Boston Marathon Bombings, A Big Brother Nominee, Record Shop Owner-Roseville Rewind

When Eric Kronback finished running the Boston Marathon  this past Monday afternoon and 90 minutes later heard two loud booms, the Roseville man thought someone had shot off a ceremonial cannon, as part of the race festivities. 

But Kronback quickly learned the loud booms were two exploding bombs, an event that has gripped the nation for the past week. That was among the top read stories this past week on Roseville Patch. To read the full report , click on to this link. 

Meanwhile, here are some other significant stories from the past week on Roseville Patch. Click on to the highlighted links to see the complete posts.

Dayton Names Tammy Pust Chief Administrative Law Judge 

Gov. Mark Dayton today (Friday) announced he has appointed Tammy Pust as Chief Administrative Law Judge for the Minnesota Office of Administrative Hearings.

Roseville's Jim Badzinski Nominated for Big Brother of The Year 

Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Greater Twin Cities said this week it has nominated Roseville resident Jim Badzinski as Big Brother of the Year.

Beatles' Butcher Album Cover a Trivia Favorite of Roseville Record Shop Owner 

With National Record Store Day today (Satuday, April 20), classic rock trivia master Rik Schwinden shared with Roseville Patch one of his most favorite pieces of music minutiae-the Beatles Butcher album cover.

Among the 23,000 runners at the annual race were approximately 500 Minnesota residents, according to StarTribune.com. A compilation of stories from runners. 

In March, Roseville had a median sales price of $176,250, up 5.5 percent from $167,000 for the same sales period a year ago.

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