--Hug a social worker today. If you've ever wondered why the Department of Social Services couldn't stop an act of violence from happening, read this eye-opening article on just how hard it is to be a social worker. According to the piece, "between one-third and three-quarters of all social workers nationwide have been threatened, physically assaulted, or had their property damaged." [Boston Globe]

--A Bridgewater State College student and his girlfriend, a student at Johnson & Wales in Rhode Island, are still missing and have not yet surfaced, but a friend of Daniel Querzoli and Amy Scott says that Scott called to say the two were okay. But it's still fuzzy, as they haven't yet contacted their parents. [WBZ]

--A woman is suing two public golf courses in Dennis because she wasn't allowed play with her father in a tournament. Looks like those who run the courses are about to get pulled out of the dark ages. [Boston Herald]

--JFK aficionados are intrigued by a "transcript" of the assassination plot that involves a conversation between Lee Harvey Oswald and Jack Ruby. However, the "transcript" appears to be a screenplay that was gathering dust. [WCVB]

--Remember Lesley Bannatyne, who attempted to set a Guinness World record for largest gathering of Halloween Witches Reading Poetry? Turns out she set that record and did it one better--she set the record for largest Halloween gathering, period. [Somerville Journal Blog]

--Is Jacoby Ellsbury the new Red Sox Stud? He's going to be in Men's Vogue. [Red Sox Monster]

Image of Modica Way in Cambridge by Lorianne DiSabato from photos tagged "Bostonist" on Flickr.