Community Corner
The Week's Top Stories: Marathon Memorials; Lower Falls Stabbing; Tragic Fire
Catch up on your Newton news.
- The coverage of the Marathon bombings continued on Newton Patch this week, including stories from the moving memorial service for slain MIT Officer Sean Collier. To see all of our Marathon-related stories, check out our story page.
- Newton-related Boston Marathon stories continue to come in: We heard from the Newton Police Department and how they helped in the search for the bombing suspect. Over at Boston College, one grad student paid special tribute to Boston during the London Marathon while another BC grad student continues to recover after she was seriously injured in the bombings.
- President Barack Obama recognized a Lasell College student for her volunteer work during the Marathon.
- Meanwhile, the memorial at the Johnny Kelley statue in Newton continues to grow.
- Gov. Deval Patrick appointed a new Middlesex County District Attorney on Tuesday.
- The Newton School Committee took an official vote on the last day of school for Newton.
- A Newton man was charged with attempted murder after a stabbing in Lower Falls earlier this week. The man .
- The Newton Police Dept. received a grant to help fight underage drinking.
- A body found in Providence was confirmed to be that of missing Brown Univ. student Sunil Tripathi. Tripathi was last in touch with his aunt, who lives in Newton.
- An elderly woman tragically passed away in a fire on Rowe Street in Newton on Friday.
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