- The Red Sox scheduled Christmas at Fenway for Saturday, December 12 at Fenway. They will stage the Great Fenway Park Yard Sale on Sunday, December 13. The Sox are the gift that keeps on giving. [RedSox.com]
- Boston philanthropist Carl Shapiro and his family foundation may have earned approximately $1 billion in fictitious profits from investments with Bernie Madoff. Shapiro donated much of that fortune to hospitals, schools, and institutions in the Boston area. [Boston Globe]
- A panel of teens sponsored by the Boston Public Health Commission has determined that Lady Gaga is bad for you. Bostonist already knew this. [WCVB]
- Requests for assistance from charities are up, which means Bay State charities are struggling to meet the increased demand. [Boston Globe]
- Federal government tax dollars are now available for stem cell research and Boston's Children's Hospital is among the first to benefit. [WBZ]
- Boston will run free H1N1 flu shot clinics this weekend. [WCVB]
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