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--A man walking on a pond in Weymouth on Sunday fell in and was rescued before freezing to death. Neighbors heard his screams and called for help. The footage of the rescue was so dramatic that it's been making the rounds on CNN. [WCVB] more ›

--A group of activists helped prevent a company from foreclosing on the home of a Dorchester woman and her family. Fifty people showed up to help Melonie Griffiths-Evans, and the event was organized by City Life. [Boston Herald, Boston Globe] more ›

Bostonist likes movies and we like when people from our neck of the woods make movies, and we really like when those movies get screened in Boston and we get tickets. So we're excited, because Georgia Lee, a Harvard grad who dropped out of Harvard Business School to apprentice with Martin Scorcese in making "Gangs of New York," has made a movie of her own and we have five pairs of tickets for lucky Bostonist... more ›

Also, Bostonist would like to encourage you to check out the interview with Darci Kittenpants over at our sister page Gothamist. Why? Fun fact time: The film that Darci produced, To Life! was filmed in late 2003 in Sharon, Massachusetts. And she's also worked with Red Bucket Films, who include in their ranks two Boston University students. more ›