McDonald's held its first national hiring day in April and it was a huge success in Massachusetts and around the country. The fast food chain got 1 million applications for a goal of 50,000 jobs. They hired 62,000 people for jobs from cashiers to managers. In Massachusetts alone, nearly 16,000 applied for 2,200 jobs. McDonald’s filled just 1,700 jobs because the volume of applications was so high.
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The U.S. Department of Labor reports 45,000 Bay State workers earned the minimum wage, $7.25, or less. The latest air traffic controller screw-up: A plane carrying First lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden had a close call with a military cargo jet. Remember to follow Bostonist on Twitter and like us on Facebook.
Andrew J. MacDonald, 20, of Hingham faces 60 days in jail after pleading guilty to two counts of mayhem for biting parts of another man's ears off during a fight. MacDonald's sentence was actually two years, and all but 60 days was suspended.
A 19-year old West Roxbury man attempted to rob the McDonald’s at 1650 VFW Parkway in West Roxbury on Saturday morning, after first ordering hash browns. Perhaps he didn't like his breakfast. According to witnesses, the suspect entered the restaurant, made his order and then demanded money at gunpoint. He threw the register down and fled to the woods. The suspect wore one blue plastic glove. No court date was set, but the suspect faces attempted armed robbery, malicious destruction of property, and unlawful possession of a firearm charges. [WCVB], [BPDNews.com]
Celts legend Larry Bird ate Lebron James' Big Mac in a McDonald's commercial, so PETA responded in the only sensible way: by saying that McDonald's kills chickens, and that Larry Bird should empathize with the birds (get it?). PETA even wrote a letter asking Bird to stop endorsing McDonald's:
- In 2004, Joan Kroc donated $1.5 billion of her McDonald's Corp. cash to the United Way. In 2009, $80 million of that is going to help build the Kroc Corps Community Center in Uphams Corner. [Boston Globe]
- The body of Juan C. Guzman, an Iraq War veteran, was recovered from the Merrimack River in Lawrence today. Three days ago, he was thrown into the water after a boating accident. [Boston Globe]
--The BPD reported a sexual assault on Charter Street at about 8:00 am yesterday morning, in the thick of the snowstorm. Here is the perp's description: "The suspect is described as a light-skinned Hispanic male, approximately 6’0” in height, short hair, medium build, 25 - 30 years in age, wearing a gray-hooded sweatshirt and black pants." Police also think the same man was involved in a similar crime last summer. [BPD News, Boston Globe]
--An 18-month-old baby girl from East Somerville was kidnapped, allegedly by her own aunt. WBZ reports that Somerville police found the baby today. Four people were arrested in the kidnapping of Hayden Augustin-Laurent, and one of them was her aunt, Ketia Valmont. Two detectives were hurt because one of those arrested went after them with a baseball bat. Auditi Guha at the Somerville Journal reports that the kidnapping may have resulted from a fight over...
--Remember that little incident on the Common in which two people were found shot near the McDonald's on Sunday night? Well, it left a bullethole in a State House window that was near governor Deval Patrick's suite. A spokeswoman for the governor said that he was "deeply disturbed" and "particularly upset," which seems to us to be code for "royally pissed off." Patrick likes to keep his stuff nice - not to mention safe. Five...
--Yesterday, a guy in the North End gave police a 30-inch-long baby boa constrictor inside a Crown Royal bag. We're not sure if toting a snake in a Crown Royal bag is animal cruelty or public disturbance or what. It's definitely weird and kind of cool. The unnamed man said he "found it on the street." The bag was also wet, and the Herald didn't know why. One can only guess. The optimistic answer would...
When you're a kid, one of the fringe benefits to playing Little League or soccer is that you often got to stop at McDonald's on the way home. Win or lose. We're not sure if Major League teams have a similar policy, but if the Red Sox team bus stopped at a Mickey's outside of Detroit, no one on the team would be allowed to supersize today, after a miserable weekend getting swept by the...
More weapons have been found in the schools. After a false fire alarm, Hyde Park High School staff discovered a gun inside a backpack after a student walked back inside and set off a metal detector.
If you’re hiking, consider charging up your iPod, as Seattlest finds out that a man lost during a hike was found by the glow of his iPod. That cleverness seems to be devoid in cops who were using police cruiser instant messaging clients - although we imagine IMs “so are you nakie” to be included in cop shows, just for realism. If only the cops were busting the Hummer-driving jerk who made a poor...
Yesterday the Fung Wah Bus Line agreed to conditions of operation outlined by State and Federal regulatory agencies. One of the provisions was that they would no longer allow drivers who could not speak or read English to operate their vehicles to make trips between New York and Boston. It isn't clear how many drivers they had in their employ that didn't have a basic command of the English language, but if such a rule is already on the books it could have been enforced as a precaution, not a reaction. Federal requirements for commercial passenger bus lines require that drivers can speak English in case of an emergency. We started to get all up in arms about how there's no official state language, etc, etc, when we remembered that this isn't an issue of rights. State's have the right to issue drivers licenses and suspend them as having a license is a "privilege" and not a "right."
Before Bostonist could make it to one of the hundreds of Dunkin’ Donuts locations to try their Caramel Creme and Mocha Almond latte flavors (just released for the holidays), we heard about a contest: Free coffee for life - could it be true? Dunkin’ Donuts is asking patrons to tell their story about the great lengths to which they’ve gone for a cup of Dunkin’ Donuts coffee. With a location within arms' reach* anywhere in the city, Dunkin’ Donuts is exceedingly convenient, but Bostonist has to admit that sugar and cream with a little bit of coffee tastes just as good no matter where we buy it. Entries in the contest must be received by next Monday (November 28) to qualify. If you’ve descended Mt. Washington, Mt. Everest, or Mt. Kilimanjaro just to grab a cup o’ arabica, Bostonist is sure you’ve got a leg up on this contest. John Glenn can’t claim a return trip to Earth for this contest, though: it isn’t open to Ohio residents.
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