As of today, there will be more room for riders on the Blue Line. [Boston Globe] The Storrow Drive Tunnel will be closed every night until next Monday. This might become a regular occurrence to complete repairs. [WHDH] The number of Boston-based Lehman Brothers employees is unknown (approx. 28,000 worldwide), but some rushed to clear out their desks last night. [Boston Globe] And we don't know how many Bostonians will be out of a......

--Another fireman behaving badly; after hitting a woman, he fought with the arresting officers. [Boston Herald] --With only lottery tickets and the tracks to keep them occupied, MA residents were forced to spend more than $1 billion in Connecticut and Rhode Island casinos last year. [Boston Globe] --Researchers say the "Flutie Effect" is real (and it has nothing to do with mullets). [WCVB] --A State Representative from Boston wants no more "height-ism" and "weight-ism"......

The Big Dig began in 1991. 14.8 billion dollars, hundreds of besmirched reputations, and one casualty later, the Big Dig is finally wrapped up. Well, at least officially. We'll be feeling the repercussions for a long time. To borrow a phrase from Rob Corddry's visit to Boston, we've earned our merit badge for corruption. The AP has provided a full timeline of the Big Dig. Bostonist was born in 2005, but we have our fair......

--Twenty-five enterprising members of the BPD found a way to make over $200,000 last year. 121 police officers make more money than Commish Ed Davis. This information goes to show how much money goes into the police details, and how much it would save if the state went with Governor Deval Patrick's plan to use flagmen instead of details at construction sites. --WBZ' I-Team found that Massachusetts State Troopers caused "nearly 500 crashes in their......

It came from the tales of Troop E. WBZ followed a tip that State Troopers were using one of the ventilation facilities constructed as part of the Big Dig for a driving range. What's news to us is the sheer volume of the ventilation buildings that allow for a third floor with 25 foot ceilings. We knew they were big just looking at their protrusions on the surface, but never knew they were that big.......

The MBTA Police Union is seeking a merger with the Massachusetts State Police. Back in 1992 the state dissolved the Massachusetts Registry Police (enforcing registration and inspection) as a separate entity. Registry Police duties were included in the responsibilities of the State Troopers. We don't have immediate access to data supporting whether or not the initiative was effective – but anecdotally we definitely see more State Police cars than we ever did Registry Police. Today's......