At 2025 Boston Marathon, athletes from around the world meet their moment
Kenya’s Sharon Lokedi set a new course record in the professional women’s race with time of 2:17:22.
The Old South Church bell tolls for marathon winners. He gets to ring it.
David Vogan has been ringing the bell to mark the marathon’s victors since the ’90s.
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Cambridge leaders worry about ‘ripple effect’ of Trump’s funding cuts to Harvard
The Trump administration’s latest salvo targets Harvard’s tax-exempt status at the same time the university’s home city of Cambridge is looking to scale back its budget plans. -
New Bedford arrest video raises questions about constitutional violations
Law enforcement agents smashed the back window of a man’s car and indicated in Spanish they did not have an immigration order before they detained him, a video recorded by the man’s wife shows. -
Why Massachusetts is still in a drought
“Drought is a long-term condition,” said Vandana Rao, director of water policy at the Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs. -
Mass. House pitches spending increase as backstop against federal ‘chaos’
Massachusetts leaders say they can’t fully make up for federal funding cuts but propose help for food security programs and a defense fund for immigrants. -
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