Week in Review: Obama Visits, Lost Pug Found
The following were the top articles on South End Patch from June 10 to June 14, 2013: Obama Makes Surprise Appearance in South End The President of the United States stopped by Charlie’s Sandwich Shoppe for lunch on Wednesday afternoon. Missing South End Pug Found in Scituate Winston, the dog that went missing Tuesday in the South End, has been reunited with his owner. Famous Works from South End Artist Found in Storage, Now Up for Auction Works by Allan Rohan Crite, a celebrated artist from the South End, will be up for auction this weekend after they were found in a storage locker in Western Massachusetts. Mt. Washington Bank Robbed of $ 180 on Friday Boston Police are looking for a suspect who robbed a bank in the South End on Friday. South End’s McKinley Among Schools That Received Suspicious Letters Police have said there does not appear to be any credible physical threat in regards to the letters sent to Boston public schools across the city. SOUTH END PATCH: Facebook | Twitter | E-mail Updates South End Patch
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 the tragedy, according to WCVB.com. The news station reported Cameron arrived in Boston Monday and went into a private meeting with Patrick. While Cameron didn’t address the meeting with reporters after the meeting, WCVB reported Patrick said the meeting “was great.” Early Tuesday morning, Cameron and Patrick visited the makeshift Boston Marathon bombings memorial in Copley Square, according to an Associated Press report on WBUR.com. Cameron met with President Barack Obama at the White House Monday before coming to Boston, according to WBUR. SOUTH END PATCH: Facebook | Twitter | E-mail Updates South End Patch
FBI Visits Home of Bomber’s Widow
FBI agents paid a visit to the family home of Katherine Russell, widow of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev, as they continued their investigations into the bombings. Agents left the Russell family home on Coriander Lane in North Kingstown Monday and carried away several bags, according to the Huffington Post. FBI spokesman Jason Pack confirmed agents went to the home, where Russell has been staying with her daughter since her husband was shot during a firefight in Watertown on April 19. Russell, 24, has not spoken directly to the media since her husband and brother-in-law, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, were identified as the top suspect’s in the bombing that killed three and injured more than 170 others. Her attorneys have stated that she is doing everything she can to cooperate with federal officials in their investigation Russell’s attorneys have also stated that both she and her family were “shocked” by the alleged actions of her husband and that she had no knowledge of his plans. South End Patch