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Tom Brady is big in Canton, Massachusetts, and is already being discussed by some interested folks in Canton, Ohio. Canton, North Carolina? Not so much. The Amazing Grace Baptist Church of Canton, North Carolina believes Tom Terrific is leading us to eternal damnation, which earned him a spot on the Church's list of ungodly athletes.

--Coverage of yesterday's rally on the Common protesting Chinese repression in Tibet. [BU Daily Free Press, Boston Globe]

--The investigation into why a commuter rail train crashed into a loose boxcar in Canton, injuring 150, is turning toward brakes not being set on a car at a lumberyard in Stoughton. Also, even if the train was on the loose, "The car should have been stopped by a derailing device where the siding meets the main track. A source close to the investigation said the derailing device worked properly when tested Wednesday morning and passed its most recent inspection." [The Enterprise of Brockton]

 

Cliff Francoeur, who lived near the scene of yesterday's commuter rail accident in Canton, took pictures on the scene and added them to the Bostonist photo stream. They show the emergency response and the passengers trying to grasp what happened.

A commuter rail train hit a boxcar in Canton at about 5:25 this afternoon. All commuter havoc aside, this railroad accident is frightening. The Herald reports that 50 people were injured, "at least two of them seriously." WCVB states that 10 people were taken to hospitals.

A very brief Redux today, since we're saving our best stuff for the YouKnowWhat XLII Live-Blog, which will start around 5:30 (not 7:30 as we earlier reported).

The past few days in Boston have been violent, and the BPD has its hands full. More information has come out about the shootings that happened yesterday afternoon. The most startling news? The three people who were shot in Roslindale at Metropolitan and Poplar yesterday--one of whom died--were in a car in a funeral procession for another crime victim.

--18-year-old Darrion Carrington was shot and killed late last night in the front lobby of the Canton House in Dorchester. Police don't think it was random. However, it is scary that the assailant just walked into the restaurant and started firing. [BPD News, Boston Herald]

The Judge Rotenberg Center (JRC) is fighting off accusations that its practice of skin-shocking children with serious psychological issues is barbaric. Yet those accusations seem justified after several JRC staff members at a home in Stoughton listened to a prank caller and shocked one of its residents 77 times, sending that student to the hospital for first-degree burns.

Those responsible for giving two students skin-shocks--one 77 times and another 29 times--at the request of a prank caller at the Judge Rotenberg Education Center (JRC) in August have been fired. The AP reports that seven people are out, including a video surveillance worker.

Two people received skin-shock treatments at the Judge Rotenberg Education Center (JRC) in Canton after a former student made a prank phone call requesting the treatments. The incidents happened in August but are being reported now.

If the amount of T alerts entering our inbox is any indication, the new T Alert system appears to be working just fine. In fact, it proves what we already knew--that the green line is a sluggish nightmare thanks to disabled trains. An alert appears when a 15-20 delay happens. But one commenter, boston_sean, left us a note that the T Alert system needs a little work when it comes to the commuter rail: I...

Boston firefighters Paul Cahill, of Scituate, and Warren Payne, of Canton, died last night in a fire at the Tai Ho Mandarin and Cantonese Restaurant in West Roxbury. At least 10 firefighters were injured, two critically. The West Roxbury Transcript reported that the critically injured firefighters are on life support. The fire began at 9:00 pm, and 100 firefighters responded. The fire was so strong that, according to reports, flames at least 15 feet high...

--A car chase happened in Cambridge last night. WBZ reports, "The chase started in Cambridge when officials spotted the driver of a black Hummer almost hit a police officer as he left the Alewife 'T' station parking lot." This was no ordinary pursuit. One witness described the chase as "insane." The police learned a lesson after the tragic police-chase deaths in Somerville - they eventually let the guy go on. And it worked out fine...

--Some student pranksters are in big trouble at Holliston High School because they broke into the principal's office – and the school's computer system. They may face criminal charges, but other students are calling for a boycott of the graduation ceremonies if the students aren't allowed to walk.

Tweeter started as a Massachusetts store. Some 35 years ago when HiFi was the rage and WiFi was wasn't even on the radar, the electronics chain got its start here in Boston. They opened their first store on Commonwealth Ave next to BU's campus(technically maybe Brookline). The store grew, they expanded to more stores across New England, then went national. Now the retreat begins with the closing of a slew of stores. Tweeter has been...

Just as Krispy Kreme starts to make an ignominious exit from the Commonwealth due to insufficient profits, mighty Dunkin' Donuts is at the height of its profitability and power, which is apparently the best time for its French owners, Pernod Ricard S.A., to sell it, along with its corporate siblings Baskin Robbins and Togo's (pronounced like the country, not like "to go"), a sandwich chain with two Mass. locations and many more on the west coast. (By the way, if, like Bostonist, you enjoy reading awkward English translations, the Pernod Ricard website is worth a look. In addition to being the "second operator worldwide in spirits and wine," the company describes itself in a way Bostonist hopes someday to be known: "A 'Pure Player' in Spirits and Wine with unlimited horizons.") Bids were due on Friday and were expected to be over $2 billion (which could only be made available in cash or stock, a fact Bostonist learned when our offer, which included a '98 Corolla and three minor-league infielders, was rejected). For those folks who like to patronize businesses that are not just locally based (as DD is, operating out of Canton), but locally owned, the sale provides some hope: Reports suggest that among the bidders are two different consortia of fabulously wealthy companies from our region: One group includes Bain Capital and Thomas H. Lee Partners, both of Boston, and another includes Providence Equity Partners (of Providence, of course). No word yet on whether local ownership will encourage the highly profitable chain to stop letting Commonwealth taxpayers cover its healthcare costs, but Bostonist has a guess.

Before Bostonist could make it to one of the hundreds of Dunkin’ Donuts locations to try their Caramel Creme and Mocha Almond latte flavors (just released for the holidays), we heard about a contest: Free coffee for life - could it be true? Dunkin’ Donuts is asking patrons to tell their story about the great lengths to which they’ve gone for a cup of Dunkin’ Donuts coffee. With a location within arms' reach* anywhere in the city, Dunkin’ Donuts is exceedingly convenient, but Bostonist has to admit that sugar and cream with a little bit of coffee tastes just as good no matter where we buy it. Entries in the contest must be received by next Monday (November 28) to qualify. If you’ve descended Mt. Washington, Mt. Everest, or Mt. Kilimanjaro just to grab a cup o’ arabica, Bostonist is sure you’ve got a leg up on this contest. John Glenn can’t claim a return trip to Earth for this contest, though: it isn’t open to Ohio residents.

When Bostonist was a poor college student, we remember splurging on a pair of navy Puma sneakers, which at the time were revamped and retro in comparison to the usual cross trainers at City Sports. Now, non-recreational, retro sneakers in a slew of colors are all over the city, but we like to think that Puma started the trend. Bostonist was surprised to learn today that the North American Puma headquarters are out in Westford; the Herald announced that this German footwear and clothing chain is planning on expanding its line to include golfing and motorcycling shoes and clothes. Puma CEO Jochen Zeitz plans on increasing the company's revenue to the $4.3 billion mark. So what, you ask? Well, the U.S. of A. loves its sneakers and has double the shoe market than Europe, meaning much of Puma's growth is going to be happening on this side of the pond. The Westford base will probably need to hire some more help if they want sales to increase from 4% to 25% like Zeitz plans to.

Bostonist just learned that Dunkin Donuts and Absolute Vodka have become partners...No, this doesn't mean the new way to bring yourself back will be with a Dunkaccino Martini during your coffee break. It means the Jim Beam and Absolute Vodka distributors, French based Pernod Ricard SA, and U.S. based Fortune Brands Inc., purchased Allied Domecq PLC, the U.K. based parent company of Dunkin Donuts, this past April.

Well, it's official. "Boston Rob," as CBS execs like to call him, got hitched to fellow Survivor castaway, Amber, in a two-hour mind-numbing adventure cleverly titled, "Rob and Amber Get Married." Bostonist was not planning its night to include this wedding show fiasco, but perhaps it was the Nor'easter or the high one gets off watching American Idol (with only two contestants left! Can you stand it?!), which caused a temporary lapse in judgement. Not much good can be said about the Canton-bred boy, Rob, and his wedding planning with Amber. His focus was on two things: the wedding food, which he demanded surf and turf (much to the horror of the wedding planner), and getting their Florida home furnished and decorated a la Rob-style with the help of his construction buddies (obviously the house was a surprise for Amber! Duh!) Bostonist did find delight in a few things in the special. After purchasing a huge Red Sox painting (also a surprise of course) for Rob, she heads to a store on Salem Street, telling the man behind the counter that she'd like the painting shipped down to Sox Spring Training by tomorrow. The North End resident's look of "are you kidding me, lady?" was classic. It was also amusing to see Sox players pass her by as she pleaded for them to sign the painting. Big Papi was having none of that.