Bite Size News, March 16: Dryin' Out Edition

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  • The Sun is out, flooding is still possible, and the Bay State is dealing with the aftermath of the weather. [WBZ]
  • Overflowing rivers and flooded roads can be found all across Massachusetts. [Boston Herald]
  • Flooding caused an underground explosion in South Boston Monday. [MyFoxBoston.com]
  • Newton's City Hall is flooded and 700 homes were damaged by the this week's rain. [Boston Globe]
  • The founding family of Roche Brothers supermarkets is giving $20 million to Boston College to help the college help Catholic schools. [Boston Globe]
  • Republican gubernatorial candidate Charles Baker has a 10-point plan to reform state government. A popular, but symbolic, idea Baker included is eliminating of the Evacuation Day and Bunker Hill Day. [Boston Herald]
  • Edmund Dinis, the former district attorney for Cape Cod and the Islands at the time of the Chappaquiddick case, died at 85. [WBZ]
  • The Eagles will land at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro on Saturday, June 12. They're bringing the Dixie Chicks and Keith Urban, too. [Attleboro Sun Chronicle]
  • Previously on Bostonist: Michael Lewis wrote The Big Short to try to explain America's current financial crisis. We think Lewis, who also wrote Moneyball, should write a novel about Kevin Youkilis running John Henry's hedge fund.

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