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.
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A breakdown on the Red Line, or really any MBTA line for that matter, isn't a surprise. It happens often. UniversalHub posted a great photo that reported today's glitch and noted it was apparently repaired quickly. What makes this temporary interruption compelling to Bostonist is another news item from the Boston Globe. Congress has to extend funding for transportation before the end of September to keep countless infrastructure projects running. The Globe said Massachusetts could lose 5,000 jobs and $500 million.
As Hurricane Irene draws closer, there are signs of how serious this storm is. Fox News Channel has reported there are as many as three deaths, two in North Carolina and a third, a child, in Virginia. In the NYC, Mayor Bloomberg announced a mandatory evacuation, which he apparently can do. In Massachusetts, Governor Deval Patrick said state officials are ready for this dangerous storm. "We have a very clear sense, as of right now, what is coming, and we are ready for it," he said.
Fresh off of his dinner with President Barack Obama, and both of their wives, Governor Deval Patrick is focused on Hurricane Irene. We assume Patrick got us some post-Irene FEMA aid. Governor Patrick activated 500 National Guard soldiers as Hurricane Irene approaches, and has a news conference scheduled for 1:15 p.m. today to discussing that and other preparations for the storm.
The least surprising personnel change in some time occured on Tuesday as outgoing transportation secretary Jeffrey Mullan fired district highway supervisor Helmut Ernst after an investigation into the collapse of a light fixture earlier this year. Ernst reportedly learned of his termination from media reports and hasn't heard from the Department of Transportation.
Mayor Tom Menino is commenting on the D.C. debt crisis. He's mad about the inaction on the matter. As a loyal Democrat he's blaming House Speaker John Boehner for the debt crisis. Menino, speaking at the National Urban League’s Boston conference yesterday..."Put sound bites aside and put people to work. It’s a stalemate that’s unconscionable. Why can’t we get Washington to care about working people and forget about sound bites...Government has forgotten who they represent."
James "Whitey" Bulger's capture has spawned a t-shirt industry of Bulger-based phrases like "Free Whitey." The Santa Monica apartment where James "Whitey" Bulger was arrested has become a desired rental property. Remember to follow Bostonist on Twitter and like us on Facebook.
The Stanley Cup visited the Floating Hospital for Children in Boston today. [WCVB Remember to follow Bostonist on Twitter and like us on Facebook.
Five days after tornadoes swept through Western and Central Massachusetts, Governor Deval Patrick initiated legislation to begin the recovery process for affected comunities. He authorized $10 million to pay for emergency efforts from state agencies such as the State Police and the National Guard. The bill also allows cities and towns to expedite borrowing to fund emergency services.
Four Massachusetts residents died yesterday after a series of storms suddenly spawned tornadoes that swept through the state on Wednesday. The four deaths were in West Springfield (two), one in Springfield, and one in Brimfield. The killer storms took place in a 3-4 hour span and the entire state faced the threat of a tornado. A surprising amount of damage was spread around in 19 cities and towns in Western and Central Massachusetts as trees and buildings and cars were thrown every direction and, in cases, destroyed.
Week three of the Sal DiMasi federal corruption trial rolls on with testimony of a former aide to Governor Deval Patrick and an associate of Joe Lally.
Governor Deval Patrick continues his media tour as a defender of President Obama's health care reform plan. He visited MSNBC twice to defend reform and also remind people that Massachusetts' insurance plan was initiated by then Governor Mitt Romney, now a Republican presidential contender.
Newton Mayor Setti Warren is running for Senate when the people's seat currently held by Senator Scott Brown is up for grabs in 2012.
The MBTA has increased security in light of revelations that Al Qaeda considered an attack on trains in the United States. The plan was discovered in documents recovered during the raid that killed Osama bin Laden. Governor Deval L. Patrick will be called to testify at the federal corruption trial of former House speaker Sal DiMasi, prosecutors said Thursday. Remember to follow Bostonist on Twitter and like us on Facebook.
A Chicago-area congregation protested the suspension of a popular priest. Gothamist shocked readers by reporting that the Museum of Modern Art does not have dinosaurs. And, on Bostonist, face transplants at the Brigham. Remember to follow Bostonist on Twitter and like us on Facebook.
The federal corruption trial of former Massachusetts House speaker Sal DiMasi begins today with jury selection in U.S. District Court. The Herald reports the trial will take eight weeks and is quite complicated.
Local lawmakers want Attorney General Martha Coakley to investigate any possible gas price gouging. Some kids were selected to participate in the Boston public school system's prekindergarten classes. Some weren't. Remember to follow Bostonist on Twitter and like us on Facebook.
Bay Staters get an extra day to file taxes due to Patriot's Day. Governor Deval Patrick supported President Obama's deficit reduction plan on ABC's "This week" Sunday. He said his plan is realy about the country's values. Remember to follow Bostonist on Twitter and like us on Facebook.
In 1967, Kathrine Switzer was the first female competitor in the Boston Marathon. MassWildlife released over 1,000 fish, mostly trout and some salmon, into Jamaica Pond yesterday. Remember to follow Bostonist on Twitter and like us on Facebook.
Boston's two public golf courses are now open. The menus at the William Devine Course in Franklin Park and the George Wright Golf Course in Hyde Park will offer additional choices. Terms like "LOL" and "OMG" are now in the Oxford English Dictionary. Remember to follow Bostonist on Twitter and like us on Facebook.
That Governor Deval Patrick was "not hopeful" going into today's meeting with Fidelity executive/billionaire Abigail Johnson about saving the 1,100 jobs the company plans to transfer to Rhode Island and New Hampshire proved to be an accurate assessment. The Governor met with Johnson and other executives from the company today in his office on Beacon Hill and said the departure of those jobs is "not reversible" after the meeting.
Governor Deval Patrick wasn't alone in the dark on the issue of collapsing light fixtures in the Thomas P. “Tip" O’Neill Jr. Tunnel. Transportation Secretary Jeffrey B. Mullan didn't know either. Those college interns tell the boss nothing.
The Massachusetts political class gathered at the Boston Convention Center on Sunday for the annual St. Patrick’s Day Breakfast and provided their version of comedy for all to see.
Governor Deval Patrick's overseas trade trip to Israel and the U.K. was sandwiched between a few Massachusetts events that didn't reflect too well on him. When he returned, his plate was filled with two sensitive issues. Yet another Big Dig related crisis popped up as light fixtures were corroded at could fall onto cars passing through Big Dig tunnels. Also, Fidelity announced it was moving 1,100 jobs out of Massachusetts. In both cases, Patrick said he knew nothing about either issue in advance.
Boston firefighters rescued a crane operator with an injured back from a "rubber tired gantry" at the Massachusetts Port Authority's Conley Terminal in South Boston. Governor Deval Patrick proposed a $30.5 billion budget that includes cuts to services for the elderly and disabled. Remember to follow Bostonist on Twitter and like us on Facebook.
As criticism mounts on Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts over the revelation that former CEO Cleve L. Killingsworth got an $11 million payment after resigning last March, the not-for-profit company suspended the five-figure annual payments given to directors.
We're not sure what changed in two weeks to make Newton Mayor Setti Warren want to run for Senate. He does, however, now admit he's thinking about running for the Senate in 2012 when Scott Brown is up for re-election.
The Cambridge Fire Department rescued a young springer spaniel named Maggie from the Charles River Monday. Carmen Guzman wants the Suffolk County District Attorney's office to release the case file on Craigslist Killer Philip Markoff, who took the life of her daughter, Julissa Brisman. Remember to follow Bostonist on Twitter and like us on Facebook.
For the second time in less than a week supporters of unions battling Wisconsin's governor over collective-bargaining rights rallied on Beacon Hill on Sunday. The Herald referred to "hundreds of people" involved in the rally, all seemingly loaded with exaggerated rhetoric.
Hundreds of teenagers marched from Copley Square to Beacon Hill Thursday to call for funding for youth jobs. Governor Deval Patrick proposed spending $8.4 million to fund youth jobs. Governor Deval Patrick is going to discuss jobs and the economy a group of Democratic governors and President Barack Obama. Remember to follow Bostonist on Twitter and like us on Facebook.