Newton native Christina Clarke Genco was tragically killed in June 2011 when she was struck by an SUV while riding her bike in Alabama for Bike & Build, Inc. Genco, who was 22 when she died, was honored Sunday during a Newton-based memorial bike ride.
The Newton South High School girls' softball team defeated Lincoln-Sudbury 8-1 Wednesday, May 2 to advance to a 3-4 record. The girls will face Acton-Boxborough next on Monday, May 7.
Information provided by team website on MaxPreps and photos provided by H. Nguyen.
Darnell McDonald visited the school on Friday, May 4, to speak with kids as part of the Red Sox "100 Days of Kindness" campaign. McDonald presented the school with 100 Wally Books and a number of Red Sox-themed prizes.
The new turf field is expected to be completed by the start of the fall 2012 sports season.
Newton Mayor Setti Warren and a number of Mount Ida College officials broke ground Thursday on a new artificial turf field at the Dedham Street campus. The new field, which is expected to be finished for the start of the fall 2012 sports season, will include new lights, a press box, scoreboard and new bleachers, according to a press release on the school's website. Representatives from the school’s athletic program as well as Mount Ida Board of Trustees Chair Michael Burns, Trustee Barry Wagner and Mount Ida President Dr. Lance Carluccio joined Warren for the event. “We are delighted to have Mayor Warren as our special guest for this ceremony, which marks a new era for Mustang Athletics at Mount Ida College. This new turf field and field…
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Mayor Setti Warren will join the local college for the groundbreaking of the construction of a new artificial turf field.
The following is a press release issued by Mount Ida College: Newton, MA – Mount Ida College is scheduled to a host a groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of its new artificial turf field to replace its grass turf main field, Thursday, May 3, 2012 at 5 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. Scheduled to attend the ceremony are: Honorable Setti Warren, Mayor of the City of Newton; Michael Burns, chair, Mount Ida College Board of Trustees; Dr. Lance Carluccio, president, Mount Ida College; Dr. Deborah Hirsch, vice president of development and external relations director; Matthew Burke, athletics director; and Katie Morvan, president, Student Athlete Advisory Committee. Also in attendance, will be students, members of Mount …
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Volunteers are still needed to help with the race events.
The 30th Annual Run of the Charles Canoe & Kayak Race is coming soon! The race, which runs through Newton, Waltham and Watertown among other local communities, will be held on Sunday, April 29. The annual event includes a 6-, 9- and 19-mile race as well as a 24-mile, five-leg canoe relay race for athletes and paddlers of all skills and ages. A 26-mile professional marathon is also included in the day's events, according to the Charles River Watershed Association's website. The CRWA is hosting the race. The race also runs through Dedham, Needham, and Wellesley and is intended to highlight recent improvement on the river. It draws more than 1,500 paddlers annually. The 6-mile races will kick off at Artesani Park Brighton at noon and 1 p.m. …
In the hours before the Boston Marathon, cyclists recreate the route from Hopkinton, through Newton, into Boston.
Hours before the first runners hit Newton's borders, or even left from Hopkinton, dozens of cyclists rode the route starting at midnight Sunday. Unlike the more-than-a-century-old Boston Marathon, the Boston Marathon Midnight Ride, "instigated by" Boston Societies of Spontenaity and Greg Hum, is an annual tradition since 2009. Riders take the last train out to the starting line, and bike the entire 26.2 mile route in the quiet, wee hours of Marathon Monday morning. It is not a race, there are no leaders, it is all for fun. The whole route takes about three hours to complete. Hum told the Globe that the idea came to him and some friends while they were attending Boston University. The first ride, in 2009, had 70 participants who brought …
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From the seasoned vets to the first timers, the sidelines along the marathon route in Newton were filled with excited spectators eager to cheer on participants.
More than 130 Newton residents were registered to run yesterday.
Finishing any marathon is certainly a feat. But finishing a marathon in 90-degree weather is a whole different story. Congratulations to the numerous Newton residents who ran yesterday's 116th Boston Marathon. More than 130 were signed up to participate and many of those runners managed to cross the finish line despite the difficult and unhealthy weather conditions. We tracked some runner progress along the way, but below is a list of the Garden City's top 10 male and female finishers. For a full photo gallery of runners heading through Newton, check out this story here. Top 10 female runners Top 10 male runners Information provided by the Boston Athletic Association website and the Boston Marathon athlete results page.
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After 26.2 grueling miles came, finally, the finish line.
The finish line. Whether getting there at all or getting there in your personal best time was your goal, it is sweet to cross it. For spectators, it's also sweet to see all that hard work, determination and pain pay off for the women and men who crossed it. Here are some of the photos we snapped at the finish line. Please add yours!
Melanie Graham
11:04 am on Thursday, May 10, 2012
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