--Beware of the bears in Worcester. A 108-pound bear was found up in a tree yesterday. It was as probably as scared of animal control as animal control was of him. [Boston Globe]

--Speaking of animals on the loose, watch out for Black Angus cows roaming through Groton. [WCVB]

--Don't eat the tomatoes. And if you're wondering where the "Attack of the Killer Tomatoes" joke is, Fox 25 beat us to it. [Boston Globe, Fox 25]

--Layoffs in the state. We're not in a recession. We're not in a recession. Repeat over and over until Ali Velshi grows hair on his head. [Boston Globe]

--A public works dispatcher may be fired for falling asleep on the job, while officials were trying to reach him for help following an accident. [Boston Globe]

--Local rock band members are joining the Freemasons, which does sound a bit like a band name. [Boston Herald]

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