At-large Councilor Ayanna Pressley made the announcement today:
I've never been more proud to represent and serve this City. The resiliency demonstrated by the people of Boston this past week has only strengthened my resolve in this work. And while it still doesn't feel like the right time for politics, we are approaching a time in the election cycle where my supporters and my good friends already in the race deserve to know my decision.”
Photo by MBTA.
MBTA buses and trains will come to a halt for today's moment of silence, one week after the bombings. A spokesman adds, however, they will do so only if safe.
The Dorchester Reporter gets the scoop on the Dorchester resident who is a former state rep and aide to the current mayor.
Police tonight arrested two men and confiscated a shotgun at Hyde Park and Dana avenues around 8:30 p.m. A third man, described as Hispanic, about 5'9" and skinny, managed to evade police.
The arrests happened in the same general area as an incident March 1, in which a man started firing a gun from a Jeep.
MBTA Police Chief Paul MacMillan said at a press conference this afternoon that Officer Richard Donohue this morning "opened his eyes and was able to move his hands and feet" - and squeeze his wife's hand.
MacMillan said he is hoping for a full recovery for his officer, who had three major blood vessels severed by a single bullet at the gun battle in Watertown with the two Marathon bombing suspects.
Penny Cherubino, who took this photo, reports that just before 11 a.m.:
A caravan of Gentle Giant trucks with some Ryder and Penske rental trucks between them turned down Marlborough Street from Massachusetts Avenue.
By noon, she reports, they were in the area of the medical tent at Dartmouth.
The state has already announced the Copley ramp off the turnpike will reopen at 3 p.m.
At first, it sounds like the perfect Boston way to thank EMTs, firefighters and police for all their work over the past week: Hold a Duck Boat parade for them. More than 72,000 people have "liked" a Facebook page calling for just such a parade:
The Celtics celebrated their 2008 championship, the Patriots celebrated their championships and the Red Sox celebrated their 2004 and 2007 World Series victories with a parade of 17 Duck Boats... Its time that Boston's First Responders Get a Parade.
As the therapy dogs continued to be available to anybody who needed some comforting at Berkeley and Boylston this morning, these two guys offered their own cuddle therapy. Photo by Cherie L. King.
Partly to help capture the suspects, partly to shut Reddit and the New York Post up, the Washington Post reports, in a chronology of the last week's events.
Halifax may not be one of Boston's official sister cities, but once again it's asserted its status as Boston's best friend: Nova Scotia to give $50,000 to Boston Children's Hospital after bombings.
The relationship goes back to at least 1917.
This just in from AT&T:
A text-to-donate short code has been set up to support the One Fund Boston. Customers who want to support One Fund can text BOSTON to 80108 to give $10. The donation will be charged on their monthly AT&T bill.
Washington Street is shut between Cummins Highway and Forest Hills tonight as police investigate violence at Washington and Stellman Road that left at least one person near death. Police were looking for three mean who fled into the nearby Archdale project.
Gov. Patrick just gave the go-ahead for both, although the T says commuter rail remains shut. Also, remain alert - suspect is still at large.
Nate Bell is some Arkansas state representative who managed to figure out how peck at his keyboard long enough to produce this tweet this morning:
I wonder how many Boston liberals spent the night cowering in their homes wishing they had an AR-15 with a hi-capacity magazine? #2A
Bell updated his bleating with a Facebook post in which he apologizes, not for being a dumb fuck, but for the timing of what he said.
The heart of Downtown Crossing at 9:50 a.m. Photo by Gary Waldeck. Note plucky banana vendor in lower left.
In his speech at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross this morning, President Obama paid tribute to the three murder victims, the scores of injured, the first responders and medical workers and volunteers who rushed to help.
"Every one of us has been touched by this attack on your beloved city, Because after all, it's our beloved city, too," he said, recalling his days as a Harvard Law student. "Boston, you're my home. For millions of us, what happened on Monday is personal. It's personal."
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