- Massachusetts has become the 14th state to ban novelty lighters, although there is little hard data to indicate children are using them to start fires. [Boston Globe]
- Believe it or not, tobacco companies continue their increased marketing efforts in low-income neighborhoods. [Boston Globe]
- Some trees have begun to turn colors ahead of the usual fall foliage season. [Foster's Daily Democrat]
- The new Farmers’ Almanac predicts a colder season for New England, while other parts of the country may get a gentler winter. [Lewiston Sun Journal]
- Residents of a Maine island are split on the merits of the wind power generated since November. [Boston Globe]
- Get an early start, travelers! More people are projected to go out of town for Labor Day weekend than last year. [Boston Herald]
- Boston's newest luxury hotel-condo development is facing possible foreclosure by its main lender. [Boston Herald]
- Beacon Hill's African Meeting House is set to receive funds for a long-needed restoration. [Boston Globe]
- Pour some of your next 40 oz. Haffenreffer on the ground for the brew's creator. [Boston Globe]
- Good question: Where do students who use off-campus housing go when universities begin the new semester before September 1? [Boston Herald]
- Shaq hung out and turned on the charm around Harvard Square on Saturday. No report of inviting any students to crash at his Sudbury compound. [Boston Globe]
- UFC fighting debuted in Boston, and the fabric of society remained relatively intact. [Boston Herald]
- A local golfer hit two holes-in-one during the same round. [Boston Channel]
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