--Mayor Menino has suspended one of his own employees, the head of the Department of Public Works, for letting an employee work from her parent's house in Venezuela, which probably wouldn't have been a big deal if the arrangement hadn't lasted for five months. [Boston Globe]

--Neil Entwistle is going to trial for the murders of his wife and baby daughter, and the press, both American and British, is expected to swarm. [Boston Herald]

--Today's News In Ted Kennedy: Alot of people don't like Ted Kennedy, but saying "I'm very disappointed to hear that Sen. Ted Kennedy of Massachusetts is near death because of a brain tumor. I always hoped Sen. Kennedy would live long enough to be assassinated" is beyond the pale. At least that's what one sports radio host in Pittsburgh just found out. [WBZ]

--The State House and Senate want to raise pensions for state employees, which sounds nice if the state had money. Lots of things would be nice if the state had some money. [Boston Globe]

--Images from the Digital Rights Management (DRM) funeral, held by Harvard Free Culture. [Metaboston]

--Local business changes: Harvard Book Store is up for sale, and Magnolia's is closing. [Cambridge Chronicle on Harvard Book Store and Magnolia's]

Image of storm front moving in by ptite_vivie from photos tagged "Bostonist" on Flickr.