Veterans To Honor World War I Servicemen Who Kept Boston Marathon Alive
One hundred years ago, a group of servicemen turned the Boston Marathon into a relay to keep the race alive. Now a group of veterans will honor them.
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One hundred years ago, a group of servicemen turned the Boston Marathon into a relay to keep the race alive. Now a group of veterans will honor them.
Most marathoners take 35,000 steps to reach the finish line. John Young needs 80,000.
According to the FBI, there are currently no credible threats to the 2018 Boston Marathon.
Lingzi Lu was just 23 years old when she was killed at the Boston Marathon finish line in 2013. Her family has started a foundation to keep her spirit alive and give back to the community she loved so much.
Right now, Caitlin Callinan is not old enough to officially compete. But lucky for her, Marathon Monday falls right on her 18th birthday.
The father of Conrad Roy is running the Boston Marathon to help spare others from the pain he still feels after his son committed suicide.
For the first time, trauma survivors and victim's families will come together to launch a new global charity on Thursday.
Each 'Boston' screening will feature special guests available for a Q&A session after the documentary.
Mary Shertenlieb has battled back from a dire form of cancer and she's also been battling the winter weather, training for her first Boston Marathon.
Meb Keflezighi is back for the 2018 Boston Marathon as a member of Team MR8 in honor of Martin Richard, the youngest victim of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings.
The Last Call Foundation honors a Boston firefighter who was killed on the job exactly four years ago.
John Hancock employees were out pounding the pavement during a reprieve from the snow to get ready for the Boston Marathon.
The two famous athletes joined runners Saturday morning for the Boston Athletic Association's "Run With Heart" event.
More than half a million people line the 26.2 mile Boston Marathon course each Patriots' Day, to cheer on elite athletes, loved ones, and complete strangers.
Robel Phillipos was convicted in 2015 of lying to authorities investigating the 2013 bombing.
Streets all along the Boston Marathon route will be closed to traffic on Monday, April 17th.
CBS Boston has you covered for the 121st Boston Marathon, with live coverage on CBSBoston.com, WBZ-TV and WBZ NewsRadio 1030. New to this year's TV broadcast team, Marblehead native Shalane Flanagan.
There are other course guides out there, but this one was written from years of experience, complete with visual cues, crowd cues, physical cues and strategy tips.
While there's nothing a runner can do at this point to add to their fitness, there are plenty of ways to undermine it.
The challenge at this point is to continue to cut mileage without letting the taper cause worry and self doubt.
The Boston Marathon is only three weeks away, and while the heavy-duty training is over, the taper offers challenges of its own.
For runners, one month before the Boston Marathon is the perfect time for a little dress rehearsal of the race.
From Food and Nightlife, to the Arts, Music and Family events, here are the Boston's Best topics that more of you read than any other.
Here are five things you didn't know about the Americans in the 2013 Boston Marathon elite field.
Most locals can name them: Hopkinton, Ashland, Framingham, Natick, Wellesley, Newton, Brookline, and of course Boston. But here are five things you didn't know about the communities along the marathon route.
Anna Maria College and Hampshire College are laying off a combined 350 staff members after announcing plans to close.
Gas prices in Massachusetts have officially reached the $4 mark for the first time in more than three years.
Janette MacAusland, the Wellesley, Massachusetts mother charged with the murders of her two young children, will appear in court in Vermont Monday afternoon.
Boston Globe reporter Emily Sweeney has become an online sensation for a social media video in her distinctive Boston accent.
Payton Pritchard scored 32 points, and Jayson Tatum added 30 as the Celtics crushed the Sixers in Joel Embiid's return in Game 4 to take a commanding 3-1 series lead.
Janette MacAusland, the Wellesley mother charged with the murders of her two young children, will be in court in Vermont Monday.
Gas prices in Massachusetts have officially reached the $4 mark for the first time in more than three years.
The Coast Guard has suspended the search for a crew member who fell off a Norwegian cruise ship while it was traveling from Bermuda to Boston.
Boston Globe reporter Emily Sweeney has become an online sensation for a social media video in her distinctive Boston accent.
Members of the Red Sox front office addressed the media for the first time since firing manager Alex Cora.
There was a possible measles exposure at Logan Airport in Boston last week, Massachusetts health officials say.
A new study finds that a simple blood test could predict Alzheimer's disease long before symptoms appear.
The Lone Star tick, which can cause alpha-gal syndrome, is spreading north throughout Massachusetts.
Boston's cold and snowy winter might have an effect on this year's pollen allergy season.
HHS Secretary RFK Jr. wants the popular coffee chains to prove their surgery drinks are safe for teens and suggested the Trump administration could place limits on your cup of coffee.
There have been four violent attacks in three weeks at Tewksbury Hospital and a state representative is taking the fight to Beacon Hill to give security the non-lethal equipment back.
A family is demanding answers from the Gloucester, Massachusetts school district, after learning their five-year-old son was left alone in a quiet room for nearly half an hour.
A nurse says the decision is leaving the staff and patients at Tewksbury Hospital vulnerable to serious injury.
A Dorchester woman says Boston Police opened fire through her closed apartment door and the bullets went into her 5-year-old son's bedroom.
The I-Team has learned the Massachusetts Dept. of Health wants to take away pepper spray and non-lethal restraints from Tewksbury State Hospital safety officers.
Both the Trump and Healey administrations are using government websites to blame each other for the shutdown.
Which party stands to take more of the blame from voters for the government shutdown? Here's what a new poll says.
A UNH Survey Center/Granite State poll shows John Sununu crushing Scott Brown by 23 points among likely primary voters in New Hampshire.
Seth Moulton said he's running against Sen. Ed Markey because "our party leaders are clinging to that old playbook."
Maine Governor Janet Mills' run for Senate comes with an unusual promise - she will only serve one six-year term.
The Market Basket Board of Directors was justified in firing longtime CEO Arthur T. Demoulas, a judge ruled Monday.
April 20 is Patriots' Day and Marathon Monday in Massachusetts. Here's what's open and what's closed.
Another movie theater in Massachusetts is closing its doors. The Route One Cinema Pub in North Attleboro will shut down in May.
The bill would ban single-use plastic bags and implement a 10-cent fee for paper bags at Massachusetts stores.
Easter is today. Stores like Market Basket, Big Y and Stop & Shop have shared whether they'll be open or closed for the holiday.
Spectacle Island in Boston Harbor is a 114-acre destination just 4 miles from downtown Boston.
A modern school with a historic aesthetic, St. Benedict Classical Academy in Natick blends contemporary design with timeless style.
The Lexington Minute Men represent the original colonial militia who fought in the first battle of the American Revolution.
In the middle of Maine's forests lies the Desert of Maine, a surprising stretch of rolling sand dunes formed when farming practices exposed ancient glacial sand.
Known for her vibrant, handcrafted pottery, Boston artist Jill Rosenwald has made a name for herself in the industry.
Payton Pritchard scored 32 points, and Jayson Tatum added 30 as the Celtics crushed the Sixers in Joel Embiid's return in Game 4 to take a commanding 3-1 series lead.
The Bruins fell behind 4-0 in the first period at TD Garden, and the Sabres cruised to a Game 4 win.
Willson Contreras hit his sixth home run of the season and second in as many games, and the Boston Red Sox responded to the firing of manager Alex Cora with a 5-3 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Sunday.
Members of the Red Sox front office addressed the media for the first time since firing manager Alex Cora.
Mike Vrabel was absent for day three of the NFL Draft on Saturday as the New England Patriots selected 6 new players, including a defensive lineman from Boston College.
A Boston man says he's lucky to be alive after jumping into the Charles River to save his dog.
Little Joe the gorilla is leaving Boston after decades at the Franklin Park Zoo.
There's been another sighting of an unusual killer whale named Old Thom in the waters off Massachusetts.
A soccer coach in Ludlow, Massachusetts plans to pay it forward after winning big on a lottery scratch ticket.
The Rumney Rocks Climbing Area is partially closed as nesting peregrine falcons could attack rock climbers.