Bite Size News, September 25

Chinatown offering?
  • When children behave badly, tainted candy is still available in Chinatown markets. [Boston Herald]
  • Starbucks employees help rescue a kidnapped woman. No mention if she had to buy a coffee first. [Cambridge Chronicle]
  • Thieves are no longer deterred by objects bolted down; bleachers in two MA towns have recently been stolen. [Boston Globe]
  • Football players and other athletes are donating their brains to science. One day researchers may determine if any of them could complete a maze designed for lab mice. [Boston Herald]
  • City Councilor Sam Yoon may take on Mayor Mumbles in next year's mayoral contest. [Boston Globe]
  • "No Child Left Behind" will take on a different meaning, if school closures occur in Boston. [Boston Herald]
  • Rent-free housing is available in Newburyport -- if you renovate the house. [Boston Globe]
  • Gov. Patrick was in D.C. today to press for increased heating bill assistance. [Forbes]

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