Bite Size News, March19: Rich & Warm Edition

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  • Massachusetts ranks sixth among the 50 states and Washington, D.C. in millionaires. We have more (percentage-wise) than California - surprise! - and New Hampshire and Alaska - phew! [Yahoo! Finance]
  • The Weather Channel ranked Boston as the 10th best winter weather city. While we know it's supposed to be 70 on Saturday, we just finished building an ark. [WBZ]
  • A seal was stranded on Winthrop Beach on Thursday. [WBZ]
  • The Southborough selectmen are considering a legal response to "anonymous" and "disruptive" blog comments regarding the search for a new police lieutenant. [MetroWest Daily News]
  • Cambridge's decision to extend metered parking hours in Harvard Square to 8 p.m. has dawn a mixed reaction from those affected. [Cambridge Chronicle]
  • The Coast Guard is searching for a Nantucket man reported missing from his family boat while sailing from Hyannis to Nantucket. [WCVB]
  • Two members of the state Connector Authority board criticized Treasurer Tim Cahill after he attacked federal and state health care reform efforts. [Boston Globe]
  • A male voice on a loudspeaker at New Jersey Wal-Mart read the following statement: "Attention, Wal-Mart shoppers, all blacks need to leave the store." We thought drunk dialing was a bad idea. [CNN]


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