All colleges, universities and museums in Mission Hill and the Longwood Medical and Academic Area are closed today due to the ongoing manhunt for the surviving Boston Marathon bombing suspect. The MBTA has shut down all public transit service and…
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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…
Officials indicate bombing ‘Suspect 1’ died at BIDMC
LMA—One suspect in the Boston Marathon bombing died while being treated at Beth Israel Deaconness Medical Center (BIDMC) in the Longwood Medical Area, hospital officials indicated at a televised press conference this morning. They would not identify the dead patient…
Police: Bomb suspects linked to tonight’s crimes; 1 dead, 1 still at large
BPD head indicates 1 bomb suspect dead, 1 at large
Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis has indicated in a tweet that one Boston Marathon bombing suspect is dead and another is still at large. “One suspect dead. One at large. Armed and dangerous. White hat suspect at large,” Davis tweeted…
FBI releases close-up photos of bomb suspects
FBI releases images of 2 bombing suspects
Mission Hill resident pulls papers for local council seat
Richard Giordano, a Mission Hill activist, has pulled election papers to run for the District 8 City Council seat. Mission Hill resident Mike Ross, who currently holds that seat, recently announced his candidacy in the mayoral race. Giordano is a…
Beth Israel treating bombing victims
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) treated 24 patients from yesterday’s Boston Marathon bombing, according to spokesperson Jerry Berger. Nine of those patients had been released by this morning. The hospital was in lockdown. But, Berger said, the hospital was…
Brigham and Women’s treating bombing victims
Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) is treating 31 patients, five of whom are in critical condition, from yesterday’s Boston Marathon bombing, according to BWH spokesperson Tom Langford. Langford said the hospital is currently open to all patients and visitors. The…