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2 shot in Dorchester
Two people are shot in Dorchester. — The Boston Channel  Monday, May 21, 2012 1:15 AM

Town of Needham Board and Committee vacancies
The Needham Board of Selectmen requests applications from residents to serve on the following boards and committees: — Wicked Local Needham

Officials propose drunken driving law change
Monday May 21, 2012 Boston (AP) -- Three Massachusetts officials said Sunday they will try to close what they call a loophole in state drunken driving law. The Supreme Judicial Court ruled Thursday that motorists who admit there’s enough evidence for drunken driving conviction but aren’t technically convicted are not subject to certain increased penalties. — North Adams Transcript  Monday, May 21, 2012 12:38 AM

Improving BU student a 'fighter'
As 3,300 Boston University graduates paused yesterday to reflect with a moment of silence on a senior year rocked... — The Boston Herald  Monday, May 21, 2012 4:33 AM

Romney, Brown going it alone
Boston - Massachusetts Republicans Mitt Romney and Scott Brown have a history of supporting each other throughout their political careers. — The Sun Chronicle  Monday, May 21, 2012 2:09 AM

Dollar Shave Club Gets An Edge on Shaving Business
The high price of razor blades has many men in a lather, but a scrappy start-up is taking on big companies like Boston-based Gillette, claiming it can offer an easier, cheaper alternative. — The Boston Channel  Monday, May 21, 2012 1:02 AM

Romney faced leadership test in Big Dig tragedy
Mitt Romney was at his New Hampshire vacation home on a summer night in 2006 when 26 tons of concrete ceiling panels in one of Boston's Big Dig highway tunnels collapsed, crushing a car and killing a female passenger. — The Boston Globe  Monday, May 21, 2012 3:38 AM

Needham Selectman Jerry Wasserman plans to run for state Rep. Harkins' seat
Needham Selectman Jerry Wasserman said he plans to run for Rep. Lida Harkins' seat. Harkins declared on Jan. 20 that she is running for Sen. Scott Brown's state Senate seat. — Wicked Local Needham

Needham Selectwoman Denise Garlick also plans to run for state Rep. Harkins' seat
Needham Selectwoman Denise Garlick  said she also plans to run for Rep. Lida Harkins' seat. Harkins declared on Jan. 20 that she is running for Sen. Scott Brown's state Senate seat. — Wicked Local Needham

Needham's State Rep. Lida Harkins says she's "in" for state Senate
Rep. Lida Harkins, D-Needham, is planning to run for Sen. Scott Brown's state Senate seat, she told the Needham Times on Jan. 20. — Wicked Local Needham

4 students killed are memorialized in BU ceremonies
After one of the most trying academic years in its history, Boston University graduated more than 6,700 students Sunday, in a ceremony that paused in silence to remember four students killed this spring, but mostly looked ahead with optimism and full-throated cheers for the commencement remarks of Google executive Eric E. Schmidt. The commencement at sun-baked Nickerson Field also carried grief and the raw memories of four violent deaths this semester. — The Boston Globe  Monday, May 21, 2012 12:00 AM

Wellesley Economist Finds Income Inequality Drives Teen Birth Rate
For the first time, researchers say they have now found a connection between income inequality and the teen birth rate. Despite declining in recent years, it is still the highest among developed countries. — 90.9 NPR WBUR


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