BOSTON — Boston-based New Balance donated $5 million to support the construction of a new indoor track and gymnasium at a recreational facility planned for Dorchester by the Boys & Girls Clubs of Dorchester and the Martin Richard Foundation.
That foundation, created by the Richard family to honor 8-year-old Martin after he was killed in the Boston Marathon bombing, has raised money for scores of community projects around Boston, but their biggest push now is The Fieldhouse+ in Dorchester.
“He was a gym rat. He loved his sports but he loved his friends, being around his friends and competing,” Bill Richard said about Martin…