--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] --Mayor Menino testified before congress yesterday that there needs to be "common sense federal action" to keep illegal guns off the streets. [Boston Globe] --The game of chess between Governor Deval Patrick and House Speaker Sal DiMasi continues. DiMasi wants to cut the $213 million......

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. The news spread, and Jessica Heslam at the Herald heard that the layoffs weren't a pretty sight: "Some employees were swiftly escorted out the door by security, sources said." While layoffs at newspapers seem to happen on a regular basis, a big layoff at a local......