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Boston's cab drivers aren't fully compliant with a city law requiring cabbies to accept credit cards due to fees and technology. Massachusetts saw an increase in gas tax revenues in March and April as even residents changed their driving habits in response to gas price spike. Remember to follow Bostonist on Twitter and like us on Facebook. more ›

A heating oil spill forced an apartment building in Dorchester to be evacuated. Remember to follow Bostonist on Twitter and like us on Facebook. more ›

At least one Thanksgiving football game in Massachusetts has be canceled due to players behaving badly. Not the one you think. more ›

Boston Police arrested 17 people, eight under 21, at three different weekend parties. more ›

Drinking isn't for kids, and it's apparently not for some adults, either. Elizabeth McQuade, 50, and her son both pleaded innocent to violating something called a "social host" law. Simply, she allegedly bought alcohol for her son and 23 other teenagers Saturday night to drink at their house in Cohasset. Quincy District Court Judge Mark Coven ordered a "sobriety-testing device" be placed in the McQuade's home by the Probation Department. A positive test could lead to a 60-day jail sentence. An August 30 pretrial conference will determine if McQuade violated probation. (In May, McQuade allegedly assaulted her ex-husband with her shoe.) Cohasset police arrived at McQuades at about 11 p.m. The police hearing chants of "take off your shirt" and "we got your shirt off." McQuade denied being home "all night," a fact two teenagers at the party contradicted, according to police. McQuade faces a $2,000 fine or a year in prison if convicted of breaking the social host law. Her son, and 23 teenagers, also face charges. All charges alleged until proven under law. [Patriot Ledger] more ›

-- A 30-year-old Dorchester man was shot and killed on Draper Street after almost a dozen shots were fired. A witness described it as a movie scene and "total pandemonium." The Herald reported at least one gunman was involved. The victim had a "minor" record. [Herald] -- A teacher at Londonderry High School turned herself in after allegedly sending a student nude photos of herself. Melinda Dennehy faces one felony count of indecent exposure at her March 23 arraignment. [WCVB] more ›

TMZ has some exclusive photos of John Kerry getting down with taking photos with college students in Nantucket. We hope he wore his flip-flops. At the "political" party, a girl clad in a green dress buddied up to Kerry and hogged the Bud Light, while her friends made excellent use of penis straws. more ›