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.
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LAist reported Kobe Bryant has a potty mouth. In Boston, the T in MBTA stands for "trouble." The Mayor of Washington, D.C. Vince Gray was arrested. Remember to follow Bostonist on Twitter and like us on Facebook.
Beverly police are investigating the theft of an American stolen off of 86-year old Joseph Quattrochi's front porch. Quattrochi is a World War II veteran who participated in D-Day and was decorated for heroism for his service as a medic. He displayed the stolen flag for 42 years, has been married for 63 years, and started an engineering company that worked on NASA missions to the moon.
The Boston Globe recently described University of Massachusetts-Amherst as a place stuck between what it is and what it wants to be. Resources are limited, facilities are lacking, and home grown students are going to exotic places like Connecticut for the education the Amherst campus can't provide.
Over the last year and a half, post-rock trio Izzi Creo has packed basements across Allston and Brookline. Tonight, they headline their last show at O’Brien’s Pub. They’re similar to Explosions in the Sky in the way they build instrumental movements from slow, evenly-paced arrangements to thundering climaxes. We’ve seen them move masses of half-drunk hipsters from apathetic head-bobs to full-on moshing in under three minutes, a feat NASA declared impossible after a series of controlled laboratory tests last year. Or something like that. Disappear for the night and let the reverb wash over you. Also, check back within the next few days for an interview with the band dealing with their final days and the intrigue of creative differences.
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