--Are you a smoker? House Speaker Sal DiMasi and Senate President Therese Murray are considering raising the cigarette tax. [Boston Globe]
--The head of the firefighters union is blaming the press for their current bad reputation. Would it be too terrible of a pun to say, in defense of the media, that where there's smoke, there's fire? [Boston Globe]
--An 83-year-old woman was crossing train tracks in Medford when she was hit by an Amtrak train and killed this morning. [WBZ]
--A Very Important Cat is missing in Somerville. This cat belongs to one of Bostonist's favorite bloggers, Spatch. Abbie the Cat, a "longhaired black-and-white tuxedo cat" over 20 pounds, disappeared from Hall Avenue and was last seen Sunday morning. If you see this cat, go to the following links immediately. [Universal Hub, Derspatchel]
Image of Playland at Nantasket Beach by light under a bushel from photos tagged "Bostonist" on Flickr.
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