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Bite Size News, November 25: Givin' Thanks Edition
Michael Scalia, 24, of Danvers rescued an unidentified woman from a burning vehicle on Wednesday. [WCVB]The North Shore Music Theatre could reopen in the spring of 2010 thanks to an investment from a Randoph man named William Hanney. [Boston Globe]Be thankful if you aren't on, or headed towards, the Massachusetts Turnpike today. [WCVB]
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Danvers Meep to "Rear its asinine head"
Have we mentioned that we love living in a two newspaper town? From The Herald: "The “meep” annoyance has once again reared its asinine head. The high schoolers in Danvers alert the City Desk they are planning a march in a few hours — 11:30 a.m. — across from the high school."...
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Bite Size News, November 24: Free Parking Edition
Attention holiday shoppers: Boston offers free parking on Black Friday, and every Saturday left in 2009. [Boston Globe]Some firehouses in Boston are busy and some aren't and it's a trend that might require City Hall to reassign some jakes. [Boston Herald]The Franklin Park Zoo's population has grown thanks to the birth of two rare animal babies. Check out pictures of the animal goodness here. [WCVB]
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Vicki On Oprah Re: Teddy
Oprah Winfrey's interview with Victoria Reggie Kennedy, her first television appearence since Sen. Edward M. Kennedy died in August, airs nationally on Wednesday. Vicki Kennedy reportedly discusses the Senator's final days and behind-the-scenes details on his support of President Obama's 2008 campaign. Ted Kennedy Jr. joined Vicki and her children, Caroline and Curran Raclin, on the show, which airs at 4 p.m. tomorrow on WCVB. [Herald]
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Democratic Primary Debate at WGBH: Transcript Time!
Bostonist was there for the taping of the debate between Democratic primary candidates competing for the chance to get Teddy Kennedy's senate seat in the upcoming January special election. Here's our record of what happened, in case you didn't get to watch for yourself. We weren't supposed to post before the thing actually aired. This is unedited, uncut, so forgive errors--will correct as soon as possible! And to be clear, this is by no means...
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Bite Size News, November 23: Looking on the Bright Side Edition
More than a thousand families can give thanks to the Massachusetts Salvation Army for Thursday's meal. [Boston Globe]
A Vermont church is selling its prized possession to keep operating their homeless shelter. [Brattleboro Reformer]
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Thanksgiving Day MBTA Schedule
The turkeys are getting around town just fine, but it might be harder for you come Thursday. The MBTA has released its Thanksgiving schedule. Check it out to make sure you don't "gobble" up too much time waiting for the T this weekend. Wednesday, November 25 Additional service during peak hours on Silver, Red, Orange, Blue and Green lines Regular weekday schedule for buses, The Ride, Commuter Rail, Quincy Commuter Boat, and Inner Harbor...
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Senate Candidates Debate: Make Your Primary Decision
Tomorrow, two debates will take place that might help you make a decision in the special election race to fill Ted Kennedy's senate seat. First, the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce sponsors a debate between the Republican candidates Scott Brown and Jack E. Robinson tomorrow at 8am. It's too late to register (aka pay through the nose) to attend, sadly, but we'll try to round up some reactions for you. The Democratic candidates (Martha...
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Cyberposium 15 at Harvard Business School
Bostonist woke up a little late for Cyberposium 15 yesterday, but still managed to attend a number of informative sessions about “Navigating the Digital Storm.” This year’s theme, inspired by the escalating (but potentially halted) economic crisis, was designed to explore ways for technology companies to get through this tough time. Cyberposium is organized entirely by Harvard Business School students, and while their presence was strong at the conference, some normal folk (though many...
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Boston Blotter: Left Scene of Accident, ATM crime, Shoplifting at Shaw's
-- A 17-year old from Methuen was charged with leaving the scene of an accident after running over a 12-year old in Lowell on Wednesday. Her license was revoked. [WCVB]
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Bite Size News, November 20: Who Needs The Money? Edition
Massachusetts lost out on $147 million in federal stimulus grant money available for public transportation upgrades along Blue Hill Avenue due to bickering between the Patrick administration and residents of Roxbury and Mattapan. [Boston Globe]Republican Senate candidate Jack E. Robinson supports free public transportation. [Boston Herald]
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Cartography: The Ultimate Senatorial Test
Image from Wikimedia Commons, adapted from Libre Map Project by Chris 73 Haven't picked your horse in the Massachusetts Senate special election yet? Not swayed by rhymes? Never fear, a new test is here: map-drawing. In celebration of Geography Awareness Week (which is now coming to an end), National Geographic challenged senators to draw maps of the states they represent and point out at least three major locations therein. So far, only 11 states...
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Boston Blotter: Gang Shooting in Dorchester
Blotter siren -- A shooting that Boston police called gang-related inside of a Dorchester elementary school has brought massive police and streetworker patrols to the neighborhood. The 22-year-old victim was shot while playing basketball Tuesday at the John Marshall Elementary School. Police say that it was the second time the victim had been shot since leaving prison in May. [Herald; BPDNews] -- Two men were shot dead on Monday near the intersection of Bowdoin...
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Bite Size News, November 19: Old Ironsides & Bunker Hill Edition
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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John Kerry's Daughter: Briefly Behind Bars!
According to TMZ, Alexandra Forbes Kerry, John Kerry's 36-year-old daughter, was arrested this morning on suspicion of DUI. The allegedly hard-living Angeleno was busted by the LAPD at a traffic stop, where she reportedly failed a sobriety test. Later blood testing revealed that she had a blood alcohol level of 0.06, two points below California's legal limit of 0.08. [TMZ]...
