Bite Size News, January 5: Firsts of Year Edition

• The Boston City Council chose a new Council President at their first meeting of the year, and it wasn't Chuck Turner. [Boston Herald]
• First maritime fatalities off Gloucester of '09. [Gloucester Times]
• First Amtrak suicide of '09. [Attleboro Sun Chronicle]
• First citation under new marijuana law of '09? [WWLP-TV]
• Children's Hospital Boston is almost first in the nation. [Parents via WBZ]
• Obama adds another Harvard connection to his administration. [Boston Globe]
• Ceiling panels fall on diners at a restaurant in Southie. [Boston Channel]

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