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2 days ago | boston.com | Kevin Slane

Matt James, the star of “The Bachelor” Season 25, looked to be in a good mood during the 2025 Boston Marathon, leaping in the air as as he crossed the finish line. James finished with a respectable time of 3:36:54, beating almost all of the other notable runners at this year’s race and besting his 2022 Boston Marathon finishing time by about 13 minutes. According to the reality TV star, however, the last mile of the 2025 Boston Marathon was tough sledding.

2 days ago | boston.com | Kevin Slane

It will be hard to spot a face in the crowd of 30,000 participants at the 2025 Boston Marathon on Monday. But if you search hard enough, you may spy a couple of famous figures along the 26.2-mile race course. Each year, a handful of celebrities head to Boston to try their luck at the Boston Marathon.

3 days ago | boston.com | Kristi Palma

Boston Marathon legends Bob Hall and Bill Rodgers are the 2025 Boston Marathon grand marshals. Hall, a Belmont native, was the first officially recognized wheelchair athlete to finish the Boston Marathon 50 years ago in April of 1975, “shattering barriers and redefining what’s possible,” according to the Boston Athletic Association (BAA). Connecticut native Bill Rodgers won the Boston Marathon for the first time that same year. It was his first of four titles: He won again in 1978, 1979, and 1980.

4 days ago | boston.com | Morgan Rousseau

A former top engineer for Keolis, which operates the MBTA’s commuter rail, has been sentenced to more than five years in federal prison for stealing $8.5 million meant to operate the commuter rail system. John P. Pigsley, 59, previously worked as Assistant Chief Engineer of Facilities for Keolis Commuter Services. He was sentenced in a Boston federal court Thursday to 70 months in prison, followed by three months of supervised release, according to U.S. Attorney Leah Foley.

5 days ago | boston.com | Morgan Rousseau

State police are investigating a five-car crash on Interstate 93 in Medford that killed a Revere man on Thursday night. Fredis Seravia-Corvera, 25, was pronounced dead after his Ford F-350 truck was struck and overturned on I-93 North near Exit 25 around 6:30 p.m, according to officials. On Friday, the Middlesex District Attorney’s Office said investigators are seeking information about a black Toyota Camry that may have been operating erratically before the crash.