The firefight that erupted between police and the Boston Marathon bombing suspects was not limited to the streets of Greater Boston in Friday's early hours — as streams of wayward bullets spilled into homes. Police sirens awoke many Watertown, Mass. residents to find bullets lodged in walls, furniture ruined and holes in windows. Although Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev, 26, was killed in the firefight, his brother Dzhokhar A. Tsarnaev, 19, is still at large and believed to be dangerous. PHOTOS: TWO EXPLOSIONS ROCK BOSTON MARATHON FINISH LINE The shootout came within Continue reading >>>

As the manhunt continues for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, police have identified his brother, Tamerlan, 26, as the other bombing suspect, killed during the manhunt at MIT.The FBI released on Friday this image identified as Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. Police took the suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings into custody Friday night in Watertown, Mass.(Photo: FBI via AP)Boston and its suburbs were in lockdown Friday morning as a massive manhunt intensified for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 19, the surviving Boston bomb suspect. Tsarnaev was a wrestler at the Cambridge Rindge and Latin School in Cambridge, Mass. He was named Continue reading >>>

Email to a friend Permalink Thursday, April 18, 2013 Scott Cordischi, GoLocalWorcester Sports Editor Just over 48 hours after the Boston Marathon bombing, many sports fans in the greater Boston area gathered at the TD Garden for the Bruins home game against the Buffalo Sabres. And while the B's lost the game 3-2 in a shootout, the result seemed insignificant. The emotion in the building was palpable from the very beginning. While the legendary Rene Rancourt started the national anthem prior to the Continue reading >>>

By Alex Parker, Globe Correspondent Upon seeing hundreds upon hundreds of Chiquita Banana boxes, you can’t help but get the Chiquita Banana theme song running through your mind: “I’m Chiquita banana and I’ve come to say, bananas have to ripen in a certain way.” But the boxes aren’t filled with bananas. They’re filled with food that will be distributed through the Greater Boston Food Bank with the help of the Bay Village Neighborhood Association’s volunteer initiative. About a year ago, Bay Village Neighborhood Association Social Committee member Caitlyn Bransfield decided Continue reading >>>

By Chris Reidy, Globe Staff Looking to take advantage of Greater Boston’s expertise in life sciences, EMD Serono Inc. said in a Thursday press release that it is in the process of expanding its US workforce by 20 percent, with much of the growth targeted for Billerica. “By expanding our footprint within the Boston life sciences cluster of technology and talent, we significantly enhance our competitive position in the US and globally,� Annalisa Jenkins, head the company’s of global drug development and medical division, said in a statement. From mid 2012 Continue reading >>>

No travel-writing today.   Today I  honor and celebrate Greater Boston, its heroes, its heart, its strength. Living in the Boston area, I know a lot of people who have run the Boston Marathon,  who go to watch the runners come in, who celebrate the day—which is also Patriots Day here—in Boston.  I’ve been among them.  Fortunately everyone I know personally came home safely on Monday, after a despicable act of cowardice struck a peaceful, internationally celebrated event. Not so for Martin Richard, an 8-year old child killed in Monday’s cowardly act of violence.  Not so for Continue reading >>>

An essay MATT DAMON wrote about the Boston Marathon last month (Mar13) has taken on a new poignancy following the bombing horror at the famed Massachusetts race on Monday (15Apr13). The Good Will Hunting star, who was born and raised in Cambridge in the Greater Boston area, put pen to paper to share his memories of the annual run, which his father and brother have competed in multiple times, and the piece has been imbued with new meaning in light of this week's atrocity. He wrote, "I'll never forget standing there in the crowd with my brother, Kyle, as we looked first Continue reading >>>

Some Boston businesses and attractions in the area of the Boston Marathon finish line remained closed Wednesday, although most of the city was open and operating, according to the Greater Boston Convention Visitors Bureau.Boston tourism officials report very few cancellations by individuals or groups.The 2,200-delegate convention of the Ambulatory Surgery Center Association opens Wednesday night at the Hynes Convention Center. The Boston Convention Exhibition Center will host the Experimental Biology 2013 conference, starting April 20.The Lenox and Charlesmark hotels remain closed as do several Continue reading >>>

Israeli Independence Day Celebrations Muted Down in Boston print tell a friend Israeli Independence Day celebrations in Boston were muted and security was increased in the wake of bombings that left three dead and dozens injured at the finish line of the Boston Marathon. Mike Rosenberg, director of community relations at Maimonides, a Jewish day school in suburban Brookline, said an event Tuesday commemorating Israel’s 65th anniversary had been toned down out of respect for the victims of the attack and their families. “Messages have gone Continue reading >>>

Hub business leaders have joined Gov. Deval Patrick and Mayor Thomas M. Menino to announce the formation of The One Fund Boston, a mega-fund for bombing victims’ families kicked off by a $1 million commitment from principal Marathon sponsor John Hancock.“John Hancock is honored to contribute to The One Fund Boston, aiding those who were affected by this terrible event,” said President Craig Bromley.Other individuals and corporations making commitments to The One Fund Boston include Hill Holliday co-founder Jack Connors; John Fish, CEO of Suffolk Construction; Brian Moynihan, president and Continue reading >>>