Gov. Deval Patrick signed into law a bill posthumously appointing MIT police officer Sean Collier a Somerville police officer. Collier, 26, was allegedly murdered by the marathon bombing suspects on April 18, three days after the bombing. He was scheduled to become a Somerville police officer on June 3. Supporters said this brave man deserves this honor for his public service. They noted that this will also provide his family with a badge and badge number that will be retired in his memory.

– Bob Katzen