Massachusetts is losing 1,100 jobs over the next two years as Fidelity Investments closes its Marlboro facility and moves those workers to to Smithfield, Rhode Island, Merrimack, New Hampshire and other locations. Marlboro workers fill operations and technology jobs and don't work directly with customers. Spokeswoman Anne Crowley said Fidelity lost 8,000 jobs in the last couple of years and Marlboro was not at "full capacity." They plan to sell that property. Smithfield, Rhode Island already is home to 2,700 jobs. Merrimack, New Hampshire has 4,600 employees. [Globe]
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Although convicted of bribery, Chuck Turner is ready to get back to work on the City Council. [Dorchester Reporter]
The priest who stalked Conan O'Brien says he's fine and wants to get back to work, but the Boston Archdiocese is on Team Coco. [MyFoxBoston]
The contractor working on the exploding house has a record of safety violations. [Boston Channel]
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Tonight is the final debate for Massachusetts gubernatorial candidates. [WBUR]
A Democratic candidate in Rhode Island won't be getting any love from President Obama after saying Obama can "shove it." [CBS]
The main witness in Chuck Turner's bribery trial believes he'll be convicted on at least one count. [Boston Globe]
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Three out of four gubernatorial candidates participated in a youth forum, and Charlie Baker realized there wouldn't be many actual voters there. [Boston Globe]
Registration for the Boston Marathon opens on Monday, but you needed to run qualifying races before last September. [WBZ]
A Medford church has found a Koran in their 18th-century pastor's collection. [Medford Transcript]
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Boston will consider eliminating the sales of high-calorie drinks at city-owned properties. [Boston Globe]
Four Bay State banks still owe TARP money. [Boston Herald]
Believe it or not, schools in Boston (and Springfield) are rather segregated. [Boston Globe]
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Massachusetts expected to receive millions in federal aid despite Scott Brown's opposition. [Boston Globe]
The Commonwealth's pension funds will be required to divest companies that do business with Iran. [Gov Monitor]
Desperate much? Mass Lottery profits increased by $44 million. [MyFoxBoston]
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It's the longest day of the year. [National Geographic]
The Harvard student arrested on immigration charges will not be deported at this time. [Harvard Crimson]
It's the little things that show there's progress at the MBTA -- like requiring all T operators to have a valid driver's license. [Boston Globe]
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Remember the Rhode Island school district that fired all the teachers? They're probably going to rehire all of them back. [Providence Journal]
Israel has barred MIT professor Noam Chomsky from entering the country to speak at a Palestinian university. [NY Times]
If a Harvard student hadn't been caught hacking into his teachers' grading systems, he probably could've had a brilliant career on Wall Street. [WBZ]
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MIT is opening a solar technology lab, which is mainly funded by an Italian energy company. [Boston Globe]
Thanks to its bankruptcy, a cache of historic Polaroid items is going to MIT. [CNet]
Former Harvard Law dean, Elena Kagan, has been nominated to be the newest Supreme Court justice. [Washington Post]
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In one Eastern Mass town, everyone complied with the US Census. [Boston Globe]
And a depressed section of Dorchester has one of the lowest percentages of Census participation. [Boston Globe]
Massachusetts same-sex couples are beginning their court battle against the federal law that doesn't recognize their marriages. [NPR]
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Huggers will continue to find trees in Massachusetts as the Commonwealth is moving to protect more of its forests from logging, etc. [Berkshire Eagle]
Although there is resistance to Cape wind power, a Boston Harbor island may be a successful location. [Patriot Ledger]
Earth Day activists are in hot (clean?) water for camping overnight in Boston Common. [Boston Globe]
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There will be about 4% less people do a price check at Shaw's. [Boston Globe]
Some Mass mortgageholders will get some relief from a-holes formerly known as Countrywide. [Worcester Telegram]
Not a good week for the Cahill campaign: A company that held a fundraiser on his behalf had a conflict of interest and was fined by the SEC. [Boston Herald]
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Someone hung an effigy of President Obama by its feet at the Central Falls school where the teachers were fired. [WPRI]
The D Line should be fully operational by Monday morning. So let's hope for Tuesday evening. [Newton Tab]
Ever wonder if Evacuation Day might actually celebrate something else? The original bill was signed in green ink. [Boston Globe]
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Charlie Baker emailed supporters on Thursday to offer his first comments on his loss to Governor Deval Patrick Tuesday.
Baker cited a series of factors that caused his defeat, including the competition offered by his opponents, increased turnout of Democrats, and a backlash against the expected success of Republicans nationwide. He thanked supporters and didn't say what he'd do now.
Bostonist likes to tell the world what our thinking is on things. We also appreciate directness. Don't BS us.
Commuters from Massachusetts will soon be able to ride the commuter rail directly to T.F. Green Airport in Rhode Island. Massachusetts and Rhode Island forged an agreement with rail companies to start up service into Warwick's airport this fall with six daily trips, according to Rhode Island Gov. Don Carcieri's office.
The smallest state in the country made big news today involving President Barack Obama.
Business is happening all over Boston:
Call Bostonist crazy if you like. When we travel by air, we like to arrive at our destination at the right time. Fly from T.F. Green Airport in Warwick, Rhode Island T.F. Green Airport when you have to get there according to your schedule. Travel and Leisure magazine rated Green Airport the nation's best for on-time arrivals and departures in a July survey. Overall, the airport was ranked fifth best in the country. Boston's Logan Airport was ranked 26th out of 30 rated cities, ahead of only Los Angeles and all three of New York City’s airports. [Providence Business News]
-- The FBI, Weymouth police, and a state police SWAT team arrested two Bay State men who were allegedly preparing to rob an East Weymouth bank. Police got a tip about the planned heist and set up surveillance around 7 a.m. Police observed the suspects watching the bank, and watched them go to a nearby store to buy disguises. The suspects were arrested without incident. Police found a sledgehammer and crowbars in the car. Both men were charged with attempting to commit armed robbery while masked, receiving a stolen motor vehicle, conspiracy to commit a crime and possession of burglarious tools. They are being held at Weymouth Police headquarters on $100,000 bail until a Tuesday arraignment in Quincy District Court. [patriotledger]
People love animal-related news. Perhaps the animals simpy love all the friggin' attention. Whores.
Summer is when people flock to the beaches and frolic in the water. In 2010, all of the action is in the water, and some of it has been crazy.
This summer the water has been filled with big fish that might want to eat us. In the last two weeks, there are reports of possibly yummy things in the ocean for us to eat. This weekend a Rhode Island man caught a rare yellow lobster. A yellow lobster is reportedly found at a rate of one in 30 million. Last week, an albino lobster was recovered from waters off of the Bay State by a Gloucester man. A critter like this is 1 in 100 million. Sadly, neither will ever be eaten.
Curt Schilling retires and he's still able to gobble up headlines. The latest?
Senator John Kerry won't be getting a tax break from his new $7 million yacht, unless he deserves one. Kerry planned to stash Isabel in Rhode Island, a state with no sales and excise taxes since 1993, and cited "long-term maintenance, upkeep and charter purposes" as the reason to do so. Tonight, the Globe reports Kerry said he'll pay all taxes he owes to Massachusetts. We need a press statement for this? Apparently. We are thrilled that Kerry will do what we all have to do. It's hard to imagine he, or someone else he pays, didn't know the applicable tax rules in this case. [Globe]
Bostonist loves record-setting animal news such as Einstein the horse who proved goodness can come from smallness. We don't limit our interest to the pocket pony, local zoos, or animals who deserve to find a home.
It's not really news to anyone, but it has been raining a bit these days: enough to, as we suggested yesterday, set a record. We've now had more than 11 inches of rain in March, more than we've ever received in this month previously. [For comparison, we received only 3.11 inches of rain last March (PDF).] The rainfall has officially become a major disaster, making us eligible for assistance such as rental payments on unlivable spaces and low-interest loans to cover uninsured property. The National Guard is on hand to help protect us against from the rain, expected to continue through Wednesday. The D Line will likely be shut down again, but the MWRA hopes to avoid releasing more sewage into Quincy Bay. For enough rainfall data to keep you busy the rest of the day, check out the precipitation database at the DCR. [Globe]
