The Daily Numbers for Wednesday, May 25

The Daily Numbers: 85, expected high today, with lots of sun. Ahhhhhh!

0 tax hike in the budget given preliminary OK in Upper Darby last night.

189 million dollar spending plan.

6.5 million dollar deficit.

2 million dollars being tapped from district’s fund balance.

3,521, tax bill for average Upper Darby home assessed at $100,000.

94 million dollar budget in William Penn. They likely are looking at a tax hike.

4.5 million dollar shortfall.

2.5 million being used from their fund balance.

541,660 shortfall in the Radnor School District budget

6,682 in casino winnings police say a man stole from a woman in Secane after he followed her home. He was arrested and she got the money back.

11th homicide recorded in Chester Monday night.

2 people now facing charges on May 2.

22, age of Erikk Wright, a former All-Delco hoops player at Chester High, who has been charged in the fatal shooting.

1 person struck and killed by a train on the Market-Frankford Line at the 13th Street station.

6 packs of beer at gas stations. That’s what Gov. Tom Wolf came out in favor of yesterday.

3-1 loss for Phils to Tigers.

2 straight losses and 4 of last 5 for the Phils.

10 strikeouts for Tigers’ pitcher Justin Verlander in 8 scoreless innings.

8 of 9 won by Tigers after losing 11 of 12 earlier this season.

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

The Phillies continue to be betrayed by their impotent bats.

I Don’t Get It: Has anyone ever suffered a more precipitous fall than Bill Cosby. This was Cliff Huxtable. I don’t get it.

Today’s Upper: Kudos to Upper Darby School Board. Good to their word, they held the line on taxes. At least for now.

Quote Box: “I don’t want to raise taxes ... but I’m seriously concerned about providing a thorough and efficient system of education and advocating to our state when we’re about to say we have enough.”

- Upper Darby School Board Member Heather Boyd.

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