--Neighbors in Everett are still shocked that George Philbrook, who killed his ex-wife and went straight to the liquor store, could do such a thing. Philbrook projected the image of a friendly guy, but he started shutting off before shooting Dorothy Philbrook. They had been fighting about money, and Dorothy Philbrook was apparently a fan of scratch tickets.

The Herald was very much into the detail about scratch tickets. Someone allegedly heard Philbrook shout, "You spent all my money on scratch tickets!” during the incident.

--The Cambridge Chronicle reports that police busted the editor of the newsletter "The Alewife" early Monday morning for being a "habitual traffic offender." Neil McCabe attracted police attention for driving with a revoked license. Then they noticed his outstanding warrants.

The story isn't interesting because a newsletter editor got busted – that's his business - but it takes a lot of effort to be a "habitual traffic offender." Erin Smith at the Chronicle writes, "a driver must rack up three or more major traffic convictions; 12 or more minor traffic convictions or 12 or more convictions of a combination of the two within a five-year period, according to police officials." The Chronicle is also interested in McCabe's exploits because he makes it a habit to criticize them in his newsletter, so there's a little feud simmering under this story.

--Police are saying that 20-year-old T'Shana Francis, the woman who was murdered in Mattapan on Sunday night, wasn't the intended target of whoever killed her. She had witnessed a murder in 2004, but she was never called to the stand to testify.

All charges alleged until proven under law. Image of the "scratch tickets" cover from the Herald.