Swampscott candlelight vigil honors victims of Marathon bombings

SWAMPSCOTT – Toni Torelli had no idea that when she posted on her Facebook page on Friday that so many would want to show up for a candlelight vigil for Boston Marathon bombing victims.On Monday, Torelli and her coworkers at Incognito Revealed Salon in Swampscott had 250 candles ready for the 7 p.m. vigil, which participants could purchase for $1 to donate to the One Boston fund. Around dusk, they were to process across the street from the salon at 60 Humphrey St. to the promenade at King?s Beach to say a prayer or share a thought for the victims and all affected by last Monday?s catastrophe.?It?s just a time to pay our respects and move on,” said Torelli. The event started as Torelli?s simple request for her Facebook friends to meet her at the beach with a few candles, but she said word spread quickly through social media.Torelli said before the event on Monday that she hoped that, together with the salon?s employees, their North Shore clients and everyone who participates would “light up Lynn Shore Drive” with their candlelight.The event was to feature $2 “Pray for Boston” wristbands, which a 13-year-old from Marblehead has been selling through his own Facebook page since Friday, also for the One Boston fund to help the marathon bombing victims.Kait Taylor can be reached at [email protected].