People of Watertown Breathe a Sigh of Relief After Two Days of Chaos

Residents tried to return to normal life after two days of gunfights and lockdowns.

Angelita Caceda watched the capture of the Boston Marathon Bombing suspect on her TV, but she didn’t have to – she could have just looked out her window. Saturday morning, she enjoyed the quiet of the Church of the Good Shepherd where she relaxed with other members of her congregation. The evening before, she was on the floor with the bright light from the search helicopter illuminating her room. “When I saw it was Franklin Street I said ‘that’s where I usually walk. I see that boat all the time,’” Caceda said. The church - which sits blocks away from the scene of the capture - opened Saturday for people to pray and just socialize, said The Rev. Amy McCreath. “People came in and blurted out their whole story of yesterday,” McCreath said. “…

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Why Were Police Cars at Wilmington Schools on Friday?

Several readers were alarmed to hear about a heavy police presence, but it is just for a practice lockdown drill.

A few readers were concerned to hear about a large number of police cars at Wilmington Middle School and Wilmington High School on Friday morning. So what was going on? There is no need to worry. This is just a test. "Practice lock down drill at WHS right now," Wilmington High School principal Eric Tracy tweeted this morning. "All safe." One reader sent a message to the Wilmington Patch Facebook page concerned about the number of police cars on scene at Wilmington Middle School. A lockdown drill was going on there as well, and Tracy said the drills were done at the middle and high schools simultaneously. According to one Wilmington Patch Facebook follower, parents received notice of the drill just before it began. "(Middle School Principal…

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