- Property taxes in Boston will increase for the first time in three years. Bills are due out this month and will increase by an average of $173. [Boston Globe]
- The Boston Police plan to increase patrols on Newbury Street during the holiday shopping season. [WHDH]
- Marian J. McGovern will become the first woman to lead the Massachusetts State Police next week. In 2002, she helped coordinate the Amber Alert system. [Boston Globe]
- Brockton High School was named one of the country's top high schools by U.S. News & World Report. Brockton earned a bronze rating. [Brockton Enterprise]
- The Supreme Judicial Court ruled Friday that a Peabody teacher is entitled to workers' compensation benefits after being injured on a ski trip. [WCVB]
- Beacon Hill is working on a bill to block William Lantigua from serving as a state rep. and Mayor of Lawrence as mayor at the same time. Lantigua could make $161,000 by double-dipping. [Boston Herald]
- Suffolk County District Attorney Dan Conley found no criminal responsibility for the crash of Ladder 26 that killed Boston Fire Lt. Kevin Kelley in January. [UniversalHub]
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