The Daily Numbers for Wednesday, Sept. 2

The Daily Numbers: 3,500 students who will return to class in Chester Upland today, but only because teachers are returning to the classroom despite not being paid.

9 million dollars being sought by officials in Chester Upland to pay off its debt and put it back on an even financial footing.

30 million dollars, how much the district will owe charter schools by the end of the week.

1,000 views for a pope parody video done by a Delco native.

1 man shot to death in Chester early Tuesday.

9 bullet holes found in the window of his car, where he was sitting when he was shot.

1 suspect captured on surveillance video ripping off charity jar from a Wawa store in Glenolden.

30,000 dollar grant from the county that Bethel Township will use to buy new guns for its police force.

3,000 dollars raised for Alex’s Lemonade Stand by some kids in Media.

10,000 dollars believed skimmed from a cancer fundraiser by a Montco woman. Police say she set a page for a friend whose husband was battling pancreatic cancer. But the woman only turned over 2 checks for $970, while pocketing the rest.

2nd incident in Philly where corpses were found rotting; 1 funeral director now faces charges.

1983 death of his girlfriend that has now resulted in charges being filed against Jimmy “Superfly” Snuka, a pro wrestler.

2 more local senators, Democrats Bob Casey of Pa. and Chris Coons of Del., who yesterday said they would back President Obama’s nuke deal with Iran.

2 local colleges, Swarthmore and U Penn, that are dropping essay portion of SAT tests.

1 person killed, 1 person shot in West Philly Tuesday night

1 police officer gunned down in Chicago suburb.

469 point plunge for Down Jones yesterday.

10 game losing streak to Mets snapped big-time by the Phils last night.

14-8 blowout win for the Phillies.

6 RBI for Darin Ruf.

3 RBI for Darnell Sweeney

2nd time in 6 days Phils have scored 5 runs in an inning vs. Mets.

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Some good things from Darnell Sweeney for the Phils last night. He’s another one of the guys picked up by Ruben Amaro Jr. in recent trades.

I Don’t Get It: Swiping a charity jar from a Wawa when you know the area is under video surveillance.

Today’s Upper: Kudos to the group of kids in Media who ran a fundraiser Sunday and in the process raised $3,000 for Alex’s Lemonade Stand.

Quote Box:
“We’ve always put our students first, and we always will.”

- Chester Upland teacher Dariah Jackson, who is reporting to work today even though teachers will not be paid.

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