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The family of Danroy "DJ" Henry Jr. thanked everyone who organized or attended Saturday's memorial service for the 20-year old who died two weeks ago after being shot by police in New York. Over 2,000. Henry's mother, Angela Henry, said "We’re just so overwhelmed by people’s kindness and support and we just want to say thank you so badly. We’re at a loss for words, but we just want to let people know how much we appreciate it." [Brockton Enterprise] more ›

The path for the motorcade escorting Senator Kennedy’s body was recently announced. Starting in Hyannisport, it will proceed north into Boston and drive past places significant in the senator’s and his family’s life: past St. Stephen’s Church and the Rose Kennedy Greenway in the North End, over to the State House, and to then President Kennedy’s former residence on Bowdoin Street and the JFK Federal Building, ultimately arriving at the JFK Library and Museum in Dorchester. more ›

Bostonist contributor Korri Leigh Crowley sends a photo essay from the John F. Kennedy Library and Museum in Dorchester, where Senator Edward Kennedy will lie in repose beginning later today. As you can see, the memorial for our departed senator has already been arranged and mourners have already flocked to the library to pay their respects. Kennedy's public wake will take place in JFK Library's Smith Center later this evening and will continue tomorrow from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. more ›