaro served as assistant GM before taking over reins from Pat Gillick.

2 games for 1 price on tap today for Phils and Cubs after last night’s game was rained out.

694 days since Sam Bradford played in an NFL game.

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

Ruban Amaro got the Phillies back into the World Series to defend their crown in 2009, but they fell to the Yankees. Two more post-season appearances failed to get them back to the Fall Classic, and the team has been in a slide ever since.

I Don’t Get It: Do you think we can stop complaining about security for the pope on this day, of all days. We live in a different world.

Today’s Upper: Kudos to Upper Darby cops for taking down 5 suspected heroin dealers. The heroin problem is huge across the region again.

Quote Box: “I don’t consider anyone dealing heroin small fish. I consider them all purveyors of death.”

- Upper Darby top cop Mike Chitwood, on recent arrests.

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