Bite Size News, November 18: Pirates Foiled Again Edition
- Mass. Maritime 2, Pirates 0. [Boston Globe]
- While Governor Deval Patrick and Speaker Robert A. DeLeo bicker, the fate of an education bill, not to mention $250 million in federal stimulus funds, is up in the air. [Boston Herald]
- According to the University of Dartmouth Center for Marketing Research, corporate use of social media - Twitter, Facebook, etc. - has increased greatly in the past three years. [Fall River Herald News]
- Tax revenue collected by Massachusetts is down 7%. [Boston Business Journal]
- Is Martha Coakley dodging debates in the Senate campaign? Someone says she is. [UniversalHub]
- The MBTA driver, Charice Lewis, who stopped her train short of a woman who fell onto the tracks will be honored at Sunday's during the Patriots-Jets game. [WCVB]
- BusinessWeek magazine says Quincy is the best place for raising kids in the Bay State. [Patriot Ledger]
- AAA expects Thanksgiving travel to increase 8.8% in New England for 2009. [Boston Globe]
- The 10 Worst Toys for 2009 probably include one toy your children want for Christmas. [WCVB]
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