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boston red sox players xander bogaerts, rafael devers and alex verdugo wear city connect uniforms

Red Sox to debut new uniforms for Patriots’ Day Weekend

Anna Stjernquist April 12, 2021
The “City Connect Series” uniforms were designed to celebrate Boston's unique culture.
Off the Post: Patriots' Day Perspective

Off the Post: Patriots’ Day Perspective

Chad Jones April 21, 2020

Massachusetts experienced Patriots' Day under unusual circumstances on Monday. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the holiday was without many of its annual events.  Since 1897, The Boston Marathon has...

7th Inning Stretch: Four years later, we are still “Boston Strong”

7th Inning Stretch: Four years later, we are still “Boston Strong”

Jacob Gurvis April 19, 2017

I vividly remember April 15, 2013. I remember the fear. The confusion. A terrorist attack? In Boston? I remember my hometown of Newton, as well as surrounding Boston suburbs, being shut down. I...

Instant Replay: Most Memorable Marathon Moments

Instant Replay: Most Memorable Marathon Moments

Sophia Lipp April 18, 2017

As a Massachusetts resident, I grew up loving Patriots Day because of one reason: it meant it was time for the Boston Marathon. Sports came second to none in my household growing up, and as a three...

EDITORIAL: Parents must discuss violence with children to ensure awareness

EDITORIAL: Parents must discuss violence with children to ensure awareness

Editors December 6, 2016

When any atrocity happens, near or far, a moment of shock is followed by a deep understanding that the world is just a bit less bright. Whole communities may be shaken by a moment’s decision, adults...

The Make Massachusetts Great Again PAC and other Trump supporters held a rally Saturday afternoon at City Hall to show support for the Republican presidential candidate. PHOTO BY SARAH SILBIGER/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF AND ABIGAIL FREEMAN/ DFP FILE PHOTO

Trump supporters rally at City Hall despite rainy weather

Dave Sebastian October 23, 2016

Approximately 20 people gathered at City Hall Plaza Saturday afternoon, holding signs that read “#HerLiesMatter,” “Trump-Pence — Make America Great Again” and “Protect the Constitution...

Boston Mayor Martin Walsh announced Wednesday that the Metro Boston Homeland Security Region was allocated $17.7 million by the Urban Security Initiative grant program. PHOTO BY ABIGAIL FREEMAN/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Department of Homeland Security allocates $17.7 million to Boston area

Lavanya Prabhakar February 23, 2016

Boston Mayor Martin Walsh announced Wednesday that $17.7 million in security funds allocated by the Department of Homeland Security will go to the Metro Boston Homeland Security Planning Region,...

The University of Massachusetts Boston announced Wednesday they will grant $315,000 to help 2013 Boston Marathon Bombing victims. PHOTO BY KENSHIN OKUBO/DFP FILE PHOTO

UMass Boston organization to provide rehab services to Marathon victims

Brianne Garrett December 9, 2015

Looking to provide vocational rehabilitation services to victims of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings, the Institute for Community Inclusion at the University of Massachusetts Boston will make use of...

One Boston Day commemorates strength, encourages kindness

One Boston Day commemorates strength, encourages kindness

Samantha J. Gross April 21, 2015

[mediagrid cat="20371"] On the two-year anniversary of the Boston Marathon bombings, the City of Boston held the first-ever One Boston Day, a tradition introduced by Boston Mayor Martin Walsh in a March...

FBI bomb expert Edward Knapp, depicted above in a courtroom sketch, testified Thursday in the trial of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev at the John Joseph Moakley United States Courthouse. ILLUSTRATION BY COURTNEY DUTRA/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Autopsy photos, mock-up bombs presented as evidence in Tsarnaev trial

Lindsey Hover March 27, 2015

As the trial for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev continued, the defendant sat with his hands cupped over his mouth and nose as his lawyers exchanged comments around him. The evidence in Thursday’s trial focused on...

Carjacking victim Dun Meng recounts night spent with Boston Marathon bombing suspects

Carjacking victim Dun Meng recounts night spent with Boston Marathon bombing suspects

Conor Ryan March 13, 2015

As he sat in his car on the night of April 18, 2013, Dun Meng, a young business owner originally from China, received a text from his roommate. The message, written in Mandarin, stated, “Where are...

PHOTO COURTESY OF FBI

Tsarnaev trial testimony focuses on death of MIT Police Officer Sean Collier

Conor Ryan March 12, 2015

In the fifth day of the trial of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the jury saw a shift in testimony. While the trial's first four days focused on the Boston Marathon bombings that...

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