--A building was evacuated today in Worcester after employees became sick due to what was apparently carbon monoxide poisoning. [Worcester Telegram & Gazette]

--Paul Shanley, a former priest who was convicted for molesting a boy during the church sex scandal and who is now doing time, wants a new trial. [Boston Herald]

--A blaze in Cambridge yesterday resulted in a fireball and left an officer and firefighter "slightly injured." [Cambridge Chronicle]

--A victory for journalists: Ex-Herald reporter Michele McPhee and current reporter Laurel Sweet won't be called on to testify in the Neil Entwistle trial. [MetroWest Daily News]

--Meanwhile, the Herald is going after Entwistle with vigor, describing court documents that caught with numbers for escort services and wanted to sell his story. [Boston Herald]

--Julian Tavarez fessed up that he "misplaced" his World Series ring. Of all Red Sox players past and present, we really thought Manny Ramirez would be the one to do it first. [Red Sox Monster]

--With the delightful warm weather, you need a picnic guide. [MenuPages]

Update: There's a four-alarm fire going on in Peabody right now. We'd refrain from making a "hot off the presses joke," but, well, we just sort of did. [WBZTV]

Poor, poor Reston! Image by sandcastlematt from photos tagged "Bostonist" on Flickr.