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Did Senator Scott Brown snub Newton Mayor Setti Warren at Newton's Memorial Day Parade? Probably not. However, there was an awkward goodbye between the politicians/veterans on Sunday that was (un)fortunately caught by a WBZ camera. It looks like a whole lot of nothing except that they are potential rivals in one of the most high-profile races in 2012. Warren's side downplayed the idea of incivility between the two. But, opportunist blogger Dan Kennedy unbelievably suggested Scott Brown didn't know who Warren was. It is more likely that Brown doesn't know who Kennedy is than he can't recognize a prominent Democratic candidate for his Senate gig.
Usually, if you see the word "weather" on Bostonist then its a bad thing. Endless snow, heavy rain or cold temperatures. Now, it's floods. Yes, rain and mild temperatures combined with melting snow has caused the National Weather Service to declare a flood watch until Monday morning in the Bay State - it began at 1 p.m. today. Depending on where you live, you can look for anywhere from an inch to 2.5 inches of rain.
A visit to WBZ's website gave us some new things to fear, both weather related. WBZ gave us a new term to consider: Urban Avalanche. They've also begun talking up the threat of flooding from all of the snow we have.
The people who pick the debate dates for our gubernatorial candidates need some help. Two debates had to be rescheduled due to seemingly obvious conflicts. The folks at WBZ originally planned the first debate for September 8. That turned out to be the start of Rosh Hashanah. The debate was moved to September 7 without a hitch. The next gubernatorial debate got moved from Tuesday, October 26 to Monday, October 25 to avoid conflict with the Boston Celtics' season-opening game against the Miami Heat. One word: Interns!
Someone at WBZ must have checked their calendar, or simply read Bostonist, because they already moved the first guberatorial debate to avoid a conflict with the Jewish New Year. The start of Rosh Hashanah is one of the holiest days on the Jewish calendar. The first debate was initially scheduled for September 8 at 7 p.m. It's now set for September 7 at 7 p.m. The debate includes Governor Deval Patrick, Republican Charles D. Baker, state Treasurer Timothy P. Cahill, an independent, and Green-Rainbow candidate Jill Stein, who is Jewish. We love it when people, or TV stations, simply do the right thing.
The city of Boston and the men who fill the ranks of the Boston Fire Department simply can't get along. Contract disputes have long since gone nuclear and now any controversy turns into a five-alarm blaze of rhetoric and posturing perfectly designed for the city's competitive media outlets.
--O'Ryan Johnson, a Boston Herald crime reporter, faces up to 10 years in prison for allegedly kicking a man in the chest. Johnson asked for help at a laundromat in Groveland and the 74-year old man who responded got yelled at then kicked. Johnson was reportedly with a young girl. [Lawrence Eagle Tribune]
--Thanks to the recession we're not in, teens will have fewer summer jobs. And bored teens sometimes become restless teens whom no one wants in their yards. [Boston Globe]
Hingham Weather, which is the source for the game of musical chairs that is local TV news, reported that local TV station WBZ laid off about 30 people yesterday.
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