THE REVERE ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, APRIL 24, 2026 Page 11 AND THEY’RE OFF! The field of professional men at the start of the 130th Boston Marathon (Courtesy Photo) BOSTON MARATHON “BLING”: Medals awaited all the fi nishers of the Boston Marathon on Monday. (Courtesy Photo) Locals joined the field for the running of the 130th By Steve Freker W hether running for a charitable cause, personal satisfaction or just the thrill of it all, over two dozen local residents were among the 30,000-plus who ran the 130th Boston Marathon on Patriots’ Day Monday. All told, 28 runners fi nished the iconic race from The Advocate readership area, which includes the cities of Everett, Malden and Revere and the town of Saugus. Each community was represented in this year’s race and each showed up on the list of fi nishers. On a sunny day with nearperfect, spectacular running weather, it showed in the fi nish: Kenya’s John Korir won his TRAFFIC | FROM Page 1 cillor Guarino-Sawaya that eliminating parking on Revere Street from Sagamore Street to North Shore Road would increase public safety and traffi c effi ciency. There was some concern about eliminating parking for residents in the neighborhood. The commission will hold a public hearing on the motion. The commission agreed to hold a public hearing on making Genesee Street one way to Mountain Avenue and Furness Street one way to Park Avenue. Commissioners agreed the space was limited and twoway traffi c was diffi cult. Councillor Guarino-Sawaya fi led a motion to make Bates Street, Douglas Street and Shurtleff Street resident-only parking streets with 24-hour second straight Boston Marathon in the men’s division, fi nishing at 2:01:52 and setting a new course record. Fellow Kenyan Sharon Lokedi, the defending women’s winner, also repeated as champion with a time of 2:18:51. It was the fi rst time in over 30 years that the male and female winners were repeat winners, going back to 1994 and 1995, when the same feat was achieved by Cosmas Ndeti and Uta Pippig. Locally, the fi rst local fi nisher from the Advocate readership area was Alexandria Russo, 25, of Malden, with a time of 3:02:01, at 6,957 overall. This was a time of three hours, two minutes, one second, for the uninitiated in terms of running times. enforcement. According to Guarino-Sawaya, patrons from the nearby restaurant park on those streets and are taking spaces for residents. GuarinoSawaya also said crowds leaving the restaurant are noisy — blaring music from car radios — and there have been bottles thrown and a fi ght. Commission Chairman Ciaramella questioned if a ban on overnight parking might be a better solution. The commission will hold a public hearing on the motion. Ciaramella announced that the sign for the handicapped person parking space at 54 Eastern Ave. will be removed. The resident needing the space has moved. The commission noted on its agenda that they are currently looking into concerns about the redesign of Harris Street. All told the first four local finishers were all from Malden: Sarabeth Girard, 31, came in at 3:24:31 (13,243rd); Maeve Ragusin, 34, 3:35:23 (16,327th); and Pascal Spink, 37, 3:36:24 (16,591st). — The fi rst fi nisher from Everett: Bryan Arenales, 29, 4:06:49 (22,234th). — The first finisher from Saugus: Erin Donlan, 24, 4:16:04 (23,450th) — The fi rst fi nisher from Revere: Kaitlyn Burns, 41, 4:48:18 (26,366th). Here are ALL the local 2026 Boston Marathon fi nishers, listed by city or town: EVERETT: Bryan Arenales, 4:06:49; Ryan Fernandes, 4:34:19; Cynthia Fernandes, Like us on Facebook advocate newspaper Facebook.com/Advocate.news.ma Law Offices of JOSEPH D. CATALDO, P.C. “ATTORNEYS AND COUNSELORS AT LAW” ESTATE/MEDICAID PLANNING WILLS/TRUSTS/ESTATES INCOME TAX PREPARATION WEALTH MANAGEMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING ELDER LAW 369 Broadway Everett, MA 02149 (617)381-9600 JOSEPH D. CATALDO, CPA, CFP, MST, ESQUIRE. AICPA Personal Financial Specialist Designee *** MALDEN: Alexandria Russo, 3:02:01; Sarabeth Girard, 3:23:31; Maeve Ragusin, 3:35:23; Pascal Spink, 3:36:24; Vivian Nguyen, 4:14:23; Dillon Broza, 4:16:47; Alphonso Lopez, 4:21:37; Jordyn Meehan, 4:35:10; Kadi Rufo, 4:35:46; Anthony Mastrocola, 4:45:22; Jill Hadwen, 4:52:28; Anika Vincent, 5:25:49. Boston Marathon Residents from Advocate readership area of Everett, Malden, Revere & Saugus were among 30,000 runners in iconic race 4:35:06; Michelle Davidson, 5:33:24. *** SAUGUS: Erin Donlan, 4:16:04, Robert Favuzza, 4:35:36; Manolo Morales, 4:38:25; Astrid Toro, 5:14:20; Stephanie Romano, 5:15:19; Sadie Bossi, 5:41:51; Gina Spaziani, 5:51:21; Jillian Bowe, 5:56:25. *** REVERE: Kaitlyn Burns, 4:48:18; Bibiana Rodriguez, 5:07:00; Mario Garcia, 5:16:18; David E. Carroll, 5:21:19.
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