Boston Marathon Bomber Got Coronavirus Stimulus Check

Boston Marathon Bomber Got Coronavirus Stimulus Check

The Boston Marathon bomber got a $1,400 check from the federal government last year.

Dzhokar Tsarnaev was eligible for a stimulus check from the American Rescue Plan — and got one, as many media outlets report.

Public Safety Employees Rally Against Boston Mayor’s Vaccine Mandate
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Public Safety Employees Rally Against Boston Mayor’s Vaccine Mandate

Matthew McDonald

Firefighters, cops, and emergency medical technicians rallied against Boston Mayor Michelle Wu's vaccine mandate on Wednesday.

"Making it that we either get the vaccine or we lose our jobs is not how we're going to stop this pandemic," said Shana Cottone, president of Boston First Responders United, which organized the rally outside the Massachusetts State House, according to State House News Service. "We need to find a middle ground, a compromise that actually does stop COVID and also ensures that all of our city services are fully staffed because you are going to compound the problem of a pandemic with quality of life issues."

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