- Congressman Michael Capuano will announce on Friday that he is running for Edward M. Kennedy’s Senate seat. Capuano said he waited to join the race out of respect for Sen. Kennedy. [Boston Herald]
- With Mass. Attorney General/Senate candidate Martha Coakley now supporting the appointment of a temporary Senator to replace Ted Kennedy and momentum growing to change the law to allow it, former Governor Michael Dukakis is being seen as a leading choice for the interim appointment. [Boston Globe]
- The US Department of Agriculture's plan to deal with the Asian longhorned beetle infestation in Worcester may also put bees at risk. [Boston Globe]
- Fenway Park and surrounding areas will become a movie set starting this weekend. Expect stunts, special effects simulated gunfire and helicopters. [Fenway News Online]
- Mass. education officials released MCAS results today. [Boston Herald]
- The State Police's top cop, Colonel Mark Delaney, will be retiring. [Boston Globe]
- Linda McMahon, of the professional wrestling McMahon family, is running for Senate in Connecticut. Her candidacy makes the Bay State Senate election/circus look conventional in comparison. [New York Times]
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