--Investigators of the fatal Green Line D rear-end crash said they have not found evidence that driver Terrese Edmonds, who was killed, applied the brakes. [Boston Globe, Boston Herald]

--Let's get this straight. Massachusetts will avoid recession. But many people will "feel like" they are in one. So that means we're in a recession, right? Just checking. [Boston Globe]

--Cape Cod is mourning the loss of Genevieve, their favorite donkey. [Boston Globe]

--Akshat Shekhar was eliminated just before making the Scripps National Spelling Bee finals. Good show. WBZ has a list of the words he got right, proving he's far smarter than the rest of us. [WBZ]

--Speaking of animals domesticated and otherwise, police had to take down a 200-pound black bear who was headed for rush hour traffic. [Boston Globe]

--Somebody get the Maalox! The competitive eaters are taking down the pumpkin pie! [Cambridge Chronicle]

Free bike wash by sululabelle from photos tagged "Bostonist" on Flickr.