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Week in Review: Tsarnaev Smacked With 30 Indictments
Here are some of our top stories of the week in Back Bay.
Here are some of the highlights from Back Bay Patch's coverage this past week. This is only a small sample—to see all the coverage, click on the News tab on the navigation bar.
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Also, check out our Local Voices bloggers' latest posts, and start blogging yourself—no application necessary!Grand Jury Hammers Marathon Bombing Suspect with 30 Charges
A federal jury returned 30 counts against suspected Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. The 70-page indictment includes charges for weapons of mass destruction, murder and more.
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"Seventeen of the charges authorize a penalty of up to life in prison or the death penalty. The remaining charges authorize a maximum penalty of life in prison or a fixed term of years. Tsarnaev is scheduled to be arraigned on July 10, 2013, in U.S. District Court in Boston," read a statement released by U.S. Attorney Carmen Ortiz.
See Back Bay's Special Election Results
Voters in Back Bay went to the polls on Tuesday for the special election that saw Congressman Edward Markey (D-Malden) beat businessman and former U.S. Navy SEAL Gabriel Gomez (R-Cohasset).Markey won Back Bay big over Gomez and third party candidate Richard Heos of Woburn of the Twelve Visions Party. In Boston overall, unofficial totals had Markey taking 76 percent of the vote to Gomez's 23 percent and Heos getting under 1 percent.
Public Garden Ranked in Top 10 U.S. Parks by TripAdvisor
Readers of the website TripAdvisor have ranked the Boston Public Garden the 7th-best public park in the nation, according to a Thursday release from the city.Find out what's happening in Back Bayfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
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