Last week, a soldier became the first Iraq casualty from Framingham. Sgt. Scott J. Metcalf suffered "non-combat-related injuries," and his death is being investigated. [Metrowest Daily News] A mother and son die in a Lynn house fire after the woman went back into the house attempting to save him. [Boston Herald] Ryanair plans to sucker in Bostonians with promises of cheap flights to Europe. [International Herald Tribune] Was this the best October Surprise that......

A soldier from Beverly has died in Afghanistan. [The Salem News] Soccer has more than a foot in Somerville's door. The Krafts are thinking about building a new home for the Revolution. [Boston Globe] Parents of autistic children are pissed off about Denis Leary's new book, and not surprisingly he doesn't care. [WHDH] The City of Lynn is prosecuting an old lady for feeding the animals around Flax Pond, because there's no other criminal......

-- Rodlyn Petitbois, the 25-year-old Lynn man accused of kidnapping his children and girlfriend after murdering a woman was denied bail in his trial on murder and assault and battery charges. [Herald] -- A 40-year-old Hyde Park man stands accused of beating and robbing an 84-year-old victim. Police say that Bernard Nolen helped the victim into his apartment, where he choked the older man until he passed out. Nolen left the apartment with $100 and......

Image of lobsters on the Cape by Chris Seufert from photos tagged "Bostonist" on Flickr. The First Baptist Church of Lynn was struck by lightning yesterday, which can only perpetuate the saying, "Lynn, Lynn, city of sin..." [Boston Herald] Although the incredibly buff (yet disabled) jake, Albert Arroyo, surmised he could avoid termination by not showing up to work; the Boston Fire Department is still kicking his gluteus maximus to the curb. [Boston Channel]......

-- A man in his 30s was stabbed to death yesterday afternoon in Roxbury during a scuffle. Based on witness statements, police arrested David Copeland, 29, of Roxbury, who was arraigned on murder charges today. [BPDNews; Globe] -- In an unrelated incident, a man was shot early this morning in Roxbury. He suffered non-life-threatening injuries. Police pursued a suspect on foot, who eluded them. [BPDNews] -- A gruesome sequence of events in Lynn has resulted......

-- Tormu Prall, the fugitive wanted in connection with a New Jersey arson-homicide, and whom Boston police unwittingly released, is now wanted in connection with a case of suspected arson in Cambridge. Police believe that Prall may have set fire to a Broadway apartment building to smoke out a former girlfriend. Prall is said to frequent Boston and Cambridge homeless shelters as well as the streets of Central Square. [Cambridge Chronicle; Globe] -- A wave......

-- A knife-wielding East Boston man was shot and killed by Lynn police this morning after a foot pursuit, authorities say. Michael Addesa, 34, was pronounced dead at 2:45am after being transported to Salem Hospital. Police say that Addesa had attempted to cut his own wrists with the knife, which was recovered at the scene. [Herald] -- In what police characterize as related incidents, one man was shot and another man was stabbed in North......

--Police put out a BOLO ("Be on the lookout") for a recent immigrant from Haiti who speaks no English and who has been missing since Wednesday. His name is Roc Sanon, he is 43 years old, and his photo is to the left. [BPD News] --Early this morning in Jamaica Plain on Gayhead Street, a woman was stabbed eight times and sustained life-threatening injuries. The BPD report indicates that the victim knew her attacker and......

--An armed Lynn man was in a standoff with police for seven-and-a-half hours before he was shot and killed this morning. WBZ quotes District Attorney Jonathan Blodgett as saying, "Shots were fired -- again, after attempts to use many non-lethal techniques -- the man was pronounced dead at Lynn Union Hospital at approximately 5:30." [WBZ] --Two men were arrested in Natick for assault and battery on each other after fighting in a Sovereign Bank......

-- Four Salem High School students have pleaded not guilty to charges that they raped a teen girl in a Lynn home late Friday night. The four boys, three 17 year-olds and one 18 year-old, were arraigned Tuesday on charges of aggravated rape. The alleged victim reported the incident to police Saturday morning. [Globe; Herald] -- Derek Boisvert, a 25 year-old convicted child rapist who appeared on the Massachusetts' 10 Most Wanted Sex Offender List......

--A security guard and two other individuals chased down a robber who had stolen from a 66-year-old woman yesterday as she exited a Dorchester convenience store. BPD officers responding to the crime were directed to the suspect by the pack of Good Samaritans. [BPD News] --A man was killed last night outside a White Hen Pantry in Lynn; he was shot twice in the chest. Very few details are yet available. [Boston Globe] --Police......