Brief, quiet Marathon ceremony held

During the morning ceremony, the sister and brother of Martin Richard placed a wreath on a stand in front of the Forum Restaurant.

Governor Deval Patrick (left), the Richard family, and Mayor Martin Walsh (right) attended the morning ceremony.

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Governor Deval Patrick (left), the Richard family, and Mayor Martin Walsh (right) attended the morning ceremony.

The brief ceremony was held at the bombing sites on Boylston Street.

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The brief ceremony was held at the bombing sites on Boylston Street.

Cardinal O’Malley embraced the family members of Marathon bombing victims.

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Cardinal Sean O’Malley embraced the family members of Marathon bombing victims.

Cardinal O’Malley read a prayer during the event.

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Cardinal O’Malley read a prayer during the event.

The sister and brother of Martin Richard placed a wreath on a stand in front of the Forum Restaurant.

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The sister and brother of Martin Richard placed a wreath on a stand in front of the Forum Restaurant.

Two police officers were to stand guard all day at each wreath.

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Two police officers were to stand guard all day at each wreath.

Passers-by watched families of the 2013 bombing victims and public officials place a wreath at the site of the first bomb blast near the finish line.

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Passers-by watched as a wreath was placed at the site of the first bomb blast.

Kevin Cullen

The resilience of optimism

Seeing the Marathon bombing survivors get back to what they love and who they love has healed so many.

Tattered banners at the Old South Church entrance on Boylston Street are reminders of the bombings.

Emotional impact runs deep, wide in Boston

A year after the Marathon bombings, much about the city looks and feels as it long has, but nothing is really quite the same.

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Those directly affected are most likely to have nightmares, or to feel sad in the next several days, mental health specialists caution.

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Family members of victims are coming to the city for official remembrances that are stirring up hope, but also pain.

Flanked by children Sydney and Tyler, double amputee Celeste Corcoran trained to run the final yards of this year’s race.

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A year since Marathon attacks, many of wounded struggle

What remains for many of the victims are relentless injuries nobody sees.

Opinion

TOM KEANE

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Martin Walsh is reportedly “dead set” against dispensaries, meaning they will have an uphill battle in the City on a Hill.