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Jamaica Plain Resident Runs Boston Marathon on Behalf of uAspire

Jonathan Schoeck was one of nearly 30,000 runners in the 121st Boston Marathon on Monday. This was the first marathon for the Jamaica Plain resident, who was running for uAspire through an entry provided by John Hancock.

First-Ever Women’s Olympic Marathon Champion, Boston Marathon Winner Honored By Councilor O’Malley

Joan Benoit Samuelson, who previously held the women’s record for the Boston Marathon, was honored by the Boston City Council Wednesday. Jamaica Plain’s City Councilor, Matt O’Malley, authored a resolution proclaiming April 12, 2017, as Joan Benoit Samuelson Day in Boston.

UPDATE: JP’s Alleged Marathon Fraudster Pleads Guilty

Screen shot of GoFundMe page for Joanna Leigh
Screen shot of GoFundMe page for Joanna Leigh

UPDATE: On Friday, Joanna Leigh pleaded guilty to all the counts against her. A Superior Court judge sentenced her to one year in prison and suspended it to three years of probation, according to the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office.

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Jamaica Plain’s Joanna Leigh, 41, who pleaded not guilty to five counts of larceny and one count of making a false claim to a government agency this spring, is scheduled to be back in court on Friday morning. Prosecutors allege the Jamaica Plain woman raked in nearly $40,000 in cash and services by faking injury in the Boston Marathon bombings.