Neighbors, fellow firefighters, men from a motorcycle club and family have attended the funeral service for Kennedy.
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Michael Kennedy’s funeral is being held at Holy Name Church in West Roxbury.
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Thousands of firefighters have come to West Roxbury to honor Kennedy.
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Firefighters prepared to raise the American flag between Ladders 24 and 26 before the funeral.
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The honor guard practiced outside of Holy Name Church on Thursday morning.
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Kennedy's picture on a program for the funeral.
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The funeral was being held in the West Roxbury neighborhood where Kennedy grew up.
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The Medal of Valor at the altar of the church.
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A bowl of flowers sits inside the church before the funeral service.
A somber scene in West Roxbury for Michael KennedyCentre Street was quiet, despite the crowds of thousands, as the fallen Boston firefighter was brought to Holy Name Church.
Fernando Rivera has been digging graves at this cemetery for 40 years, and he remembers every grave in this field. This field, he said, is different.
The aide was convicted on charges that he pressured a vendor to donate a truck to a city in the former Lawrence mayor’s native country.
An Iraq War veteran being treated for mental illness opened fire, killing 3 and wounding 16 at the same base as a deadly 2009 shooting.
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Something fishy about David Ortiz’s selfieSo was this a Big Papi Moment to add to the hundreds of others? Or was it manufactured and disingenuous? We will all have our opinions.
Fans will be able to chow down on this new official burger at a Tasty Burger concession stand in Fenway.
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Domestic violence laws are not applied equallyThe Jared Remy and Carlos Henriquez cases show how domestic violence charges can be treated differently.
David Ortiz and Mike Napoli homered as the Red Sox rebounded from an Opening Day defeat in Baltimore.
Officer Gregory Maloney died Tuesday after a motorcycle crash and was remembered fondly by colleagues.
A bomb exploded near a convoy carrying the former Pakistani president, but he was unharmed.
State treasurer and Mass. gubernatorial candidate Steven Grossman repeatedly struck a tone of economic populism.
The device lets consumers watch Amazon’s extensive video library as well as play a wide array of games on their TVs.
Known as “the Godfather of House Music,” the 59-year-old DJ and producer had an undeniable impact on the world of dance music, and popular music in general.
Kerry Washington’s pregnancy on “Scandal” has remained better hidden than most. Here’s a look at some of the attempts to hide growing bumps.
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