As the start of the race, Hopkinton starts closing roads immediately surrounding the start line and town common (Main Street, Ash Street, Park Street, and Hayden Rowe) at 6:30 a.m. Other roads leading ...

Heartbreak Hill is a half mile long at a 5% gradient. It ends around mile 21. The Boston Marathon is not known as a flat and fast marathon; after all, it's known for the brutal Heartbreak Hill. But it ...

The incident happened around 9:20 a.m. Thursday as organizers and volunteers were working along the race course ahead of Monday's marathon.

In 1638, an earthquake in what is now New Hampshire and Plymouth, Massachusetts, left colonists stumbling from the strong ...

The 2025 Boston Marathon will be held Monday, April 21. The event is traditionally held on Patriots' Day, which commemorates the inaugural battles of the American Revolution.

Sloan, who served as Norwalk's superintendent from 1983 to 1998, died on April 8 at 83 years old, according to his obituary. He was born on May 7, 1941 in Philadelphia.

Best Spots to View the 2025 Boston Marathon, and Key Places. Check into the start area and get your picture taken with the runner you are following in front of the famous ‘Statu ...

Sister Catherine Theresa Ginty, CSJ, (Sister Dorena), in her 82nd year as a beloved member of the Sisters of Saint Joseph of Boston, died Tuesday, April 15, 2025.  Daughter of the late Anthony J. and ...