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The funeral for slain Yarmouth police officer Sean Gannon is set for Wednesday, with his wake Tuesday including a solemn law enforcement walk-by.Both the wake and funeral will be held at St. Pius X Church in South Yarmouth, state police announced late yesterday.Tuesday’s wake is scheduled for 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. The police walk-by will be held at 5:30 p.m.Wednesday’s funeral is set to begin at 11 a.m.

Take a pic or it didn’t happen. If you’re in the Hub to catch the marathon, chances are you’re likely to be catching some postable moments of the runners, your squad and yourself.Whether you’re supporting a specific cause or racers, enjoying the spectacle, or just want to get some great images for Instagram, here are some great locations to get snapping, on and off the course:

Two officers grievously injured in the line of duty — one in the Boston Marathon bombing — could get rare 100 percent disability pensions, as city councilors are pushing to recognize their service and the lingering psychological trauma from the events that left them wounded.Officers Terry Cotton and Francis Jankowski were both injured in 2013 — Cotton during a shootout with a suspect and Jankowski when bombs went off at the finish line of the Boston Marathon — and have been unable to return to work.

Vice President Mike Pence said the United States did the morally right thing when it attacked Syrian chemical weapons facilities in retaliation for an attack on civilians — and it could happen again.Pence credited the strong leadership of President Trump and U.S. allies for conducting what he says was a successful strike with no reported civilian casualties.

Yarmouth police said in an emotional post the felon charged with murdering officer Sean Gannon had “earned the death penalty” and went after the state’s criminal justice system for failing the Cape Cod community.The police department said in the Facebook post yesterday the 29-year-old accused of murdering Gannon, 32, would forever be known in their building as “125” — the number of charges police said were on Thomas Latanowich’s probation record.

The downpours forecast for the 122nd Boston Marathon may soak runners but will not dampen the spirit of the race, running experts say.“This will not be the fastest run, but it will be a memorable one,” said Tom Grilk, chief executive officer of the Boston Athletic Association. “It’ll be a run everyone remembered for being difficult. We’re all watching the weather and hope it takes a turn. ... But runners here are very experienced and ready for anything.”

Bombing alone won’t solve the conflict in Syria -- a comprehensive military strategy is necessary -- and that’s something that should go before Congress for approval, said members of the Bay State congressional delegation.“Assad must be held accountable for his horrific use of chemical weapons on his own people. But we don’t put our troops in harm’s way without a strategy. Pres. Trump must present one to the nation and Congress must vote.,” said U.S. Rep. Joe Kennedy III in a statement on Twitter.

BOSTON — Boston's Museum of Fine Arts has received a nearly $2 million grant to help create traveling exhibitions.The MFA says the money provided by the Terra Foundation for American Art will enable it to share works with four partner museums across the northeastern U.S.

PROVINCETOWN, Mass. — Researchers off the coast of Provincetown are trying to free an entangled North Atlantic right whale from fishing line wrapped around her jaw.

SHEFFIELD, Mass. — A memorial in a remote corner of Massachusetts that marks a 1969 UFO sighting has been ordered moved, but one man who experienced a close encounter is objecting.The 5,000-pound memorial in Sheffield was installed in 2015, but was moved about 30 feet a few weeks later when it was discovered it was on town land.Now, Sheffield Town Administrator Rhonda LaBombard tells The Berkshire Eagle it has to be moved again because it's on a town right-of-way easement.