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Hey Bostonist: last week you told us where we could get rid of some "September 1" leftovers and help the needy. I wanted to give my extra clothes to the Katrina victims but I heard on Morning Edition that physical goods aren’t the best donations. Are Goodwill, Boomerangs, and the Salvation Army my only options for clothing donations? more ›

Back in January Bostonist was watching a story about four Chinese Nationals that were reportedly headed for Boston. The sky seemed to be falling and the terror threat level was on the verge of breaching orange. There had been reports of people wondering the city with Geiger counters making Bostonians feel as though there may be some kind of nuclear threat they weren’t telling us about. Mitt Romney even flew back from DC, missing out on the pomp and circumstance of the second inaugural celebrations. On May 12 the mystery of the chatter seems to have been revealed with the sentencing of Christian Delgado Gomez. In a story coming to Bostonist from San Antonio the four undocumented Chinese Nationals may have been those on board a Cessna piloted by Gomez. Gomez was arrested on January 24 and pled guilty a month later to one count of transporting an illegal immigrant, an additional three counts were dropped for his plea. He was sentenced to six months in jail and a $500 fine. more ›

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