Lexington reenactment helps kick off Patriots Day

Yesterday, the Alarm observed Patriots Day, the anniversary of Keniston's death in the Battle of Lexington and Concord. A series of ceremonies occurred at seven different area sites. In a little cemetery off Elliott Street in Danvers, re-enactors stood

(041716 Boston,MA) Boston Red Sox designated hitter David Ortiz shares a laugh with a couple of runners from the Dominican Republic. One of them gave Big Papi his Boston Marathon finishers medal from the year of the bombing. The Boston Red Sox 

(041716 Boston,MA) Boston Red Sox designated hitter David Ortiz shares a laugh with a couple of runners from the Dominican Republic. One of them gave Big Papi his Boston Marathon finishers medal from the year of the bombing. The Boston Red Sox 

But it was fresh to some of the thousands of spectators and performers at the Lexington reenactment, which helped kick off this year's Patriots Day festivities in Massachusetts. Bruce Leader, a longtime member of the Lexington Minuteman, portrayed the 

Patriots' Day holds some special memories for David Ortiz, but he'll watch this one from the sideline. The Red Sox slugger is out of the Boston Red Sox's lineup for their matinee contest against the Toronto Blue Jays. Hanley Ramirez will fill Ortiz's