BOSTON — A Windham woman said she was waiting for her daughter to cross the finish line of the Boston Marathon when the first of two explosions on Boylston Street lifted her off her feet and knocked her over Monday afternoon. Dinah Aldrich said she wasn’t able to run and watched a runner being removed […]
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Feds search apartment, seek clues in Boston Marathon attack
BOSTON (AP) — FBI agents searched a suburban Boston apartment overnight and appealed to the public for amateur video and photos that might yield clues to who carried out the Boston Marathon bombing, while a doctor treating the wounded said one of the victims was maimed by what looked like ball bearings or BBs. Two […]
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Ethiopia’s Desisa, Kenya’s Jeptoo win in Boston
BOSTON — The Kenyans finally face a challenge to their dominance of the Boston Marathon, and it’s from their East African neighbors. Ethiopia’s Lelisa Desisa took the title in the 117th edition of the world’s oldest marathon on Monday, winning a three-way sprint down Boylston Street to finish in 2 hours, 10 minutes, 22 seconds […]
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Soldier from Maine honored at Boston Marathon
BOSTON (AP) — Lt. Col. Rodney Freeman was training for the 2005 Boston Marathon when his New Hampshire Army National Guard unit shipped out to Iraq. Goodbye, Heartbreak Hill. Hello, Ziggurat of Ur. “I was planning to run, and the government had a different idea,” said Freeman, who gathered some friends together for a “shadow […]
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Kenya’s Mutai wins Boston Marathon, 3 minutes faster than world marathon record
BOSTON (AP) — Kenya’s Geoffrey Mutai won the Boston Marathon in 2 hours, 3 minutes, 2 seconds — the fastest anyone has ever run the 26.2 mile distance. The previous best of 2:03:59 was by Haile Gebrselassie in Berlin 2008. Because Monday’s race had a strong tailwind on a downhill course, Mutai’s run is not […]
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Let’s get physical: Firefighter ready to go the distance
LISBON — It won’t be his first marathon, and it won’t be his last, but Monday’s Boston Marathon will still be a unique and rewarding experience for Michael Robitaille. The 43-year-old father of three from Lisbon started running to keep himself in shape for his job as a firefighter in both Lisbon and Yarmouth. “I […]