Bostonians remember bomb victims, one week on

Posted on April 24, 2013, WednesdayBOSTON, Massachusetts: Bostonians gathered at a makeshift memorial on Monday to remember the victims of last week’s devastating marathon bombings – some seeking comfort, others looking to honour the dead.At 2.50pm (1850 GMT), church bells rang out across the city as hundreds of people stood silently at the end of a security cordon set up near the blast sites at the marathon finish line on Boylston Street to pay their respects.“We began last Tuesday with three American flags and then people have kept on bringing flowers, stuffed animals – all kinds of Continue reading >>>

Verndale Launches Websites for The Boston Foundation, Including the Sitecore … – Virtual

The Boston Foundation enhances tbf.org and bostonindicators.org through a comprehensive redesign and implementation. Boston, MA (PRWEB) April 23, 2013 Verndale, an award-winning digital marketing agency, is pleased to announce the launch of two web assets for long-standing client The Boston Foundation (TBF): tbf.org and bostoninddicators.org. Additionally, tbf.org was selected as the Sitecore Site of the Year in the non-profit category. As a major organization managing funds established by donors, for the general benefit of the Greater Boston community, The Boston Foundation was looking Continue reading >>>

Fox News Reporter Deftly Dodges Bostonian Kiss-Bombers [Video] – The Inquisitr

Live news reporters are often subjected to all manner of random, unpredictable video-bombs, but Fox News’ Mike Tobin handled his like a champ. During Fox Report with Shepard Smith Monday night, Shep tossed the ball to Tobin’ live report in Boston, regarding new details that had emerged in the bombing investigation. Tobin got through most of his report with a straight face, but was unexpectedly pinned by two Bostonian females who looked like they were going in for a pair of kisses on either cheek. Tobin, not breaking eye contact with the camera, calmly pushed the pair away and said Continue reading >>>

BNY Mellon, Stop & Shop, Shaw’s, Sovereign Bank join efforts to support One …

By Chris Reidy, Globe Staff BNY Mellon, a financial-services company with a presence in Greater Boston, is making a corporate gift of $150,000 to the One Fund Boston, the fund established to support those directly affected by the Boston Marathon bombings and their aftermath. The company added that it will match up to $100,000 of donations made by its employees to the same fund. Many companies are rallying to support the One Fund Boston, which was established by Mayor Thomas M. Menino and Governor Deval Patrick. New Balance Athletic Shoe Inc. announced a $1 million donation Monday, and Continue reading >>>

Civil Libertarians Appalled by Tsarnaev Manhunt, Boston Residents Thrilled

Photo by Dan Nystedt, NystedtPhotography.comWATERTOWN, Mass.—Boston-based civil liberties attorney Harvey Silverglate told Reason.com he is very troubled by the measures taken by law enforcement officials during the manhunt for alleged Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. His views contrasted greatly with what this reporter came across during dozens of man-on-the-street interviews conducted across the greater Boston area last week, where residents voiced overwhelming support for the actions of local, state, and federal officials. RELATED ARTICLES Matt Welch Discusses Immigration Continue reading >>>

Link sought between brother, 3 Waltham killings

It was one of the most gruesome killings in Greater Boston in many years: three young men found with their throats slit inside a Waltham apartment on a quiet residential street, their bodies sprinkled with marijuana. Now, police and prosecutors are stepping up their investigation into the unsolved 2011 triple homicide at the request of victims’ relatives who believe that suspected Marathon bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev may have played a role, noting that Tsarnaev had been close friends with one of the dead men. What is more, the grieving relatives say the killings took place on a highly symbolic date Continue reading >>>

Moment of silence honours Boston victims – News – MSN New Zealand

Boston has marked the one-week anniversary of the twin marathon bombings with a moment of silence observed across the nation, from the White House to the New York Stock Exchange.The city honoured the victims of the blasts with a moment of silence at 2.49pm on Monday (0449 AEST Tuesday) that was also observed in Washington, by President Barack Obama and lawmakers, and in New York, at the city's stock exchange.Across Massachusetts, the silence was broken by the tolling of church bells."God bless the people of Massachusetts," said Governor Deval Patrick at a ceremony outside the statehouse. "Boston Continue reading >>>

‘DWTS’ Recap: Aly Raisman Deserves to Win It All After Tonight

This week's Dancing With the Stars came just one week after the devastating Boston Marathon bombings that had an effect on so many people across the country. The week was full of sadness and speculation that all came to a head on Friday when the entire city of Boston and close suburbs were effectively shut down to find the bombing suspects. In other words, it wasn't an easy week to just dance and have fun, especially for Olympic gymnast Aly Raisman who is from the Boston area and wore her "I Heart Boston" shirt to every rehearsal. At just 18, it must be awfully hard to be so far from home. As Continue reading >>>

Recent Bostonian talks of home that travels with him (ESSAY)

By JEFF KOLB CHAMBERSBURG - Boston is a long way from here. But for me, it's not. I live here in the 717 with you, a sports reporter at the Public Opinion since November. But for the past four years, I've been a Bostonian to the bone. The events that unfolded April 15, as I attempted to cover a historic local baseball game, were devastating for me. Hundreds of miles away, my home was bombed with my friends in it. Emerson College is on the Boston Common, a beautiful green space in the heart of the downtown. The Little Building (oddly, yes, a 12-story dormitory) on the corner of Boylston and Tremont Continue reading >>>

BPD to return items left at scene of marathon bombings – Boston News, Weather …

BOSTON (MyFoxBoston.com) – The Boston Police Dept. is in possession of property left at the scene the day of the Boston Marathon bombings. The FBI released certain pieces of property to the Boston Police Dept. if it was deemed to have no evidentiary value. Anyone who may want to inquire about property left in the Boylston Street area on April 15 can email lostproperty.bpd@cityofboston.gov or call the mayor's hotline at 617-635-4500. Individuals can also visit the Return of Property Center at Boston Police Dept. headquarters in the Media Room from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday to Friday. Detectives Continue reading >>>