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• A Back Bay brownstone was condemned Tuesday after "mounds of clutter" prevented firefighters from investigating an oil leak. The 73-year old alleged hoarder was sent for a psychiatric evaluation. [Boston Herald]

• State lawmakers have passed a "green ticket" bill that allows cities and towns to attach unpaid fines from trash ordinance violations to future property tax bills. [WBZ]

• The Bay State may ban some products that contain BPA. [Boston Globe]

• A Boston Foundation report says cities and towns could save millions of dollars in health care costs by joining the state’s Group Insurance Commission. Boston, for example, would save $45 million in health care costs from employees, retirees, and elected officials. [Boston Globe]

• Massachusetts reported a 2.9% high school dropout rate, the lowest percentage in a decade. [Boston Globe]

• The Massachusetts movie tax credit is up for debate. [Business Week]

• Martha Coakley has reached a settlement with three insurance companies over how premiums assessed to motorcyclists were calculated. [The Patriot Ledger]

• The family of the late Robert F. Kennedy got an apology from the Los Angeles Police Department after the LAPD displayed clothes from his assassination at an exhibit in Las Vegas. [L.A. Times]

• The Central Falls Teachers Union responded to the firing of all 93 teachers and staff at the high school by offering an alternative plan to keep their jobs and filing three unfair labor practice charges against the city. [Providence Journal]

• Earlier today, Bostonist reminded everyone why spelling errors are so important to avoid: Google makes a fierce amount of money from them.

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