Saturday, April 20, 2013
Authorities took potential evidence from Ailina Tsarnaev of West New York at the same time her younger brother was being taken into custody in Watertown, Massachusetts.
FBI agents and local police spent several hours in a West New York apartment Friday night removing computers, cell phones and other belongings from the residence of Ailina Tsarnaev, the sister of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects, according to northjersey.com. A police presence in the form of one cruiser vehicle was stationed in front of the apartment building Saturday morning, the report said, and the officer on duty did not know how long the detail was scheduled to last. Officials told northjersey.com a 24-hour police presence would be placed outside the apartment. It was not known if Tsarnaev was still in the residence Saturday. Tsarnaev’s brothers, Dzhokhar A. Tsarnaev, 19, and Tamerlan Tsarnaev, 26 are suspected of planting the two…
Friday, April 19, 2013
Investigation leads FBI agents to homes in Bergen and Hudson counties
Federal agents descended on two homes in North Jersey Friday linked to the sisters of the alleged Boston Marathon bombers, according to law enforcement officials and published reports. FBI agents and local police arrived earlier Friday at the West New York apartment of Ailina Tsarnaev, 22, the sister of suspected Boston Marathon attackers Dzhokhar A. Tsarnaev, 19, and Tamerlan Tsarnaev, 26. "This is all new for us,” West New York Police Commissioner Caridad Rodriguez said, northjersey.com reported. “It’s a scary day in West New York." Tamerlan Tsarnaev was killed early this morning after a police chase in Massachusetts, and a manhunt was underway to locate Dzhokhar. An MIT campus police officer was also slain shortly before the pursuit. …
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
All state buildings will comply with executive order on Thursday.
Governor Chris Christie issued an executive order calling for flags to be flown at half-staff on all state buildings Thursday to remember the victims of the Boston Marathon bombing and show solidarity with the city, officials said. The order, which was issued late Tuesday, will effect state and U.S. flags on “all State departments, offices, agencies, and instrumentalities during appropriate hours on Thursday, April 18, 2013, in recognition and mourning of the passing of the victims of the bombings that took place at the Boston Marathon,” a release from the governor’s office said. Three people were killed and more than 130 injured when two explosions rocked the finish line of the world's most prominent marathon. The two explosions came as …
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
All three Cranford residents who ran in the Boston Marathon are safe following Monday's explosions.
Family members and friends say two of the three Cranford residents who raced in the Boston Marathon Monday were safe following Monday's explosions, which killed three people and injured dozens. Jessica Barr, 27; Chad Kutney, 34 and Rocco Della Serra, 51, were uninjured following two explosions near the finish line of the 2013 Boston Marathon Monday. "I finished earlier, met up with my wife, Amy and extended family, to celebrate over lunch on newbury near the finish. Needless to say, our plans changed and we returned safely home last night," Kutney said Tuesday morning. "Our hearts and prayers go out to Boston, and I am very happy to hear the other runners from Cranford are also home safe." Jessica Barr's co-workers at the Westfield Running…
Krissy Suckow, a teacher in Union County finished Boston Marathon about 20 minutes before bomb went off
Krissy Suckow, who ran in the Boston Marathon on Monday, had time on the drive home to the Jersey Shore to think about how someone planned the bombing that left three dead, including an 8-year-old child, and at least 141 wounded. And she just kept thinking about the 5K race that was run the day before. "They had a 5K race the day before set up on the marathon course," Suckow said, as she rode in her father's car as he drove them home to Wall on Monday evening. "The finish line and everything were all set up for the marathon the next day, so anyone could see the whole course the day before and plan exactly where they wanted to do this," said Suckow, 29, a seventh and eighth grade teacher at Rahway Academy in Union County. And plan they …
Monday, April 15, 2013
More than 500 runners from New Jersey in annual race.
Families of the 562 New Jersey runners who participated in the Boston Marathon spent a tense Monday awaiting confirmation that their loved ones were not among the more than 100 people injured in two bomb blasts. There were no reports of injuries to any of the New Jersey contingent as of Monday night. Runners took to Facebook to tell loved ones they were safe after authorities shut down cell phone service as a precaution against remote detonation of bombs. An 8-year-old boy was among the three dead and more than 130 injured when two explosions rocked the finish line of the world's most prominent marathon. The two explosions came as runners crossed the finish at the 4:09 mark of the race. Christian Treitler, 51, of Woodcliff Lake, finished …
The mother of another runner from New Jersey still hasn't heard from her son.
At 3:15 p.m., David Allen had finished running the Boston Marathon, and was on the road back to New Jersey. He had no idea there had been explosions at the Marathon, which had apparently claimed several lives and caused scores of injuries. The text function on his cell phone suddenly went beserk. "That's how I found out. I started getting texts from people, asking if I was OK," said Allen, 34, of Metuchen. He pulled the car over to look at the pictures on his phone. "I ran past there, an hour before the explosion," he said. "My family was there." Eleanor Phelan is standing watch in her Metuchen home, posted by the phone and the television endlessly replaying the video of the explosions. Her son, John, 42, was a runner in the Marathon. "…
Tuesday, April 2, 2013
Eric Rubinson says his journey has taught him that life is 'a series of decisions that take you someplace that defines who you become.'
It's been a year since Eric Rubinson competed in the Boston Marathon. He's no novice to the sport, but crossing the finish line in the most famous 26.2-mile race ended a journey that even the most obsessive long-distance runners could never imagine. When Rubinson made his last stride across Boylston Street on April 16, he succeeded in having run at least one marathon in all 50 states. An incredible accomplishment, to be sure, especially when he makes one startling revelation. "I never really saw myself as a runner. It was just something to do," he said with a grin. Despite having completed more than 50 marathons, Rubinson isn't your usual runner. By by the end of the line in Boston, he had logged at least 2,096 miles in competition. …
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