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- Abington's traditional St. Patrick’s Day parade began 30 years ago when resident Jack Bailey wanted to win a bet. We think an adult beverage or two played a role, too. [Boston Globe]
- How does West Roxbury celebrate St. Patrick’s Day? Street hockey, of course. [Universal Hub]
- Today is the day for Irish music. You can get it every other day, too, if you know where to go. [Patriot Ledger]
- A car, not a Toyota, crashed into a building in Peabody. [WHDH]
- Beacon Hill won't vote on legalizing marijuana for medicinal use until next year after sending a bill on it to "further study." We would like to know what constitutes the "further study" of medicinal marijuana. [WCVB]
- Some politicians spent Evacuation Day "working" on Beacon Hill. [Boston Herald]
- Ed Markey wants to use "iFridges" to spread broadband access around the country. [Boston Globe]
- Whales and dolphins are back off the Cape's coast. [WBZ]
- A sitting Foxboro selectwoman and a selectman candidate have both received threats apparently designed to keep them from office. [Attleboro Sun Chronicle]
- Previously on Bostonist: Deval Patrick did something we like. Tim Cahill? Not so much.
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