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MBTA chief operating officer likes new life with a small bus system

YorkRegion.com interviews former MBTA COO Richard Leary on his new job as manager of York Region Transit, in the exurbs of Toronto: ... He was recently driven around Stouffville and told it was not so long ago that Markham similarly consisted of vast tracts of open farmland. ...

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Court tries to resolve big mess over big art project with big ruling

A federal appeals court today gave artist Christoph Buchel a partial victory over the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art, ruling the museum violated his rights by continuing to work on a massive installation even after he told it to stop because he could no longer tolerate the changes it was…

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Expensive car comes on down at Boch dealership

Ferrari falls off truck at Boch's new Ferrari/Maserati dealership, but at least the wipers still worked. With exclusive video from Channel 25, which sent its news copter out to cover this shocking story. Via Phillip McCarthy.

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"Three Wolf Moon" Named New Hampshire's Official Shirt

http://www.flickr.com/photos/wsimmons/ / CC BY 2.0 The popular "Three Wolf Moon" t-shirt that can be seen everywhere from Diesel to the Boston Comic Convention has been named the official t-shirt of New Hampshire, according to Neatorama. The Granite State, known for its libertarian politics,…

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Smash the church/state paradigm!

Does Boston Metro know about Boston MetroGuide, which is seeking to hire writers who will get paid only if they also sell ads to go with their "articles"? ... This is your chance to be the official blogger/commentator/voice of Boston on a new Metro Guide Website that is quickly growing in…

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Howard Zinn Has Died

The Globe reports that lefty historian Howard Zinn died today at the age of 87. Zinn, best known among several generations of idealists and students, as the author of the iconoclastic A People's History of the United States (1980), which retold American history from a left-revisionist perspective,…

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NBA player thows a fit about his Big Baby nickname

Waaa waaaa says Glen Davis about his nickname

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Big Baby nickname causes NBA player to thow a tantrum

Big Baby whines and pouts and throws a tantrum about his nickname

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NBA player thows a fit about his Big Baby nickname

Waaa waaaa says Glen Davis about his nickname

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Big Baby nickname causes NBA player to thow a tantrum

NBA player thows a fit about his Big Baby nickname

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T's run of good luck with people falling on subway tracks comes to an end at Broadway

Channel 4 reports a man suffered head injuries when he fell into the subway "pit" at the Broadway stop on the Red Line today. Like that lady on the Orange Line, authorities believe the guy was under the influence.

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Only in the Back Bay: Neighborhood group opposes new restaurant because members don't trust a clothing store

Just a ruse?: The giant trailer outside just for show, too? The Boston Licensing Board meets tomorrow to consider a request by the owner of a popular Dorchester bar to open a new restaurant on Marlborough Street in the Back Bay. read more

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Bite Size News, January 27: iPad Edition

Image by kfdavila from photos tagged "Bostonist" on Flickr. It's called the iPad, it's just $499, and, yes, you have to get it. [AP via Yahoo!News]According to Governor Deval Patrick, the state's budget should be $28.2 billion for the next fiscal year. [Boston Globe]Abercrombie's Farrington…

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Marian Walsh not running for re-election

Wicked Local West Roxbury breaks the news on the Suffolk and Norfolk State Senator. What this means for voters so far is a choice between a Republican and a Democrat who should be a Republican.

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Housing prices spike downtown

Chris Lovett reviews 2009 housing sales and prices from Boston neighborhoods.

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If the Dunkin' Donuts wasn't a drive-thru before, it is now

Channel 4 reports the region's critical donut supply dipped by 0.0001% this morning when somebody in an SUV drove through the front of a Dunkin' Donuts on Chestnut Street.

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Jennifer Trask

Organic and surreal forms in jewelry and sculpture by Mass trained Artist.

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Man pistol whipped, robbed of $600 in Dorchester

1/27/10 - 9:00 am Boston Police tweet two guys ganged up on a third this morning on Crowell Street.

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