Music is always an important part of St. Patrick’s Day in Massachusetts. Of course the Dropkick Murphy's are in town and will be rocking the House of Blues in Boston tonight and tomorrow. The Tinker's Son in Norwell features a whole weekend of Celtic music with Dublin Free Press on Friday and Devri on Sunday. The Irish Cultural Centre in Canton has U2 tribute band The Joshua Tree on Friday. Senator Jack Hart's big moment in the St. Patrick’s Day celebration comes Sunday at the St. Patrick's Day Breakfast in South Boston. Jokes, food, music, and dancing are involved in this traditional event.Remember to follow Bostonist on Twitter and like us on Facebook.
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-- Holyoke police arrested a 30-year old Massachusetts man on cocaine trafficking charges after finding a kilogram of cocaine hidden inside bologna. Postal inspectors in Puerto Rico alerted Holyoke police and used a dog to confirm the presence of drugs. After the drugs were delivered, police arrested the suspect. The cocaine was reportedly worth $100,000. [AP via Boston.com]
-- Luis Marquez, a 26-year-old blind man from Brighton, pleaded not guilty today in the stabbing murder of a woman who was found dead in his apartment yesterday. The victim was 56 years old, and authorities have not revealed her identity or her relationship to Marquez. She was stabbed multiple times on her torso and head. Police say that Marquez, who reportedly suffers from psychological problems, admitted to the murder at the time of his arrest. [Globe]
--A three-alarm fire broke out at an apartment complex in Framingham yesterday afternoon. Three firefighters and three residents of the complex went to the hospital for minor injuries. [Boston Globe]
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