BOSTON — The seven-year mark of the Boston Marathon Bombings in the heart of Boston. The city typically commemorates the day with several in-person ceremonies, but not this year with the COVID-19 health crisis now plaguing the country.
Boston Mayor Marty Walsh said in his daily briefing, "this is what strong cities do. We see a need, we work together, we meet it."
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At the Boston Marathon Bombing Memorial on Boylston Street, Kayla Valente and her sister told Boston 25 News that they wanted to stop and commemorate the victims.
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"I still think the city is coming together, if in a very different way,” said Valente, still wearing a cloth mask amid the ongoing pandemic. “And we can't all physically be together, but I think people have been finding ways to reach out and be with each other."
Valente also pointed out the marathon may have been postponed because of the pandemic but, “the doctors, the nurses, the respiratory therapists, the pharmacists, the cooks, the cleaners are all running one this year.”
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