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Saturday, January 28, 2012

Two bars want to let patrons say: I'd rather have a bottle in front of me than a pre-frontal lobotomy

Red Lantern on Stanhope Street and Kennedy's Midtown on Province Street go before the Licensing Board on Wednesday for permission to serve entire bottles of booze to patrons at their tables. The hearings could prove interesting - the licensing board has long taken a dim view of letting people have…

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Editors are so passe

Some educational publishing startup in the South Station area is looking for people who can hire and supervise writers and take charge of the company's content in their subject areas. You know, content leaders. Also, among the job requirements: Incredible work output, like a force of nature, or…

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DA: Case against alleged gang member won't be hurt by courthouse theft of gun held as evidence against him

The Herald reports a clerk magistrate at Chelsea District Court has been reassigned to another court as investigators try to figure out how three guns being held in a court evidence safe were stolen. Two of the guns were from cases in which the trials had already ended, the Suffolk County District…

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Friday, January 27, 2012

Kevin H. White, dead at 82

Photo by Peter E. Lee. Used under this Creative Commons license. Former Mayor Kevin White died at home tonight, surrounded by his family, Associated Press reports. In his 16 years in office, "the loner in love with his city" presided over a Boston undergoing dramatic, often painful change, from…

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Kind-hearted woman discovers the hard way that rats multiply like rabbits

The MSPCA reports a Cape woman who bought two rats at a pet store to keep them from becoming snake snacks showed up at Angell Memorial in Jamaica Plain today with 69 more rats than she started out with. The MSPCA reports all 71 rats are in good shape and that it is now looking for homes for them -…

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Don't mess with Prius drivers

Sadly, the fact that somebody got shot in the middle of the day today is not nearly as shocking as it should be. What was odd about the story, though, was that the assailants apparently used a Prius, first to ram their victim, then to drive away after they shot him for good measure. Turns out…

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Man on bike hit by car, then shot by one of its occupants

1/27/12 - 12:30 pm Boston Police are looking for a gray hatchback, possibly a Prius or a Mazda 5, for a shooting this afternoon on Harold Street near Homestead Street in Roxbury. Police say the vehicle may have some scratches on the front…

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State representative chats with reporter about cell phone safety bill while driving home

A brilliant legislator last night was talking to a reporter about getting a cell-phone driving law out of committee, while driving home: “It’s a common-sense measure,” said Wagner, in a phone interview he described as hands-free while driving home from the State House in his Honda Accord.…

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Scarface sought for armed holdup at liquor store near Stony Brook T stop

1/24/12 - 9:40 pm Boston Police are looking for a gunman they say held up Stonybrook Wine and Spirits on Tuesday night - and his getaway driver. Police say a worker at the 80 Boylston St. store was standing outside around 9:40 p.m., when a…

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Boston is not offering free alarm systems to residents

The mayor's office reports some door-to-door marketers are attempting to foist burglar-alarm services on residents by claiming the city - actually, Mayor Menino himself - is springing for the installation costs. Mayor Menino is not amused. If anybody knocks on your door from GE Security Systems…

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State considering even higher fares at rush hour to save MBTA services

The Metro reports Transportation Secretary Rich Davey is looking at some new possible options for preserving existing T services, including charging higher fares during rush hour.

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T bus driver charged with faking attempted shooting, collecting worker's comp

Nancy Parker, 53, will be arraigned in Suffolk Superior Court today on charges she faked an attack on her MBTA bus in Chelsea, then collected worker's compensation. Parker, of Burlington, is formally charged with worker's compensation fraud, misleading an investigator and filing a false report for…

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Missing: Stuffed pink leopard

A local parent is frantically searching for his daughter's Lisa Leopard, stolen out of the family mini-van last night at the Rite-Aid near Davis Square: She has had her since she was 3 years old. This is the go-to comfort toy. No, this is her best friend. This is the thing she brought to EVERY…

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