Bite Size News, September 30: Birds Still Hitting Planes Edition

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  • A Delta Air Lines shuttle flight from Boston to La Guardia Airport in New York collided with a bird on Tuesday. The plane left Logan Airport at 4:30 p.m. and struck the bird at 6 p.m. as it was on final approach to the airport. Pictures[WCVB]
  • Massachusetts is holding an H1N1 virus summit in Worcester. The Department of Public Health announced H1N1 vaccines will be available within two weeks. [WCVB]
  • Mike Bowes is a Quincy Police 911 dispatcher who was on duty when a fire at his house was reported. [Boston Herald]
  • According to American City Business Journals, Boston ranked 10th in income growth since 1983 among 100 large U.S. cities. Boston's per-capita income was up 273% from 1983-2008. It spiked 28.6% from 2003-2008. [Boston Business Journal]
  • Globe religion writer Michael Paulson asks how Roman Polanski would be viewed if he was a priest and not a director. [Boston Globe]
  • Teenagers don't eat eat enough fruits and vegetables, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study. [A via Boston.com]

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