The Daily Numbers: 2:50 p.m., when the nation will mark 1 week since the Boston Marathon bombings.
19, age of surviving suspect in Boston bombing. Dzokhar Tsarnaev is being held under heavy guard in stable condition in a Boston hospital. He is believed to be communicating with police by writing because he is still unable to speak.
26, age of his older brother Tamerlan, who was killed in a confrontation with police.
42 degrees, low temperature this morning. So much for spring.
146 workers at the Braskem facility that is undergoing a rebirth at the former Sunoco refinery in Marcus Hook.
771 million pounds of polypropylene made at the Braskem plan last year.
1, as in No. 1, a national championship for the drumline team at Upper Darby High School. Bravo for them.
3,167 Delaware County employees who will be eligible for a new health program called 'Step Up Delco.'
2.8 percent tax hike in the county budget, including a 2 percent raise for most workers.
14 dead and 200 injured in blast at fertilizer plant in West, Texas.
7-3 win for the Phils over the Cards last night.
3-run homer for Eric Kratz, part of 4-run 8th inning that put the game away.
8 hits and 6 strikeouts over 2 innings for Phils starter Kyle Kendrick.
3-2 win for the Union on the road at D.C. United.
2 goals for rising star Jack McInerney in the win.
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Glad I wasn't sitting out there at Citizens Bank Park for that national TV game last night. That looked more like a mid-October game than late April.
I Don’t Get It: Very funny, Mother Nature. Any time you want to deliver a little warm weather would be fine by me. This morning was more like winter.
Today’s Upper: Kudos tothe Upper Darby High School drumline team, which won a national competition over the weekend.
Quote Box: “We're reallty trying to make ourselves stand out not just because this is a business and everybody's got to come to work. We look at this facility as our home."
- Braskem manager Jeremy Glisson on the spirit among workers at the Marcus Hook plant.
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