The first bomb went off near the finish line of the Boston Marathon at 2:15 p.m. on April 15, 2013.
Dozens of Braintree police officers, firefighters, town officials, employees and residents gathered in front of Town Hall Monday afternoon at 2:50 p.m. to mark the one-week anniversary of the Boston Marathon bombing. "We've had an incredibly difficult week for Boston and the state of Massachusetts," Mayor Joseph Sullivan said in brief remarks before he, Police Chief Russell Jenkins, Fire Chief Roberty Dyer and Town Council President Charles Kokoros rang a bell four times each for the four victims of the attackers. It was a moment to remember the victims, "pray for more hopeful time in days ahead" and honor public safety officers, the mayor said. "It is time to come together and perhaps understand one another a little better," Sullivan said…
Cities and towns across the country are holding moments of silence today on the week anniversary of the Newtown shooting.
Braintree officials and employees gathered outside Town Hall Friday morning for a moment of silence, marking a week since 26 children and staff were shot and killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown. They also rang a silver bell, set up below the flags waving at half-mast, and rang it 26 times for the victims at the school. Today is not a day for big speeches, Mayor Joseph Sullivan said, standing with Superintendent Dr. Peter Kurzberg, Police Chief Russell Jenkins, town councilors Henry Joyce and John Mullaney and others. Rather, it is a day to offer support and condolence for the children and educators who lost their lives. Braintree schools will not participate in the moment of silence at 9:30 a.m. taking place throughout the …
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