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    Peabody Mayor Edward Bettencourt addresses the congregation at Tuesday night’s interfaith service honoring the victims of the Boston Marathon terrorist attacks.

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    BOSTON MARATHON BOMBING VIGILS

    Peabody Mayor Edward Bettencourt addresses the congregation at Tuesday night’s interfaith service honoring the victims of the Boston Marathon terrorist attacks.

    Terri Ogan for Boston.com

    Peabody residents show their support in attending an interfaith service honoring the victims from the Boston Marathon attacks.

    Terri Ogan for Boston.com
    MEDFORD, MA - APRIL 21: People wait on line to attend the wake for 29-year-old Krystle Campbell who was one of three people killed in the Boston Marathon bombings on April 21, 2013 in Medford, Massachusetts. A private funeral will be held Monday for the 29-year-old restaurant manager who was raised in Medford. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

    Mourners waited on line to attend the wake for 29-year-old Krystle Campbell, who was one of three people killed in the Boston Marathon bombings.

    Mario Tama/Getty Images
    WATERTOWN, MA - APRIL 20: Watertown Police officer Brandon O'Neill (R) touches the head of a young boy during a candlelight vigil at Victory Park on April 20, 2013 in Watertown, Massachusetts. A manhunt for Dzhokhar A. Tsarnaev, 19, a suspect in the Boston Marathon bombing ended after he was apprehended on a boat parked on a residential property in Watertown, Massachusetts. His brother Tamerlan Tsarnaev, 26, the other suspect, was shot and killed after a car chase and shootout with police. The bombing, on April 15 at the finish line of the marathon, killed three people and wounded at least 170. (Photo by Jared Wickerham/Getty Images)

    Watertown Police officer Brandon O'Neill touched the head of a young boy during a candlelight vigil at Victory Park on April 20 in Watertown.

    Jared Wickerham/Getty Images
    WATERTOWN, MA - APRIL 21: A woman holds up her hand while singing during a morning service at the Redeemer Fellowship Church, just a few blocks from the crime scene on Franklin Street, on Mount Auburn Street on April 21, 2013 in Watertown, Massachusetts. A manhunt for Dzhokhar A. Tsarnaev, 19, a suspect in the Boston Marathon bombing ended after he was apprehended on a boat parked on a residential property in Watertown, Massachusetts. His brother Tamerlan Tsarnaev, 26, the other suspect, was shot and killed after a car chase and shootout with police. The bombing, on April 15 at the finish line of the marathon, killed three people and wounded at least 170.(Photo by Jared Wickerham/Getty Images)

    A woman held up her hand while singing during a morning service at the Redeemer Fellowship Church in Watertown, just a few blocks from the crime scene on Franklin Street.

    Jared Wickerham/Getty Images
    In this photograph made with a fisheye lens, people attend an interfaith service held near a makeshift memorial on Boylston Street, near the finish line of the Boston Marathon, Sunday, April 21, 2013, in Boston. The city is coping in the aftermath of the marathon bombing. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

    People attended an interfaith service held near the makeshift memorial on Boylston Street on April 21.

    Julio Cortez/AP Photo
    04/21/2013 DORCHESTER, MA Father Sean Connor (cq) held a parishioner's child during his sermon at a mass at Saint Ann Parish Neponset (cq) in Dorchester. The church is located near the home of marathon bombing victim Martin Richard (cq). (Aram Boghosian for The Boston Globe)

    The Reverend Sean Connor held a parishioner's child during his sermon at a Mass at St. Ann Parish in Dorchester. The church is located near the home of marathon bombing victim Martin Richard.

    Aram Boghosian for the Boston Globe
    BOSTON, MA - APRIL 21: Nurse practitioner Maureen Quaranto (R), who treated victims of the Boston Marathon bombings in Tent A, wears her Boston Marathon jacket while praying at Mass at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross on the first Sunday after the Boston Marathon bombings on April 21, 2013 in Boston, Massachusetts. Quaranto said she will definitely attend the marathon next year and added, "There is evil but there is a lot more good, a lot more love." The Mass honored the victims of the bombings and subsequent manhunt as well as first responders. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

    Nurse practitioner Maureen Quaranto, who treated victims of the bombings in Tent A, wore her Boston Marathon jacket while praying at Mass at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross on the first Sunday after the Boston Marathon bombings on April 21.

    Quaranto said she will definitely attend the marathon next year and added, "There is evil but there is a lot more good, a lot more love."

    The Mass honored the victims of the bombings and subsequent manhunt as well as first responders.

    Mario Tama/Getty Images
    Annie Packard, 13, sings during Trinity Episcopal Church Sunday service at Temple Israel, which allowed the Trinity congregation hold service, Sunday, April 21, 2013, in Boston. Trinity is within the blocked-off area near the finish line of the Boston Marathon, where earlier in the week two bombs exploded. Packard was in the grandstands when the first bomb exploded and ran away in the direction of the second bomb, which went off 10 seconds later. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

    Annie Packard, 13, sang during the Trinity Episcopal Church Sunday service at Temple Israel, which allowed the Trinity congregation to hold service. Trinity is within the blocked-off area near the finish line of the Boston Marathon.

    Packard was in the grandstands when the first bomb exploded and ran away in the direction of the second bomb, which went off 10 seconds later.

    Julio Cortez/AP Photo
    A woman hugs a MIT police officer after a vigil for slain officer Sean Collier, 26, at the Town Common in Wilmington, Massachusetts, April 20, 2013. Collier was shot multiple times in his car on Thursday night as Boston Marathon bombing suspects Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and his brother Tamerlan tried to evade capture. REUTERS/Dominick Reuter (UNITED STATES - Tags: CRIME LAW TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

    A woman hugged an MIT police officer after a vigil for slain officer Sean Collier, 26, at the Town Common in Wilmington, Mass. on April 20.

    DOMINICK REUTER/Reuters
    WATERTOWN, MA - APRIL 20: A Watertown resident holds up a collection of balloons, each with a name of those killed in the last week by the Boston Marathon suspected bombers, during a candlelight vigil at Victory Park on April 20, 2013 in Watertown, Massachusetts. A manhunt for Dzhokhar A. Tsarnaev, 19, a suspect in the Boston Marathon bombing ended after he was apprehended on a boat parked on a residential property in Watertown, Massachusetts. His brother Tamerlan Tsarnaev, 26, the other suspect, was shot and killed after a car chase and shootout with police. The bombing, on April 15 at the finish line of the marathon, killed three people and wounded at least 170. (Photo by Jared Wickerham/Getty Images)

    A Watertown resident held up a collection of balloons, each with a name of those killed in the last week by the Boston Marathon bombers, at Victory Park in Watertown.

    Jared Wickerham/Getty Images
    People hold candles during a vigil for slain MIT police officer Sean Collier at the Town Common in Wilmington, Massachusetts, April 20, 2013. Collier, 26, was shot multiple times in his car on Thursday night as Boston Marathon bombing suspects Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and his brother Tamerlan tried to evade capture. REUTERS/Dominick Reuter (UNITED STATES - Tags: CRIME LAW)

    People held candles during a vigil for Sean Collier in Wilmington.

    DOMINICK REUTER/reuters
    BOSTON, MA - APRIL 21: Photos of the deceased are displayed during Mass at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross on the first Sunday after the Boston Marathon bombings on April 21, 2013 in Boston, Massachusetts. The Mass honored the victims of the bombings and subsequent manhunt as well as first responders. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

    Photos of the deceased were displayed during Mass at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross.

    Mario Tama/Getty Images
    BOSTON, MA - APRIL 21: Mass commences at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross on the first Sunday after the Boston Marathon bombings on April 21, 2013 in Boston, Massachusetts. The Mass honored the victims of the bombings and subsequent manhunt as well as first responders. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

    Mass commences at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross to honor the victims.

    Mario Tama/Getty Images

    The City of Somerville held a candlelight vigil in front of Somerville High School Thursday night for those affected by the Boston Marathon bombings. City officials, marathon volunteers, runners and community members shared their hearts and stories as the city came together in a night of hope.

    Samantha Laine for Boston.com

    The flag outside of Somerville city hall flew at half-mast in honor of the victims of the Boston Marathon bombings.

    Samantha Laine for Boston.com

    Servicemen filled the courtyard as they waited for the ceremony to begin.

    Samantha Laine for Boston.com

    An American flag hung in front of Somerville High School as a reminder that the community and country stand together as one.

    Samantha Laine for Boston.com

    Community members lit candles in an effort to remember and share in a sense of community in light of the events that took place on Monday.

    Samantha Laine for Boston.com

    Tufts University chaplain Lynn Cooper (left) shared a message of hope. “Of course we are hungry for answers and explanations, but with all these unknowns it has created space to turn our hearts towards one another,” Cooper said. “Here’s to the hope of mending as a community.”

    Samantha Laine for Boston.com

    Tufts University a cappella group S-Factor sang songs of healing and restoration at the ceremony.

    Samantha Laine for Boston.com

    Scott Abrams, a member of Somerville Road Runners, spoke about the running culture of Boston and how the city will not be shaken. “I accept who I am. I am a marathoner, and we will not be stopped. We are Boston. And we run.”

    Samantha Laine for Boston.com

    Samantha Laine for Boston.com

    About 200 people in attended a Boston Marathon bombings vigil in Newton.

    The speakers included Mayor Warren, Congressman Kennedy, Rabbi Eric Gurvis, Rev. Charlotte Pridgen-Randolph, Rev. Mark Caggiano, and musical performances from Fire Department Lt. Alex Gimenez, and Lt. Kevin Fitzgerald.

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    A woman holds a candle for bomb victims as mourners gather at a vigil outside the Cambridge City Hall, two days after multiple explosions at the Boston Marathon killed three and injured 176, in Cambridge, Massachusetts April 17, 2013. Investigators have spotted a Boston Marathon bombing suspect from security video taken before two blasts ripped through central Boston on Monday, a U.S. law enforcement source said on Wednesday, in what is potentially the biggest break in the case yet. REUTERS/Adrees Latif (UNITED STATES - Tags: CRIME LAW SPORT ATHLETICS)

    A woman holds a candle for bomb victims as mourners gather at a vigil outside the Cambridge City Hall.

    ADREES LATIF/Reuters
    Mourners pray for bomb victims at a vigil outside the Cambridge City Hall, two days after multiple explosions at the Boston Marathon killed three and injured 176, in Cambridge, Massachusetts April 17, 2013. Investigators have spotted a Boston Marathon bombing suspect from security video taken before two blasts ripped through central Boston on Monday, a U.S. law enforcement source said on Wednesday, in what is potentially the biggest break in the case yet. REUTERS/Adrees Latif (UNITED STATES - Tags: CRIME LAW SPORT ATHLETICS)

    Mourners pray for bomb victims at a vigil outside the Cambridge City Hall.

    ADREES LATIF/Reuters
    Mourners pray during a candlelight vigil in the aftermath of Monday's Boston Marathon explosions, which killed at least three and injured more than 140, Wednesday, April 17, 2013, at City Hall in Cambridge, Mass. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

    Mourners pray during a candlelight vigil in Cambridge in the aftermath of Monday's Boston Marathon explosions.

    Matt Rourke/AP
    Mourners attend a candlelight vigil in the aftermath of Monday's Boston Marathon explosions, which killed at least three and injured more than 140, Wednesday, April 17, 2013, at City Hall in Cambridge, Mass. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

    Mourners attend a candlelight vigil at City Hall in Cambridge.

    Matt Rourke/AP
    CAMBRIDGE - APRIL 17: A woman holds a candle during a vigil held by the city of Cambridge and the Cambridge Black Pastors' Association to show support for those affected by the Boston Marathon bombing April 17, 2013 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. As local and federal officials hunt for a suspect the cities of Boston and Cambridge, the state of Massachusetts attempt to return to normal following the two bomb explosion that killed 3 people and injured hundreds more. (Photo by Darren McCollester/Getty Images)

    A woman holds a candle during a vigil held by the city of Cambridge and the Cambridge Black Pastors' Association to show support for those affected by the Boston Marathon bombing.

    Darren McCollester/Getty Images
    A photograph of Boston University student Lingzi Lu, who was killed in the Boston Marathon explosions, sits on a table as a student writes a message on a board outside the school's Marsh Chapel before a vigil, Wednesday, April 17, 2013, in Boston. The city continues to cope following Monday's explosions near the finish line of the marathon, which claimed three lives. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

    A photograph of Boston University student Lingzi Lu, who was killed in the Boston Marathon explosions, sits on a table as a student writes a message on a board outside the school's Marsh Chapel before a vigil.

    Julio Cortez/AP
    Two theology students embrace following a vigil for Boston University student Lingzi Lu, who was killed in the Boston Marathon explosions, outside the school's Marsh Chapel, Wednesday, April 17, 2013, in Boston. The city continues to cope following Monday's explosions near the finish line of the marathon, which claimed three lives. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

    Two theology students embrace following a vigil for Boston University student Lingzi Lu, who was killed in the Boston Marathon explosions, outside the school's Marsh Chapel.

    Julio Cortez/AP
    Shadows of clergy cast on the ground as they head into Marsh Chapel before a vigil for Boston University student Lingzi Lu, who was killed in the Boston Marathon explosions, Wednesday, April 17, 2013, in Boston. The city continues to cope following Monday's explosions near the finish line of the marathon, which claimed three lives. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

    Shadows of clergy cast on the ground as they head into Marsh Chapel before a vigil for Boston University student Lingzi Lu.

    Julio Cortez/AP

    More than 100 Milton residents gathered at Town Hall Tuesday evening for an interfaith vigil.

    Dave Eisenstadter for Boston.com
    Hopkington, MA 041713 Alan Biggers (cq), 14, embraced Ryan Lynch (cq) during a vigil for the Boston Marathon in Hopkington, Wednesday, April 17 2013. (Staff Photo/Wendy Maeda) section: Metro slug: 18bombhopkington reporter:

    A sign at the starting line of the Boston Marathon remembers the victims of the bombings.

    Wendy Maeda/Globe Staff
    Hopkington, MA 041713 Vigil for those who were injuried and died in the Boston Marathon took place in Hopkington, Wednesday, April 17 2013. (Staff Photo/Wendy Maeda) section: Metro slug: 18hopkingtonbomb reporter:

    Hopkinton held a vigil for those who were injuried and died in the Boston Marathon.

    Wendy Maeda/Globe Staff
    Hopkington, MA 041713 Alan Biggers (cq), 14, embraced Ryan Lynch (cq) during a vigil for the Boston Marathon in Hopkington, Wednesday, April 17 2013. (Staff Photo/Wendy Maeda) section: WEWK slug: 21webballl reporter: Craig Larson

    Alan Biggers, 14, embraced Ryan Lynch during a vigil for the Boston Marathon in Hopkinton.

    Wendy Maeda/Globe Staff
    Hopkington, MA 041713 Amanda Smith (cq), Liz Davis (cq), and Pastor Laurel Coolbaugh (cq) had a quiet moment of prayer following a vigil for the Boston Marathon in Hopkington, Wednesday, April 17 2013. (Staff Photo/Wendy Maeda) section: Metro slug: 18hopkingtonbomb reporter:

    Amanda Smith, Liz Davis, and Pastor Laurel Coolbaugh had a quiet moment of prayer following the Hopkinton vigil .

    Wendy Maeda/Globe Staff
    Hopkington, MA 041713 Vigil on Hopkington Town Common recalled the events of the Boston Marathon, Wednesday, April 17 2013. (Staff Photo/Wendy Maeda) section: Metro slug: 18bombhopkington reporter:

    Vigil on Hopkington Town Common recalled the events of the Boston Marathon.

    Wendy Maeda/Globe Staff

    Vigil attendees held hands in silent prayer at the Hopkinton multi-faith service. The event was held steps away from the Boston Marathon’s official starting line.

    Jaclyn Reiss for Boston.com
    Dorchester, MA - 4/16/2013 - City Councilor Tito Jackson (cq) raised his flag and candle during the vigil. Community, family, friends and politicians made their way out to a vigil at Garvey Park in remembrance of 8-year-old Martin William Richard (cq), who was killed in the Boston Marathon bombings yesterday, in Dorchester, MA on Tuesday, April 16, 2013. (Yoon S. Byun/Globe Staff) Slug: 17bombrichard Reporter: billy baker LOID: 6.1.2075503397

    City Councilor Tito Jackson raised his flag and candle during the Dorchester vigil.

    Yoon S. Byun/Globe Staff
    A couple embrace while taking part in a candlelight vigil for bomb victims a day after two explosions hit the Boston Marathon, in Boston, Massachusetts April 16, 2013. The twin blasts on Monday killed three people including an 8-year-old boy and injured 176 others, some of whom were maimed by bombs packed with ball bearings and nails. REUTERS/Adrees Latif (UNITED STATES - Tags: CRIME LAW CIVIL UNREST SOCIETY)

    A couple embrace while taking part in a candlelight vigil for bomb victims.

    ADREES LATIF/Reuters
    The sun sets as people congregate at Boston Common for a vigil for the victims of the Boston Marathon explosions, Tuesday, April 16, 2013, one day after bombs exploded at the finish line of the Boston Marathon. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

    The sun sets on the vigil at Boston Common for the victims of the Boston Marathon explosions.

    Julio Cortez/AP
    People congregate at Boston Common for a vigil for the victims of the Boston Marathon explosions, Tuesday, April 16, 2013, one day after bombs exploded at the finish line of the Boston Marathon. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

    People congregate at Boston Common for a vigil for the victims of the Boston Marathon explosions.

    Julio Cortez/AP
    Boston, MA 041613 Kerri Axelrod (Cq) left, who works on a building right where the blast occurred, gets a comforting hug from her friend Marissa Hill (Cq) of Brookline, MA during a vigil and memorial at the Boston Common park stand on April 16, 2013.(Essdras M Suarez/ Globe Staff)/ MET

    Kerri Axelrod (left,) who works on a building right where the blast occurred, gets a comforting hug from her friend Marissa Hill, of Brookline, during a vigil and memorial at the Boston Common.

    Essdras M. Suarez/Globe Staff
    Boston, MA 041613 Maya Dav'e (Cq) foreground of Cambridge and Francesca Pierre (Cq) of Brooklyn, NY, both Bay State College students, attend at a vigil and memorial at the Boston Common park stand on April 16, 2013.(Essdras M Suarez/ Globe Staff)/ MET

    Maya Dav'e, of Cambridge, and Francesca Pierre, of Brooklyn, N.Y., both Bay State College students, attend at a vigil and memorial at the Boston Common.

    Essdras M. Suarez/Globe Staff
    TOPSHOTS A woman, wearing a Boston Marathon 2013 jacket, cries as people gather in the Boston Commons for a vigil on April 16, 2013 in Boston, in the aftermath of two explosions that struck near the finish line of the Boston Marathon on April 15. Investigators said the range of suspects and motives in the grisly Boston bombings remained "wide open" as experts assessed remnants of the crude devices designed to inflict maximum suffering. AFP PHOTO/Don EmmertDON EMMERT/AFP/Getty Images

    A woman, wearing a Boston Marathon 2013 jacket, cries as people gather in the Boston Common.

    DON EMMERT/AFP/Getty Images
    BOSTON, MA - APRIL 16: A large American flag waves in the wind during a vigil for eight-year-old Martin Richard, from Dorchester, who was killed by an explosion near the finish line of the Boston Marathon on April 16, 2013 at Garvey Park in Boston, Massachusetts. The twin bombings resulted in the deaths of three people and hospitalized at least 128. The bombings at the 116-year-old Boston race resulted in heightened security across the nation with cancellations of many professional sporting events as authorities search for a motive to the violence. (Photo by Jared Wickerham/Getty Images)

    A large American flag waves in the wind during a vigil for 8-year-old Martin Richard.

    Jared Wickerham/Getty Images
    Lizzie Lee, 56, of Lynwood, Wash., who was participating in her first Boston Marathon and 11th overall, holds a candle and a flower at Boston Common during a vigil for the victims of the Boston Marathon explosions, Tuesday, April 16, 2013, one day after bombs exploded at the finish line of the Boston Marathon. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

    Lizzie Lee, 56, of Lynnwood, Wash., who was participating in her first Boston Marathon and 11th overall, holds a candle and a flower at Boston Common during a vigil for the victims.

    Julio Cortez/AP
    BOSTON, MA - APRIL 16: People hug and cry during a vigil for victims of the Boston Marathon bombings at Boston Commons on April 16, 2013 in Boston, Massachusetts. The twin bombings, which occurred near the marathon finish line, resulted in the deaths of three people while hospitalizing at least 140. The bombings at the 116-year-old Boston race, resulted in heightened security across the nation with cancellations of many professional sporting events as authorities search for a motive to the violence. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) *** BESTPIX ***

    People hug and cry during a vigil for victims of the Boston Marathon bombings at Boston Common.

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    TOPSHOTS Mourners gather on the edge of the pond in the Boston Public Gardens for a candle light vigil April 16, 2013 in Boston. A few hundred people gathered to remember the victims of the bombs which exploded during the running of the Boston Marathon. AFP PHOTO/Don EmmertDON EMMERT/AFP/Getty Images

    Mourners gather on the edge of the pond in the Boston Public Gardens for a candlelight vigil.

    DON EMMERT/AFP/Getty Images
    Boston, MA 041613 at a vigil and memorial at the Boston Common park stand on April 16, 2013.(Essdras M Suarez/ Globe Staff)/ MET

    At a vigil and memorial at the Boston Common

    Essdras M. Suarez/Globe Staff
    Boston, MA 041613 Friends and Boston University students Allison Smith (Cq) of Queensboro, NY, Caitlin Lesczynski (Cq) of Washington, DC, and Goergia Kinsley (Cq) of Princeton, NJ attended a vigil and memorial at the Boston Common park stand on April 16, 2013.(Essdras M Suarez/ Globe Staff)/ MET

    Friends and Boston University students Allison Smith, of Queensboro, N.Y., Caitlin Lesczynski, of Washington, and Goergia Kinsley, of Princeton, N.J., attended a vigil and memorial at the Boston Common.

    Essdras M. Suarez/Globe Staff
    Students from the Clifden Academy hold an American flag and candles during a vigil ceremony April 16, 2013 in Dorcester, Massachusetts, honoring the Richard family, who's 8-year-old son Martin was killed, and sister Jane, who lost a leg and had danced at the school, and mother Denise, who was also seriously injured when bombs exploded at the finish of the Boston Marathon April 15th. AFP PHOTO/John MOTTERNAFP PHOTO / John MOTTERNJOHN MOTTERN/AFP/Getty Images

    Students from the Clifden Academy hold an American flag and candles during a vigil ceremony in Dorcester.

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    Dorchester, MA - 4/16/2013 - Conor Gillis (cq), 4, of Dorchester, is held by his father Paul (cq) during the vigil. Conor's sister Emily went to dance classes with Martin's sister and her family are friends with the Richard family. Community, family, friends and politicians made their way out to a vigil at Garvey Park in remembrance of 8-year-old Martin William Richard (cq), who was killed in the Boston Marathon bombings yesterday, in Dorchester, MA on Tuesday, April 16, 2013. (Yoon S. Byun/Globe Staff) Slug: 17bombrichard Reporter: billy baker LOID: 6.1.2075503397

    Conor Gillis, 4, of Dorchester, is held by his father Paul during the vigil. Conor's sister Emily went to dance classes with Martin's sister and her family are friends with the Richard family.

    Yoon S. Byun/Globe Staff
    BOSTON, MA - APRIL 16: A woman cries while listening during the vigil for eight-year-old Martin Richard, from Dorchester, who was killed by an explosion near the finish line of the Boston Marathon on April 16, 2013 at Garvey Park in Boston, Massachusetts. The twin bombings resulted in the deaths of three people and hospitalized at least 128. The bombings at the 116-year-old Boston race resulted in heightened security across the nation with cancellations of many professional sporting events as authorities search for a motive to the violence. (Photo by Jared Wickerham/Getty Images) *** BESTPIX ***

    A woman cries while listening during the vigil for 8-year-old Martin Richard.

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    Local residents attend a candlelight vigil in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts April 16, 2013 where eight-year-old Boston Marathon explosion victim Martin Richard lived. A Little League baseball player, Martin lived in the blue Victorian house in working-class Dorchester - a Boston neighborhood dotted with "Kids at Play" traffic signs and budding trees - with his parents Bill and Denise, sister Jane, 7, and brother Henry, 10. Bill Richard told the world in an email on Tuesday that his son had been killed when bombs exploded at the marathon finish line. Martin's mother and sister were seriously injured. REUTERS/Brian Snyder (UNITED STATES - Tags: CRIME LAW SOCIETY CIVIL UNREST TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

    Local residents attend a candlelight vigil in the Dorchester neighborhood.

    BRIAN SNYDER/Reuters
    BOSTON, MA - APRIL 16: Young children stand with lit candles during a vigil for eight-year-old Martin Richard, from Dorchester, who was killed by an explosion near the finish line of the Boston Marathon on April 16, 2013 at Garvey Park in Boston, Massachusetts. The twin bombings resulted in the deaths of three people and hospitalized at least 128. The bombings at the 116-year-old Boston race resulted in heightened security across the nation with cancellations of many professional sporting events as authorities search for a motive to the violence. (Photo by Jared Wickerham/Getty Images)

    Young children stand with lit candles at the Richard vigil.

    Jared Wickerham/Getty Images
    A man holds a candle during a candlelight vigil in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts April 16, 2013 where eight-year-old Boston Marathon explosion victim Martin Richard lived. A Little League baseball player, Martin lived in the blue Victorian house in working-class Dorchester - a Boston neighborhood dotted with "Kids at Play" traffic signs and budding trees - with his parents Bill and Denise, sister Jane, 7, and brother Henry, 10. Bill Richard told the world in an email on Tuesday that his son had been killed when bombs exploded at the marathon finish line. Martin's mother and sister were seriously injured. REUTERS/Brian Snyder (UNITED STATES - Tags: CRIME LAW SOCIETY CIVIL UNREST)

    A man holds a candle during the Dorchester vigil.

    BRIAN SNYDER/Reuters
    Tom and Nancy Gallagher attend a vigil ceremony April 16, 2013 in Dorcester, Massachusetts honoring the Richard family, who's 8-year-old son Martin was killed, sister Jane, who lost a leg, and mother Denise, who was also seriously injured when bombs exploded at the finish of the Boston Marathon April 15th. AFP PHOTO/John MOTTERNJOHN MOTTERN/AFP/Getty Images

    Tom and Nancy Gallagher attend the vigil ceremony.

    JOHN MOTTERN/AFP/Getty Images
    A girl holds up a U.S. flag during a candlelight vigil in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts April 16, 2013 where eight-year-old Boston Marathon bombing victim Martin Richard lived. A Little League baseball player, Martin lived in the blue Victorian house in working-class Dorchester - a Boston neighborhood dotted with "Kids at Play" traffic signs and budding trees - with his parents Bill and Denise, sister Jane, 7, and brother Henry, 10. Bill Richard told the world in an email on Tuesday that his son had been killed when bombs exploded at the marathon finish line. Martin's mother and sister were seriously injured. REUTERS/Brian Snyder (UNITED STATES - Tags: SOCIETY CIVIL UNREST CRIME LAW)

    A girl holds up a US flag during the candlelight vigil in Dorchester.

    BRIAN SNYDER/Reuters
    Mourners attend candlelight vigil for Martin Richard at Garvey Park, near Richard's home in the Dorchester section of Boston, on Tuesday, April 16, 2013. Martin is the 8-year-old boy killed in the Boston Marathon bombing. (AP Photo/The New York Times, Josh Haner) MANDATORY CREDIT; NYC OUT; MAGS OUT; NO SALES; TV OUT, NO ARCHIVE

    Mourners attend candlelight vigil for Martin Richard at Garvey Park near Richard's home.

    Josh Haner/AP
    BOSTON, MA - APRIL 16: People gather with candles during a vigil for eight-year-old Martin Richard, from Dorchester, who was killed by an explosion near the finish line of the Boston Marathon on April 16, 2013 at Garvey Park in Boston, Massachusetts. The twin bombings resulted in the deaths of three people and hospitalized at least 128. The bombings at the 116-year-old Boston race resulted in heightened security across the nation with cancellations of many professional sporting events as authorities search for a motive to the violence. (Photo by Jared Wickerham/Getty Images) *** BESTPIX ***

    People gather with candles during a vigil for 8-year-old Martin Richard.

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    Attendees shield candles with American flags at Martin Richard’s vigil at Garvey Park.

    Evan Allen for the Boston Globe

    Hundreds swarm Garvey Park.

    Evan Allen for the Boston Globe
    epa03664825 People hold candles during a interfaith vigil at the Arlington Street Church as an investigation continues into dual bombings at the finish line of the Boston Marathon in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, 16 April 2013. Three people were killed and over 100 were injured when two bombs exploded on 15 April 2013 at the finish line of the marathon. EPA/JUSTIN LANE

    The Arlington Street Church was packed on Tuesday for an interfaith Boston Marathon vigil.

    JUSTIN LANE/EPA
    epa03664826 People hold candles during a interfaith vigil at the Arlington Street Church as an investigation continues into dual bombings at the finish line of the Boston Marathon in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, 16 April 2013. Three people were killed and over 100 were injured when two bombs exploded on 15 April 2013 at the finish line of the marathon. EPA/JUSTIN LANE

    Attendees of an interfaith vigil at the Arlington Street Church lined the staircase.

    JUSTIN LANE/EPA
    epa03664828 People hold candles during a interfaith vigil at the Arlington Street Church as an investigation continues into dual bombings at the finish line of the Boston Marathon in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, 16 April 2013. Three people were killed and over 100 were injured when two bombs exploded on 15 April 2013 at the finish line of the marathon. EPA/JUSTIN LANE

    People hold candles during an interfaith vigil at the Arlington Street Church.

    JUSTIN LANE/EPA
    Rachel Cooper, center, a Framingham State University senior, and participant in Monday’s Marathon, during a brief memorial gathering on campus. Cooper was two blocks away from the bomb blasts at the finish line.

    Rachel Cooper, center, a Framingham State University senior and participant in Monday’s Marathon, during a brief memorial gathering on campus. Cooper was two blocks away from the bomb blasts at the finish line.

    John Swinconeck for Boston.com

    Framingham State University seniors Rachel Cooper, left, and Patrick Morrissey, center, during a memorial gathering at Framingham State on Tuesday. Both had competed in the Boston Marathon, and both were close to the bomb blasts at the finish line.

    John Swinconeck for Boston.com

    Boston University students gathered for a vigil on Tuesday evening.

    Lauren Dezenski for the Boston Globe

    The Rivers School in Weston held town meeting-style assembly on Tuesday, in order to give faculty, staff, and students the opportunity to come together and share their thoughts and emotions.

    Students wore red to honor the victims.

    The Rivers School

    At least 50 students and administrators gathered at Brandeis University for a Boston Marathon memorial Tuesday.

    Jaclyn Reiss for Boston.com

    A portion of the group of students, staff, and faculty of Andover Newton Theological School and Hebrew College were pictured with Andover Newton’s Wilson Chapel in the background.

    The school held a vigil for Boston Marathon bombing victims on Tuesday.

    Deirdre Fernandes/Globe Staff

    A vase was emptyied of more than 150 daffodils, which represented victims of the Marathon tragedy. Each of the participants in the service took a flower with a commitment to pray for that victim.

    Deirdre Fernandes/Globe Staff
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