A special performance will be presented by the performing troupe of the Shanghai Cancer Rehabilitation Club, composed entirely of cancer survivors. It will be staged at John Hancock Hall in Boston on May 14, 2013 at 7:30 PM.
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Cancer Survivors from Shanghai to Present a Special Performance at John Hancock Hall
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Malden Beats: Earth Day Celebration, James M. Sherman, Jr. Honored, and Opening of Oak Grove Pedal and Park Program
Mayor Gary Christenson joined DPW Director Bob Knox, Foreman John Hoskyns and Craftsman Steve Ruddock to celebrate Earth Day with Beebe School students. The students were educated on the importance of keeping the storm drains clear so that dirt and debris does not pollute the river. A demonstration of the DPW Vactor Truck which vacuums and flushes out clogged storm drains interested the students and teachers alike!
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Funerals Begin for Boston Bombing Victims
(from chinadaily.com.cn)
Boston, April 22, 2013, — A day of remembrance in Massachusetts reached around the world.
Hundreds of mourners crowded outside a suburban Boston church on Monday for the first of a series of funerals for the victims of the Boston Marathon bombing. It was followed by an evening university service for another young life cut short, this time a student from China.
Zheng Minhui, a classmate of Lu Lingzi, gives a remembrance speech during a memorial service for Lingzi at Metcalf Hall in Boston University’s George Sherman Student Union in Boston, Massachusetts, April 22, 2013.[Photo/Agencies]
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Pressley to Run for Reelection and Suzanne Lee Kicks off Campaign in Boston City Council Races
Boston, April 22, 2013, — As Boston is still dealing with the aftermath of the Marathon bombings a week after two bombs went off near the 117th Boston Marathon finish line, killing three people and seriously injuring dozens more.
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BU Today — Memorial Service for Lingzi Lu
By David Li, bostonese.com
Boston, April 22, 2013, — Family members of Lingzi Lu, who died from the Boston Marathon bombings on April 15, arrived at Logan airport at around 12:05 a.m. on April 20. Chinese ambassador to the United States Cui Tiankai was at the airport to greet the family members.
Picture of Lingzi Lu.
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At Least 186 Dead in Lushan Earthquake in Western Sichuan Province
(from cntv.cn)
In South China’s Sichuan province, a magnitude-7 earthquake has caused heavy casualties. Now 40 hours– more than half of the 72-hour golden period has passed. The rescue work is ongoing.
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President Obama Signs Massachusetts Disaster Declaration Over Blizzard Nemo
Washington, D.C., April 19, 2013, — The President today declared a major disaster exists in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and ordered Federal aid to supplement commonwealth and local recovery efforts in the area affected by the severe winter storm, snowstorm, and flooding during the period of February 8-9, 2013.
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President Obama Met with Members of His National Security Team on Boston Bombings Investigation
Washington, D.C., April 19, 2013 – The President continues to be briefed on the investigation by his national security team. The most recent briefing, provided in the Oval Office by Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Lisa Monaco, concluded shortly after 4 p.m.
Meeting in the Situation Room of the White House. (Pictured, from left, are: FBI Director Robert Mueller; Lisa Monaco, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism; Attorney General Eric Holder; Deputy National Security Advisor Tony Blinken; and Vice President Joe Biden. Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
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MIT Cancels Classes for Friday as Boston Hunts for Suspect #2 in Boston Bombings
MIT officer Sean Collier Killed in the Line of Duty identified
MIT has identified the police officer killed in the line of duty on Thursday evening as Patrol Officer Sean A. Collier, 26, of Somerville, Mass.
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President Obama’s Speech and Order of Service at Cathedral of the Holy Cross on April 18, 2013
Hello, Boston!
Scripture tells us to “run with endurance the race that is set before us.” Run with endurance the race that is set before us.
On Monday morning, the sun rose over Boston. The sunlight glistened off the Statehouse dome. In the Common and the Public Garden, spring was in bloom. On this Patriot’s Day, like so many before, fans jumped onto the T to see the Sox at Fenway. In Hopkinton, runners laced up their shoes and set out on a 26.2-mile test of dedication and grit and the human spirit. And across this city, hundreds of thousands of Bostonians lined the streets — to hand the runners cups of water and to cheer them on.
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