Wellesley Woman Runs for Late Husband
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By Robert Rosen
Hometown Weekly Staff
Dr. Terri Halperin planned to run the Boston Marathon this year to commemorate her 40th birthday with her husband, Dr. Michael Davidson.
Unfortunately, Davidson, the Director of Endovascular Cardiac Surgery at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, was killed last January when the son of one of his former patients shot and...
Hardy Community Members to Run Marathon
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By Rama K. Ramaswamy
When asked why Hardy parents Anna Garcia-Miller and Jennifer O’Neil-Sebaratnam and fourth grade teacher Felicia Moran decided to run the Boston Marathon, they all rallied around supporting METCO, which provides the opportunity for an integrated public school education for children of color from racially imbalanced schools in Boston by placing...
Westwood resident running in the Boston Marathon
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On April 18, 30,000 runners will begin at the starting line in Hopkinton ready to complete the 120th Boston Marathon. Joining those athletes is Kirsten Boger of Westwood, who is part of Team Summer Learning, a group of runners raising money to support campers at both Hale Reservation and Courageous Sailing. ...
Needham man running for Nashoba Learning Group
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By Josh Perry Hometown Weekly Staff
Needham resident Patrick Sheehan has signed on to run in this spring’s Boston Marathon to support the Nashoba Learning Group, Inc. where his son Declan has been a student since he was 4 years old.
Declan has autism and in a note on his fundraising page, Patrick...
Marathon Runners Support Wellesley Education Foundation
BID-Needham announces Boston Marathon team
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Dora Tavel-Sanchez Luz, owner of The Farmhouse restaurant in Needham, and Needham resident Ming Cheung, a registered dietician at Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital–Needham, will run the 2016 Boston Marathon® to raise money for the hospital’s new Breast Care Center.
The new center, opening later this year, will bring an...
Travis Roy Shares His Story in Dover
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By Robert Rosen Hometown Weekly Staff Not many people can tell you where they were and what they did on a specific day 20 years ago, but for Travis Roy, October 20, 1995 is a day that will forever be etched in his mind, not because it was the day he suffered a debilitating injury,...Needham’s Bridget Akinc running marathon for CASA
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By Josh Perry Hometown Weekly Staff
When Bridget Akinc moved to the Boston area almost 20 years ago, it became a dream to run in the Boston Marathon. That dream will be fulfilled in April when the Needham resident joins thousands of other runners at the starting line in Hopkinton...
Needham man to run for Alzheimer’s Association
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By Josh Perry Hometown Weekly Staff
Needham resident Ryan Mckee has signed on to run in this April’s Boston Marathon as part of the RUN to End Alzheimer’s team, which supports the local chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association.
McKee has a deep connection with the association and the fight to end...
Needham resident running for The Children’s Room
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By Josh Perry
Hometown Weekly Staff
Needham resident John Shea will join thousands of runners in April as part of the field for the 2016 Boston Marathon. Shea has joined a team of runners supporting The Children’s Room in Arlington, a nonprofit that provides support for children, teenagers, and families that are grieving.
In 2013,...
Needham resident running marathon to support YMCA
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