Friendly's closed over 60 restaurants and eliminated 1,200 jobs on Tuesday and decided to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The chain closed 30 Massachusetts locations. [WCVB] Remember to follow Bostonist on Twitter and like us on Facebook.
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The wife of a Supreme Court justice called a Brandeis professor to request an apology about her Congressional testimony from 19 years ago. [Boston Channel]
Maybe it's just this Bostonist, but it seems like the biggest issue in 10th Congressional District is an illegal strip search that happened about 19 years ago -- and the victim is now speaking out. [Boston Globe]
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Commuter rail riders may see fewer delays in the future, since the T has bought 20 new trains. [Boston Globe]
Yes, you can lose a leg when you screw around moving trains. It happened to a Worcester teen last night. [Telegram & Gazette]
It may not be a gay ol' time at Sunday's Boston GospelFest, because the headliner is an "ex-gay" pastor. [Bay Windows]
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The Middletown power plant explosion has left 5 dead and 12 injured. [NY Times]
A plan has been proposed to stimulate job growth in the Bay State. [Boston Globe]
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The USS Constitution will continue its traditional cannon salutes to the chagrin of Charlestown's sensitive newcomers. [Boston Herald]
Evacuation Day and Bunker Hill Day will still be Suffolk County holidays next year. [Boston Channel]
One million H1N1 vaccine doses have arrived in the Bay State. "Please, sir, we want some more." [Boston Globe]
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Artists are beautifying some electrical boxes around Boston and won't be arrested. [Boston Globe]
If your morning commute sucked yesterday, it was probably thanks to a power outage at City Hall. [Boston Globe]
More deleted emails by a Menino aide have been recovered. [Boston Herald]
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In one week, two whales have died at the same Rhode Island beach. [Providence Journal]
Cape Wind opponents continue to drag their feet -- into a courtroom. [Cape Cod Times]
Uh, oh. Genzyme's contaminated Allston factory may endanger some that count on their drug treatments. [Boston Globe]
A soldier from Chicopee has died from wounds inflicted by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan. [Worcester Telegram]
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Over two dozen policemen from across MA to receive awards for bravery from Gov. Patrick today. [Boston Globe]
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Massport named David Mackey, its' Chief Legal Counsel, has been named interim CEO. Arnold Schwarzenegger's mistress was pregnant at the same time as Maria Shriver. Maria Shriver hired a divorce lawyer. Remember to follow Bostonist on Twitter and like us on Facebook.
The Senate voted to end "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" Saturday. Senator Scott Brown voted with the majority. Remember to follow Bostonist on Twitter and like us on Facebook.
A surprise! The Herald endorsed Martha Coakley for Attorney General. We think she was a bad Senate candidate for Senate. She's an effective AG.
- Mass. General Hospital has raised $1 billion in a fundraising campaign needed to complete expansion already underway. They need a total of $1.5 billion by 2013. [WHDH]
- About 50 Attleboro High School students earned an estimated $15,000 because they got good grades. The Massachusetts Math and Science Initiative funds the payments. [Attleboro Sun Chronicle]
- UMass Lowell received a $614,691 grant from NASA to develop new teaching techniques to instruct students about global climate change.[Boston Business Journal]
Eric Rosengren, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, expects the unemployment rate to remain high through 2010. He called for “unconventional monetary policy” to help the economy.
- Beaches in Hingham, Hull, Cohasset, and Marshfield are closed to swimming Thursday after tests found high bacteria levels. The affected beaches include Seal Cove in Hingham, James Avenue in Hull, Bassing's Beach at the Sailing Club in Cohasset and the sampling point in the Fieldston section of Marshfield. [Patriot Ledger]
- Up to 150 people were stung by a dead jellyfish at Rye Beach in New Hampshire. Dead jellyfish can briefly retain stringing ability. [Boston Globe]
- The American Lobster Management Board is not considering a proposed 5-year ban on lobster fishing at a meeting in Warwick, Rhode Island Monday. [WBZ]
It turns out that the Massachusetts Bureau of Labor Statistics's comparatively rosy unemployment estimates were off somewhat, as the state's unemployment rate rose to 9.5% in January. The state had estimated a rate of 9.3%, which is only rosy if you like the kind of black, dead roses that you give to people as a curse. As this recently laid off Bostonist can attest, it was hard out there in January, for pimps and internet content managers alike. The "good" news? The national unemployment rate is still two points higher, at 9.7%. [Globe]
A $600 million budget gap could lead to trimming 2,000 state jobs, not to mention other cost-cutting measures. [Boston Globe]...The Mass. unemployment rate jumped to 9.2% in September, which might mean the Bay State is still in a recession. [Boston Herald]...Potential amendments to the state's transportation reform bill could eliminate some of the saving that was the purpose of the reforms. [Boston Herald]
- President Obama gave Queen Elizabeth II an iPod. That's not news. What's news is what's on it—Dylan? Stevie Wonder? Some people have questioned the gift, but at least it's less self-centered than what the queen gave him: a picture of herself. Cute, Lizzy. [Globe]
- Soon, you may no longer be able to ease the pain of unemployment with drugs. Except alcohol and tobacco. Because those don't count. [CNN]
- Margaret Greer tries the craiglist defense. [Globe]
Unemployment has hit 6.9% in the state last month, the highest it's been in 15 years but still lower than the national average of 7.2%. Education and health services jobs constituted a somewhat bright (or at least less dim) spot, growing by 1.5% last year according to the Executive Office of Workforce Development. Most other sectors were down for the year, with notable declines in Trade, Transportation and Utilities as well as Construction.
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