--News the Boston Fire Department doesn't need: An anonymous person has accused firefighters of cheating on a promotional test in November. [Boston Globe]
--In Hyde Park yesterday, a four-alarm fire that started at Maria's Hair Fashion damaged eight apartments, two restaurants, the salon, and another business. No one was seriously hurt, but this is the second time a salon belonging to the same owner has burned down. [Boston Herald]
--Mary Marques, the oldest resident of Massachusetts at age 111, died in her sleep on Thursday. [Boston Globe]
--Jesse Brigham, 27, of Worcester, died in an avalanche in Vail, Colorado on Friday. [Boston Globe]
--Do you happen to have any spare land where ducks and chickens can roam free? If so, then the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals needs your help. [WCVB]
Image of Storrow Drive in winter from Flickr user AntyDiluvian from photos tagged "Bostonist" on Flickr.
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