The JP Regan Youth League has announced the details of its rescheduled opening day parade and ceremony on Sat., April 27. The event, rescheduled due to the Boston Marathon bombing suspect manhunt, will include the full traditional parade down Centre…
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Regan League opening day postponed
The annual JP Regan Youth League opening day parade and ceremony, originally scheduled for this morning, was postponed to next weekend due to the Boston Marathon bombing suspect hunt. The cancelation of the baseball and softball league’s event was announced while the…
BPD: Bomb suspect is in custody; in ‘serious’ condition
The surviving Boston Marathon suspect is in custody, according to the Boston Police Department (BPD). Dzhokhar A. Tsarnaev, 19, was taken into custody tonight at a home in Watertown where he was hiding in a boat in a yard. He…
Bomb suspect eludes dragnet; lockdown lifted
The surviving Boston Marathon bombing suspect, Dzhokhar A. Tsarnaev, 19, of Cambridge, has eluded a massive search that shut down Boston today, Gov. Deval Patrick and other officials announced this evening. The so-called lockdown of the city has been lifted…
Arkansas rep. partly apologizes for ‘cowering’ comment
Arkansas state Rep. Nate Bell, who suggested earlier today on Twitter that Bostonians are “cowering” because they lack assault rifles, and was rebuked by local City Councilor Matt O’Malley, is partially apologizing for those comments. In a statement posted on…
O’Malley slams Arkansas rep’s terrorism wisecrack
City Councilor Matt O’Malley, who lives in and represents Jamaica Plain, had some harsh words on Twitter for Arkansas state Rep. Nate Bell, who brought the gun debate into the Boston Marathon tragedy. Bell wrote on Twitter this morning, “I…
Faulkner, other hospitals in lockdown
JAMAICA HILLS—Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital at 1153 Centre St. is among the Boston hospitals in lockdown right now, according to hospital officials. And the Martha Eliot Health Center at 75 Bickford St., operated by Boston Children’s Hospital (BCH), is…
Gov. Patrick: Everyone in Boston stay home
Gov. Deval Patrick said everyone in the entire city of Boston should stay home and keep their doors locked until the surviving Boston Marathon bombing suspect has been captured. Patrick spoke at a televised press conference to announce the latest…
Bomb suspect at large is Cambridge teen
The Boston Marathon bombing suspect currently on the run has been identified as Dzhokhar A. Tsarnaev, 19, of Cambridge, according to the Boston Police Department. The FBI also released a new photo of Tsarnaev, a normal portrait-type image. The Boston…
All T service shut down by manhunt
All MBTA public transit is shut down until further notice due to the manhunt for the surviving suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings and other crimes, according to the MBTA and officials at a televised press conference today. Officials also…