5 Things: Framingham Runners Safe, Pizza Shop Closes

1. Authorities continue to work to get to the bottom of the explosions at the Boston Marathon finish line. After the bombs went off yesterday afternoon, readers updated us that local runners and spectators were safe. We have not received any reports of anyone harmed from Framingham. 

2. We want to know if you were near the horror yesterday or if you were directly impacted by it. Comment on this story.

3. Even if you weren't at the marathon or didn't know anyone running or watching it, you likely experienced a range of emotions after seeing news of the attacks. Feel free to use Patch's blogging section to sound off, as this reader did.

4. Goody's Pizza in Old Path Village has closed. Its phone number is no longer in service, and a Framingham Patch reader talked to the owner, who said that business at the 30-year-old pizza shop had been declining. We're always sad to see a local business shut down, particularly one that has been as beloved as Goody's. Yelp reviewers gave it rave reviews.

5. The East Middlesex Mosquito Control Project will be conducting a helicopter application of the biological larvicide, Bti, to control mosquito larvae over wetland areas. The areas that will be sprayed include Angelica Drive, Callahan State Park, Fairbanks Road and Palmer Road. The application will take place between April 17 and April 25. Residents do not need to take any special precautions for this application.