The Angell Animal Medical Center did not receive any reports of animal casualties from the Boston Marathon bombing, according to spokesperson Rob Halpin. The Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (MSPCA), which runs the cutting-edge animal hospital…
Month: April 2013
Dozens attend church vigil
Politics as Unusual: In post-bombing politics, we don’t need another Giuliani
I’ve seen up-close the hideous face of political opportunism rear itself in the event of a horrific crisis. No, I’m not exactly talking about U.S. Congressman and Senate hopeful Stephen Lynch, who’s kept his stiff, no-nonsense mug prominently on-screen at…
Editorial: Boston and Marathon will be defined by us, not bombs
In the wake of the diabolical bombing of the Boston Marathon, a vile act of random mayhem and one of the most heinous crimes in this city’s long history, there is natural anxiety, fear and confusion. When a fellow human being,…
Kentucky runner, 21 family members narrowly escape bomb
A Kentucky athlete running her first Boston Marathon could have lost her entire, 21-member family in yesterday’s bombing after they spent all day near the finish line to cheer her on, leaving only three minutes before the blasts. Amy Compston…
Churches and temple plan vigils, services
Various JP religious institutions are responding to yesterday’s events by offering extra services and support. First Church in Jamaica Plain Unitarian Universalist, located at 6 Eliot St., held a vigil last night and is offering pastoral services. It can be…
JP man learns friend survived bomb blast
Like many concerned Jamaica Plain residents, Henry Beguiristain wondered about the safety of his friends running and watching the marathon yesterday. But in his case, the danger was closer than most: his friend, Tim Hare, was mere feet away from…
Faulkner Hospital treating bomb victims
Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital in Jamaica Plain is treating 12 patients, one of whom is in critical condition, from yesterday’s Boston Marathon bombing. Dr. Rick Larson, who heads the department of emergency medicine at Faulkner Hospital, said many patients…
JP company’s gear, key to Marathon, now part of crime scene
A Jamaica Plain rental company whose equipment is a crucial part of the Boston Marathon did not suffer any casualties in yesterday’s bombing. But its gear is now part of a gigantic crime scene downtown. All of the grandstands, barricades…
JP runners, spectators tell of bomb horror
By John Ruch, Rebeca Oliveira and Peter Shanley/Gazette Staff Local runners and spectators of yesterday’s Boston Marathon have begun reporting in with tales of shock and horror from its bombing. So far, there are no reports of anyone local being…