Four Westford Academy students were infected with MRSA and staph infections. [WCVB] Prosecutors may bring additional charges against Whitey Bulger's girlfriend, Catherine Greig. [Boston Globe] Remember to follow Bostonist on Twitter and like us on Facebook.
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Results tagged “casinos”
Fifteen Massachusetts community colleges received $20 million from the U.S. Labor Department to design new technical job training programs. [Boston Herald] Harvard's website was hacked on Monday by a Pro-Syrian government group. They left a message reading "SyRiAn ELeCTronic ArMy WeRe HeRE." [Huffington Post] Remember to follow Bostonist on Twitter and like us on Facebook.
Massachusetts Car-Free Week runs from September 18-24 and is part of an international effort to reduce car use. Massachusetts is the only state promoting a car-free week as others adhere to a car-less day on Thursday, September 22. [Patriot Ledger] Remember to follow Bostonist on Twitter and like us on Facebook.
Four girls, all juvenile students at Plymouth North High School, were arrested after discussing a possible Columbine-style attack on the school on Facebook. [Burlington Patch] Remember to follow Bostonist on Twitter and like us on Facebook.
In addition to banning the Pledge of Allegiance, Brookline's November 15 Town Meeting will consider fingerprinting ice cream truck drivers and banning the sale of tobacco at town drug stores. Should be a fun night. [Boston Globe] Remember to follow Bostonist on Twitter and like us on Facebook.
The family of 17 month old Gabriel Josh-Cazir Pierre, the child found dead in a daycare transport van on Mondsy on Floyd Street in Dorchester is grieving. His mother, Virginia Cazir, said she is "heartbroken" and is in an "unimaginable circumstance." [Boston Herald] Remember to follow Bostonist on Twitter and like us on Facebook.
Harvard says women who drink one or two alcoholic beverages a day will likely age without major illnesses, like cancer. [Boston Globe] You won't be seeing a casino near Gillette Stadium any time soon after selectmen voted 5-0 to reject a zoning change to allow gambling in town. Residents spoke out against casinos at a Tuesday meeting. [Attleboro Sun Chronicle] Remember to follow Bostonist on Twitter and like us on Facebook.
The Patriots might not be the only game in town in Foxboro if "casino moguls" or "gaming developers" have their way, according to a Saturday report in the Boston Herald. If Massachusetts ever gets a casino gambling bill passed into law, Route 1 in Foxboro is on the short list of sites to choose from.
You know those 15 new food trucks that were ready to serve hungry Bostonians yesterday? Well, they all weren't quite ready to go on Wednesday. [Boston Globe] Remember to follow Bostonist on Twitter and like us on Facebook.
A recent GMAC survey ranked Massachusetts 47th in driving IQ. NKOTBSB still have it after all of these years. Even Tom Menino showed up at Fenway Park last nght. Remember to follow Bostonist on Twitter and like us on Facebook.
A series of thunderstorms hit Massachusetts on Thursday, knocking down trees and wires and causing power outages. A casino bill compromise is in the works that would create three resort-style casinos and a fourth gaming site at a racetrack. Remember to follow Bostonist on Twitter and like us on Facebook.
Thirty public companies in Massachusetts owed $0 in federal income taxes, or even received refunds, in 2010. For example, State Street Corp. got an $885 million refund. A bike sharing program similar to the one Boston announced in April is already in place in Washington, D.C. and is quite successful. Remember to follow Bostonist on Twitter and like us on Facebook.
Heavy rains expected for Friday prompted the National Weather Service to issue a flood watch for much of the Bay State. Melisa Orosco finally returned home after she suffered a broken neck and a traumatic brain injury in a January hit-and-run. Remember to follow Bostonist on Twitter and like us on Facebook.
A man from Massachusetts has cholera. The BFD rescued a longshoreman from a busted crane elevator. Remember to follow Bostonist on Twitter and like us on Facebook.
The priest sex abuse scandal is still ongoing, and Mitchell Garabedian has the names to prove it. Delvonte Tisdale's family is suing over his fall from a plane and death. Remember to follow Bostonist on Twitter and like us on Facebook.
Three of four gubernatorial candidates debated today for an hour on WTKK-FM. Governor Deval Patrick, Charles Baker and Timothy Cahill, and not Jill Stein, of the Green-Rainbow Party, chatted about the "issues" with Jim Braude and Margery Eagan.
Massachusetts' lawmakers have been unable to agree on how to bring casino gambling to the Bay State for, well, awhile. Everyone has their own plan, but they share an assumption that casinos mean jobs. Do they? Or, did they just forget what happens when you assume? Lawmakers - - should observe the latest news out of Foxwoods. According to Boston Business Journal, Foxwoods' slot revenue dropped to $59.2 million in August, a 6.3% decline in slot win compared to August 2009. Foxwoods says the decline is a result of "prolonged economic conditions."
Wonderland Greyhound Park in Revere closed today after 75 years of operation. The inability of Beacon Hill lawmakers to finalize a casino gambling bill and the 2008 dog-racing ban contributed to the closing. Park President and CEO Richard Dalton said Wonderland employees would be potential employees at any slot or casino development at Suffolk Downs. [WickedLocal.com/NorthofBoston, WCVB]
- The Landsdowne Pub has temporarily switched from glass to plastic cups and nonglass bottles after a patron was killed by a shard of glass from a mug. [WBZ]
- A school administrator in Cohasset lost her job over some comments she made on her Facebook page. [Cohasset Mariner]
- Skies in New England could be illuminated by northern lights the next two nights. [Boston Globe]
- Massachusetts will spray in 27 different communities to fight possible EEE exposure. [WBZ]
The Bay State is as close to approving casino gambling as its ever been. Legislators actually worked out a deal to allow three casinos and two slot parlors at racetracks, selected by a bidding process and overwhelmingly approved the bill.
- 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]
Does approving and building casinos guarantee new revenue? No. Ask Rhode Island.
--So NOW Sal DiMasi wants to strike a deal on gambling? Guess we've learned one thing during the recent DiMasi stories. What happens in the State House stays in the State House. [Boston Herald]
Last week Governor Deval Patrick took "personal days" as the casino plan he had been pitching for six months was going down in flames. Today the Associated Press reveals that during that time Patrick was out of state pitching an autobiography to New York publishers.
MBTA General Manager Dan Grabauskas isn't the only one saying that we're broke. The entire state is broke and in even bigger trouble that you might think. Yes, we're talking "broke-ass." If you thought we were in a budget crisis, wait until you read today's paper.
