Denise Lavoie

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A Boston Police honor guard is posted outside the Forum restaurant, the site of the second of two bombs that exploded near the finish line of the 2013 Boston Marathon, Tuesday, April 15, 2014 in Boston. Three were killed and more than 260 injured in last year's explosions near the finish line of the race. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

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Tributes planned to mark Boston Marathon bombing

Denise Lavoie · April 15, 2014 4:00 am

Mass. beauticians taught to spot domestic violence

Denise Lavoie · February 2, 2014 1:48 pm

FILE - This Nov. 21, 2002 file photo shows Tom Scholz, co-founder of the band Boston, in a recording studio in Waltham, Mass. A defamation lawsuit filed by Scholz against Micki Delp, the ex-wife of the band's late lead singer Brad Delp, was reinstated Tuesday, May 14, 2013, by the Massachusetts Appeals Court. Delp committed suicide in 2007, and Scholz claimed that remarks Micki Delp made to the Boston Herald could be construed as blaming Scholz for his death. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, file)

Defamation suit reinstated for founder of Boston

Denise Lavoie · May 14, 2013 4:00 am

FILE - In this Feb. 17, 2010, photo, Tamerlan Tsarnaev smiles after accepting the trophy for winning the 2010 New England Golden Gloves Championship in Lowell, Mass. Tsarnaev is the Boston Marathon bombing suspect who was killed in a police shootout. His uncle, Ruslan Tsarni, told The Associated Press Friday, May 10, 2013, that the body was buried in Virginia with the help of a "faith coalition." (AP Photo/The Lowell Sun, Julia Malakie, File) MANDATORY CREDIT

Boston bomb suspect buried in Virginia cemetery

Bob Lewis, Denise Lavoie · May 10, 2013 4:00 am

FILE - This courtroom sketch shows defendant Robel Phillipos appearing in front of Federal Magistrate Marianne Bowler at the Moakley Federal Courthouse in Boston, Mass. on Wednesday, May 1, 2013. Phillipos, and two other college friends of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, were arrested and charged with removing a backpack containing hollowed-out fireworks from Tsarnaev's dorm room. (AP Photo/Jane Flavell Collins)

Boston bomb suspect’s pal released pending trial

Denise Lavoie · May 6, 2013 4:00 am

FILE - This courtroom sketch shows defendant Robel Phillipos appearing in front of Federal Magistrate Marianne Bowler at the Moakley Federal Courthouse in Boston, Mass. on Wednesday, May 1, 2013. Phillipos, and two other college friends of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, were arrested and charged with removing a backpack containing hollowed-out fireworks from Tsarnaev's dorm room. (AP Photo/Jane Flavell Collins)

Massachusetts funeral director considers burial offers

Denise Lavoie · May 6, 2013 4:00 am

FILE - This courtroom sketch shows defendant Robel Phillipos appearing in front of Federal Magistrate Marianne Bowler at the Moakley Federal Courthouse in Boston, Mass. on Wednesday, May 1, 2013. Phillipos, and two other college friends of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, were arrested and charged with removing a backpack containing hollowed-out fireworks from Tsarnaev's dorm room. (AP Photo/Jane Flavell Collins)

Uncle arranging Boston bomb suspect’s burial rites

Denise Lavoie · May 5, 2013 4:00 am

This courtroom sketch shows signed by artist Jane Flavell Collins defendant Robel Phillipos appearing in front of Federal Magistrate Marianne Bowler at the Moakley Federal Courthouse in Boston, Mass., Wednesday, May 1, 2013. The Phillipos, and two other college friends of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, were arrested and charged with removing a backpack containing hollowed-out fireworks from Tsarnaev's dorm room. (AP Photo/Jane Flavell Collins)

For 3, bomb suspect’s friendship leads to charges

allen-breed, Denise Lavoie · May 2, 2013 4:00 am

State police move into UMASS Dartmouth on Friday, April 19, 2013, to investigate the dorm room of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 19, one of the two suspects wanted for the Boston Marathon bombing on Monday. Students at UMASS-Dartmouth were evacuated from campus on Friday as local and state officials investigate the dorm room of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 19, one of the two suspects wanted for the Boston Marathon bombing on Monday. Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was registered as a student at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, the school said. The campus closed down along with colleges around the Boston area. (AP Photo/Standard Times, Peter Pereira) MANDATORY CREDIT

FBI: 3 removed backpack from Boston suspect’s room

Bridget Murphy, Denise Lavoie · May 1, 2013 4:00 am

FILE - This undated photo provided by Bill Richard shows his son, Martin Richard, in Boston. Martin Richard, 8, was the youngest of three people killed in the explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon Monday, April 15, 2013. A private funeral Mass, followed by burial, was held with immediate family attending Tuesday, April 23, 2013, for Martin Richard. No other details were provided.(AP Photo/Bill Richard)

As Boston buries its dead, more evidence gathered

David Crary, Denise Lavoie · April 23, 2013 4:00 am

Mourners hug as they leave the funeral for Boston Marathon bomb victim Krystle Campbell, 29, at St. Joseph's Church in Medford, Mass. Monday, April 22, 2013. Hundreds of family and friends packed the church in Medford, Mass., for Campbell's funeral, while dozens more waited outside after being turned away. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

Bombing suspect charged, could face death penalty

Steve Peoples, Denise Lavoie · April 22, 2013 4:00 am

Medford and Somerville police line the street outside St. Joseph's Church in Medford, Mass. Monday, April 22, 2013 for the funeral of Boston Marathon bomb victim Krystle Campbell, 29. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

Boston Marathon bombing suspect is charged

Steve Peoples, Denise Lavoie · April 22, 2013 4:00 am