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Registration for 128th Boston Marathon to open Sept. 11

WCVB.com (News South of Boston) 6/5 4:29A

Field Size Set at 30,000 Participants for Hopkinton-to-Boston Race

Heartbroken mother urges swim safety a year after son drowned at Brookline party

CBS Boston (News) 6/1 5:08P Juli McDonald

CAMBRIDGE - For Sipho Mangcu of Cambridge, Memorial Day weekend will never again mark the unofficial start to summer. "It's something I walk around with every single second of my life," she said. It...

14 Massachusetts organizations awarded funding to provide free swimming lessons

CBS Boston (News) 6/1 7:57A WBZ-News Staff

BOSTON - Gov. Maura Healey and Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll announced 14 organizations throughout Massachusetts will be given funding to provide free beginner swimming lessons to residents of all ages. "Every Massachusetts resident deserves access to...

Wake Up Call from Wellesley Middle School

WCVB.com (News South of Boston) 5/31 11:34P

Thursday's Wake Up Call comes from Wellesley Middle School.

Inaugural Dick Hoyt Memorial 'Yes You Can' Race honors running legacy

CBS Boston (News) 5/27 12:41P Paul Burton

HOPKINTON - At the sound of a horn, a very special legacy was honored and new tradition kicked off in Hopkinton. On Saturday, hundreds took to the starting line to take part for the inaugural Dick...

First Dick Hoyt Memorial Road Race held days after Rick Hoyt's death

WCVB.com (Odd News) 5/27 9:47A

Longtime Bruins captain Zdeno Chara was among the hundreds who ran in honor of the iconic father-and-son team who completed 32 Boston Marathons together.

127th Boston Marathon raised $40.2 million for non-profit organizations, BAA says

WCVB.com (Odd News) 5/24 4:00A

The money raised on April 17 marked the highest amount raised surrounding a single Boston Marathon.

New road race to honor Boston Marathon legend Dick Hoyt to go on as scheduled

CBS Boston (News) 5/24 12:53A WBZ-News Staff

HOPKINTON - The Hoyt family says the new Dick Hoyt memorial road race will go on as planned this weekend, just days after the death of Rick Hoyt. The first annual " Dick Hoyt Memorial 'Yes You Can' Run Together " will be held as scheduled...