Landmark: Marathon Park (Flight boston)

Landmark: Marathon Park
MetroWest Daily News - W hile it's not fully completed as yet, there will soon be a commemorative park on the site of the original starting line of the Boston Marathon, which was used from 1897 to 1923. That line was located in front of Metcalf's Mill. The original route

Residents running for cancer cure
Town Online - O n Monday, Susie O Gara and Chris Valentine will join the more than 20,000 participants in this year s Boston Marathon. But they re not running to win. They re running for a cure. O Gara and Valentine are just two of 500 marathon runners

1906 - Johnny Bates of Boston became the first modern player to hit a
Fort Wayne News-Sentinel - 1906 - Johnny Bates of Boston became the first modern player to hit a home run in his first major league at bat. Irv Young allowed one hit as Boston beat Brooklyn 2-0. 1912 - The Tinker-Evers-Chance double play combination plays its final major

Thousands rally in Boston for immigrants
Catholic Online - BOSTON, Mass. (Catholic Online) A rally promoting justice in the current immigration debate in U.S. Congress drew an estimated 7,000 men, women and children here. The April 10 rally, a response to a U.S. House bill that proposed criminal status

State to end cost-savings deal
Wisconsin State Journal - The state is ending its contract with a Boston firm hired to help it save money on the goods and services it buys, officials said Friday, saying the company had exceeded its goals but that more savings would be difficult to find. "This (contract

MLB: Boston 5, Toronto 3
Post Chronicle - BOSTON, April 11, 2006 (UPI) -- Josh Beckett pitched seven innings and Adam Stern sparked a four-run second inning with a two-run double Tuesday as the Boston Red Sox beat Toronto, 5-3. David Ortiz had a home run for the Red Sox, who have won five in

Priest reinstated by Boston Archdiocese
Daily Comet - A priest accused of sexually abusing a child at a school for the deaf in the 1970s has been reinstated after an investigation found the claims to be unsubstantiated, the Boston Archdiocese said Tuesday. The Rev. Charles J. Murphy was placed on

Boston Scientific-Guidant deal gets European OK
Stockhouse Canada - Boston Scientific Corp. said Tuesday it has received European antitrust clearance for its proposed $27 billion merger with Guidant Corp. The deal still requires antitrust approval from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission. Natick, Mass.-based Boston