Seals are loving Cape Cod this summer. That explains why sharks love it, too. Bostonist thinks both animals are pretty cool. There were hundreds of seals where these photos were taken in Truro.
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The wife of a Supreme Court justice called a Brandeis professor to request an apology about her Congressional testimony from 19 years ago. [Boston Channel]
Maybe it's just this Bostonist, but it seems like the biggest issue in 10th Congressional District is an illegal strip search that happened about 19 years ago -- and the victim is now speaking out. [Boston Globe]
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While delivering heating oil, Joseph Kennedy speculated whether he should've run for his uncle's old Senate seat. [Boston Globe]
Hey drunk T riders, you really should stand behind the yellow line. [WHDH]
Three priests named in the Irish child abuse scandal have been tied to Boston. Only three? [WBUR]
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Everyone's favorite centerfold Senator hit Washington D.C. today. [Boston Channel]
A great white shark that was tagged off the Cape in the Fall has been located near Florida. [Cape Cod Times]
It looks official. Conan O'Brien is leaving NBC with a $45 million severance package -- unless they decide to give it to Jay Leno. [USA Today]
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The Big E will take precautions to protect swine from the flu. [The Republican]
Among Newton's mayoral candidates are potentially the city's first female mayor or first African-American mayor. [Boston Herald]
The body of the missing Yale student appears to have been found in the basement of a campus building. [New Haven Independent]
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Tonight is the second episode of "Who Wants to Be Mayor?" [Boston Herald]
Like a Spielberg film mashup, a diver has a "close encounter" with a great white shark. [Boston Channel]
Natick Collection condos are going for Filene's Basement prices. [Boston Globe]
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Shh... The President and his family are vacationing on the Vineyard. [Martha's Vineyard Times]
Former Gov. Cellucci supports restoring the gubernatorial power to appoint a temporary Senator. [Boston Herald]
A local firm won't divulge the "secret ingredient" in their solar-power system. [SmartPlanet]
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Three of four men have survived a boat crash near the Merrimack River, and the causes are under investigation. [Boston Channel]
As expected, the next overpriced Fenway concert will be Paul McCartney in August. [Boston Music Spotlight]
Construction workers at the MFA find an letter from construction worker that was written in 1926. [Boston Globe]
When treasurer and legislature don't communicate, it can be a $25 million budget gaffe. [Boston Herald]
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They can't defend their championship, but the Celtics have been named "Professional Sports Team of the Year." [WEEI]
After 3 years, the Arlington T station renovation is complete with an elevator and public restroom. [Boston Metro]
Mayor Mumbles is trying a new tack to randomly drug test firefighters. [Boston Herald]
Tom Brady and some his Best Buddies ride bikes on the Cape and raise $3.6 million for charity. [Cape Cod Times]
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Revere City Council freaks out after teens swarmed the beach last Tuesday. [Boston Herald]
A Massachusetts sailor has been in killed in Iraq. [South Coast Today]
Filene's Basement files for bankruptcy, and some stores will remain open. [Boston Business Journal]
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The Chillmark home the Obama family rents during their summer vacations on Martha's Vineyard was hit by a small fire on Tuesday.[Cape Cod Online] Remember to follow Bostonist on Twitter and like us on Facebook.
Federal agents from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) are investigating the shooting deaths of five gray seals in the last six weeks on Cape Cod beaches from Dennis to Chatham. Despite an explosion in the Cape's gray seal population in recent years that draws great white sharks and cuts the numbers of catchable fish, the seals are protected by the Marine Mammal Protection Act.
With the summer of 2011 looming, business is picking up on Cape Cod. The supply of rental homes is up, bookings are up 9%, and prices are up 2%. Massachusetts residents are curtailing Memorial Day plans. Hotel bookngs are up, though. Remember to follow Bostonist on Twitter and like us on Facebook.
A Hingham man faces multiple charges, including two counts of aggravated assault and battery, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, trespassing, and a civil rights violation with injury, after allegedly attacking two people in Waltham last week. Timothy A. Schmitt, 22, of Hingham and Bentley University pleaded not guilty and was held on $2,000 cash bail. Schmitt allegedly attacked a pregnant woman and a deaf black man, and used racial slurs toward them. The man suffered a broken skull bone. Schmitt’s mother said her son denied being the instigator and denied that the incident was "racially motivated." He was suspended from Bentley University. [Waltham Patch], [WCVB]
Middlesex District Attorney Gerry Leone said three men were indicted for their roles in the December armed robbery of Kohl’s department store in Woburn that led to the murder of police officer Jack Maguire. Arthur Cinelli, 50, of Newburyport is charged with conspiracy to commit masked armed robbery and accessory before the fact to masked armed robbery, Scott Hanright, 19, of Wakefield faces murder, masked armed robbery, firearm violations and other charges, and Kevin Dingwell, 51, of Wakefield was indicted on charges of being accessory after the fact of robbery and willfully misleading a police officer. [Herald]
TripAdvisor ranked Cape Cod as the 10th best vacation spot in the country. A bobcat appears to be roaming around Cape Cod. Remember to follow Bostonist on Twitter and like us on Facebook.
- The annual beach closings on Cape Cod that are designed to protect threatened shorebirds, especially piping plovers are starting to open. Sandy Neck in Barnstable, Nauset Beach in Orleans, and Cape Cod National Seashore are all included. [Cape Cod Times]
- If you propose to your girlfriend on a Cape Cod beach and you lose the ring because you tied it to a sand dollar, did you really propose. [WBZ]
-- Suspected murder Edward Corliss pleaded not guilty to three counts of witness intimidation after planning to kill two potential witnesses. [Globe]
- Let's hear it for global warming! Woo-hoo! [WHDH]
- Yes, it's hot. The Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) is reminding citizens how to beat the heat. [WCVB]
- Lt. Gov. Timothy Murray is at St. Vincent Hospital in Worcester possibly because of the summer heat. [MyFoxBoston.com]
- Bostonist found people who enjoy the heat: Owners of businesses who depend on tourism. [Cape Cod Times]
A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect for Boston until 10 tonight, thanks in part to "AN INTENSIFYING STORM DEPARTING CAPE CODE BAY." French toast alert is elevated.
- Remember when WHDH's owner Ed Ansin balked at broadcasting Jay Leno at 10 p.m.? He does. He's glad it's over. [Boston Globe]
- A Supreme Court ruling requiring prosecutors to put forensic experts on the witness stand could spawn massive delays in drug- or gun-related cases in Bay State courts. [WBUR]
- The Senate election is Tuesday. The final debate took place last night. [Boston Herald]
- Ex-jailbird and former Mayor of Providence Vincent “Buddy” Cianci Jr. might run against Patrick Kennedy for Congress in Rhode Island. [Boston Herald]
- With Steven Tyler recovering from his fall, Joe Perry is mad, and the future of Aerosmith is uncertain. Perry had already commented on the fall. [AP via Boston.com]
- Foxboro has a message for fans attending either of U2's Gillette Stadium concert dates on Sunday and Monday: Don't arrive too early. [Attleboro Sun Chronicle]
Mosley.Brian put into a photo what we've been thinking here at Bostonist with all this heat and humidity; an afternoon on Cape Cod waiting for the tide. The texture of the sand is great and the low, wide angle makes it appear that the beach never ends. A very nice shot.
Primefocus decided to use the Eastern Point Light as the backdrop rather than the main subject of his photo and the results paid off. Using a shallow depth of field and overexposing the sky to blend with the lighthouse gives you a photo with lots to look at but without a lot of distraction.
LauraPadgett took a different approach to photographing Highland Light. Instead of trying to get the lighthouse and the ocean in frame, she turned it around and caught a beautiful sunset. The sky has a gradient from deep reds to pale yellows and all those clouds make for some intriguing focal points.
- An 83-year old Natick woman crashed into a liquor store on Friday morning. Recently, Massachusetts lawmakers proposed stricter rules for older drivers. [Boston Globe]
- A car accident closed the Sagamore Bridge this afternoon in both directions, which is the last thing anyone planning to drive Cape Cod wants to hear. [Boston Globe]
- Americans spend 8.5 hours a day on screens, getting 61 minutes of advertising exposure. [NYT]
- Teens can pick from 10,000 new summer jobs from the state through YouthWorks. [WBZ]
- Obama makes plans to shake up Afghanistan and Pakistan, intensifying opposition to Al Qaeda and the Taliban with 4000 more troops. [NYT]
-- A man was shot in broad daylight on Centre Street in Jamaica Plain this afternoon. The shooting took place around 1:30 p.m. near 319 Centre Street, which is between Jackson and Hyde Squares. The victim, a black male, suffered life-threatening injuries. His identity has not been revealed by police. No suspects have been nabbed, but police are looking for a man in a white Pontiac. [Herald]
-- A 30-year-old Somerville woman was arrested early Saturday morning for assaulting a man with a 40 ounce bottle of King Cobra, according to police. The suspect believed that the victim was courting the woman she believed to be her girlfriend, authorities say. [Somerville Journal]