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Finish Strong Road Race Heading Through Site of Watertown Shootout

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In the early hours of April 19, 2013, the intersection of Dexter Avenue and Laurel Street was the scene of chaos and danger as the Watertown Police confronted the Boston Marathon Bombing suspects. A year later the area will be part of a community celebration. Participants in the Finish Strong 5K Road Race and Walk will go through the intersection on the anniversary of the shootout with and capture of the bombing suspects. The race is sponsored by the Watertown Police Supervisor’s Association and begins at 10 a.m. on April 19 at Tufts Health Plan, 705 Mt. Auburn St.

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Road Race Planned for First Anniversary of Capture of the Bombing Suspect

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A poster for the Watertown Police fun run on April 19. By Charlie Breitrose

A year after Watertown residents filled the streets after the capture of the Boston Marathon Bombing suspect, people will take to town roads – this time for a road race sponsored by the Watertown Police. The 5K race will be held on Saturday, April 19 at 10 a.m. and will raise money for a number of organizations, including the One Fund, the Watertown Police Foundation and the Watertown Police Supervisor’s Association. One Fund benefits those impacted by the Marathon Bombings, and the Watertown Police Foundation supports programs for youth and schools in Watertown. The race begins at Tufts Health Plan at 705 Mt.

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Woman Running the Boston Marathon to Raise Money for the Watertown Police Foundation

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Dawn Castillo Harper made it within a mile of finish her first marathon when the race came to a halt when bombs went off near the finish line of the 2013 Boston Marathon. The Back Back resident will be back in 2014, this time she is raising money for the Watertown Police Foundation. “When we thought about what the Watertown Police did on April 19th last year, we realized that they are part of the reason there will be a safer Boston Marathon in 2014,” Harper said, whose fundraising being helped by her running partner in 2013 Haley Dowling. “This is our way of saying thank you to all the police in Watertown.”

The first in a series of fund raisers will be held on Saturday, Feb. 22 at Donohue’s Bar and Grill, 87 Bigelow Ave.