--Erwin Hirsch, chief of trauma surgery at Boston Medical Center, died yesterday when his boat capsized off the coast of Maine. Hirsch also did tours in Vietnam and Iraq. He was 72 years old. [Boston Herald, Boston Globe]
--A lawyer for Neil Entwistle, the man who allegedly killed his wife and 9-month-old daughter in Hopkinton in 2006, has summoned ex-Herald reporter Michele McPhee and current Herald reporter Laurel Sweet for a story they did about a letter Entwistle wrote. The Herald is fighting back in court. [MetroWest Daily News]
--We knew Ted Kennedy had a lot of power, but we didn't realize how much until the FAA started restricting airspace over Hyannis. [AP/Boston Herald]
--If this incident had happened decades ago and Gilda Radner were alive to read about it, it surely would have become fodder for a Baba Wawa skit. [WCVB]
--Apparently Boston Magazine decided to write an article solely for Bill Belichick's pleasure: where to find a cougar in Boston. [Boston Magazine via Beantown Bloggery]
The afternoon lion is ready to roar at the BPL! Image by lizkdc from photos tagged "Bostonist" on Flickr.
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