Michael Muskal of the Los Angeles Times reports on MIT’s remembrance for Officer Sean Collier, as well as efforts to raise funds for the Collier Memorial Fund, which will pay for scholarships at MIT and at the Massachusetts Police Academy.
CBS reports on the ceremony held April 18 to honor Officer Sean Collier, as well as plans for a permanent memorial to be constructed in his memory.
“At a service on MIT’s North Quad — near where Collier was fatally shot, and where MIT will place a permanent memorial to him — MIT Police Chief John DiFava called Collier a ‘hero,’” reports WBUR’s Fred Thys about the memorial service commemorating Officer Sean Collier.
Josh Brogadir reports on the ceremony held to honor the life and legacy of Officer Sean Collier and MIT’s plans to honor Collier’s memory going forward for NECN. “The intersection of Vassar and Main will forever be Sean Collier Square, a way to remind generations of MIT students and the Cambridge community of this 27 year old who contributed so much,” Brogadir reports.
Boston Globe reporters Laura Crimaldi and John Ellement describe the tributes to Officer Collier during an April 18 ceremony. “Sean embodied the spirit of MIT and the students,’’ said [Sara] Ferry. “We are so grateful that he was part of lives at MIT. When Sean left us, love rushed in. Love will be Sean’s legacy at MIT.’’
NECN aired the complete ceremony honoring Officer Sean Collier live, and made available for viewing the full remarks of MIT Chief of Police John DiFava.
More than 1,600 people gathered at MIT for a remembrance ceremony in honor of Sean Collier on April 18, reports Daniel Lovering of Reuters.
John Moroney of NECN reports on the MIT Strong marathon team. "Together as a team we're strong. We're going to take this city back, we're going to take this day back and that's what motivates me," says MIT Strong runner Julie Pryor.