A soldier from Beverly has died in Afghanistan. [The Salem News] Soccer has more than a foot in Somerville's door. The Krafts are thinking about building a new home for the Revolution. [Boston Globe] Parents of autistic children are pissed off about Denis Leary's new book, and not surprisingly he doesn't care. [WHDH] The City of Lynn is prosecuting an old lady for feeding the animals around Flax Pond, because there's no other criminal......

Image by amythyst_lake from photos tagged "Bostonist" on Flickr. The community of Mashpee has lost two of its sons to fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan on Friday and Saturday. [Boston Globe] According to a presentation at the American Psychological Association convention, video games can improve coordination and problem-solving skills. Researchers were silent on the chances of getting laid. [Boston Herald] Thanks to—or in spite of—protests by the Special Olympics regarding the use of "retard"......

Image tagged Bostonist by DJ Axis on Flickr Former Tufts employees stole nearly $1 million from the university. We're glad the school "reorganized its student activities office" in response. [Globe] A tractor-driving terrorist killed at least three people in Jerusalem and wounded several more. [NYT] A-Rod may be responsible for Madonna and Guy Ritchie's impending divorce. [Track Girls] Bush says June was "tough" for both sides in Afghanistan. [CNN] Maine can take you on......

Our junior Senator, John Kerry, was on a tour of Afghanistan yesterday when bad weather forced the helicopter he was in to make an emergency landing in a stretch of mountains. He had to wait for three hours, while protected by troops on the ground and a F-16 overheard, until a US convoy was able to take him back to an air base. Kerry was traveling with fellow Senate Foreign Relations Committee members Joe......