Boston is hosting several Memorial Day observances throughout Memorial Day weekend. Events start on Thursday, May 23 with a service on Boston Common. The Massachusetts Military Heroes Fund, a nonprofit dedicated…
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‘Love and Mourning’ at Copley Marathon Memorial
Crowds continued to gather at the makeshift memorial in Copley Square commemorating those impacted by the Boston Marathon bombings Wednesday, which marked one month since the attacks shook the city. There…
British Prime Minister Visits Marathon Bombings Memorial
British Prime Minister David Cameron is spending time this week in Boston to offer his condolences to Gov. Deval Patrick on the Boston Marathon bombings and also discuss the lessons learned from…
Museum of Fine Arts Free over Memorial Day Weekend
Admission to the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston will be free all three days of Memorial Day weekend, the museum announced this week. The free days are the museum’s way to…
PHOTOS: Memorial at Copley Square Grows
The memorial at Copley Square continues to grow, with more candles, hats, stuffed animals signs and other well-wishes appearing by the day. Have you left anything at the memorial? Does it…
Live Blog: Memorial Service for Sean Collier Begins at Noon
Sean Collier will be remembered at an MIT memorial service at noon on Wednesday. Collier, who was killed Thursday, was laid to rest on Tuesday morning. Police believe the Boston Marathon bombing…
One Week Later: Memorial Scenes from Boylston, Newbury Streets
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BU Memorial Highlights the Life of Lu Lingzi
A memorial service for Lu Lingzi at Boston University’s Marsh Chapel on Monday night celebrated the way the graduate student lived life, not how it was taken away from her….
PHOTOS: Boston Marathon Memorial Relocated
With more gifts being added daily, the makeshift memorial to the victims of the Boston Marathon bombings has been relocated from Boylston Street to the nearby sidewalk. The pile of flowers, cards,…
PHOTOS: Boston Marathon Memorial Grows
The memorial at Boylston and Berkeley streets was just starting to take shape on Wednesday, as people dropped off flowers, cards, posters, marathon medals and other items throughout the day in tribute…