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One Boston firefighter was injured and two suffered smoke inhalation while fighting a three-alarm fire at 95 Commercial Wharf early Wednesday morning. The fire broke out around 5:45 a.m. near Atlantic Avenue in law offices in a building on pilings at the wharf. The blaze near Atlantic Avenue began before 5:45 a.m. and a marine unit was at the scene working to quell the flames, fire officials said. Boston Fire Department spokesman Steve MacDonald estimated damages at $1.5 million.The firefighter suffered a rib injury. All three jakes were sent to Massachusetts General Hospital. No cause has been determined. [WCVB], [Globe] more ›

Phillip Depasquale, 39, was arrested Tuesday night after a high-speed car chase on Cape Cod. Depasquale was added to the State "Most Wanted" list after suspect allegedly kidnapping a Hopkinton woman with disabilities, making her withdraw money from an ATM, and abandoning her in a trailer overnight in a snowstorm on January 26. He was driving a stolen car and was caught after crashing into a tree. He faces 17 charges related to his arrest including breaking into a motor vehicle, larceny, and failure to stop for a police officer. [Globe] more ›

Milton sticks its nose at Mattapan and Beacon Hill tut-tuts a 105-year business, however Concord offers an olive branch to Lexington over the Revolutionary War. Remember to follow Bostonist on Twitter and like us on Facebook. more ›

• John Kerry is visiting the Sudan ahead of a national referendum in January that could split the country in two. [The Hill]

• A Boston firefighter was injured by an electrical shock during a four-alarm fire in Allston. Eight residents were displaced. [Boston Globe]

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• Despite a determination by the National Park Service that the Nantucket Sound can be listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the Obama administration signaled a resolution to the nine-year dispute over the Cape Wind project is close by planning a meeting next week involving concerned parties. [Boston Globe]

• A plan released by the Patrick administration would allow more than 200 wind turbines in Massachusetts coastal waters by using zoning rules to develop renewable energy projects. The plan also incorporates new environmental protections into the process of developing coastal water uses. [Boston Globe]

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--Laurel Sweet at the Herald did a piece on the sharp rise in domestic violence in the state. The statistics are startling. She writes, "Authorities project that by New Year’s Eve 57 people will have died this year in Massachusetts because of domestic violence - a toll not seen in 15 years." Almost a year ago, the Phoenix made similar observations, noting that the media remains fascinated with endangered women, yet no one seems to... more ›