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BREAKING NEWS ALERT: WBZ-TV in Boston reporting that a JetBlue Flight was diverted from its destination of Chicago…

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BREAKING NEWS ALERT: WBZ-TV in Boston reporting that a JetBlue Flight was diverted from its destination of Chicago to Buffalo after woman on board had to be removed from the flight. The report also says “a bomb threat was called in” The FBI is involved in investigation. JetBlue Released this statement
“Flight 923 from Boston-Chicago diverted and landed safely in Buffalo where the aircraft was met by local [...]

JOHN KERRY SHOWS UP AT WH WITH BROKEN NOSE, BLACK EYES

BOSTON (CBS) – Senator John Kerry surprised a few people at the Boston Bruins Stanley Cup ceremony at the White House Monday afternoon.

The 68-year-old senator had two black eyes and a swollen nose.

His spokeswoman Whitney Smith told WBZ-TV Kerry broke his nose playing ice hockey recently.

Watch Kerry at the event:

Library Sends Police To Collect Overdue Books From 5-Year-Old Girl

Shannon Benoit reads a book to daughter Hailey.

CHARLTON (CBS) – A Charlton mom says her local library crossed the line when they sent police to collect her daughter’s overdue library books.

Her mom says the 5-year-old girl was so afraid that she burst into tears.

Charlton Police Sergeant Dan Dowd stopped by the home of Shannon Benoit to let her know that her daughter had two books several months overdue which needed [...]

MA Restaurant’s Food So Spicy, Customers Must Sign Waiver Before Eating

Hell week at East Coast Grille in Cambridge is a popular annual event.

CAMBRIDGE (CBS) – Here’s a question for you: How hot is too hot when it comes to spicy food?

If you want to find out first hand, it’s Hell Week at the East Coast Grill in Cambridge.

For those who aren’t familiar with the event, the restaurant cooks up what may be the spiciest dish you could ever eat.

Before you [...]

NEW WEBSITE ALLOWS PARENTS TO RENT TOYS FOR CHRISTMAS

BOSTON (CBS) – When you are a kid on Christmas morning, it’s all about volume. But when you are a parent, cruising the aisles of the toy-store in December, it’s about trying to balance a happy holiday with a reasonable budget.

Paul Reinsmith of Boston has found a great way to have plenty of toys under the tree, and all year, without breaking the bank.

Paul and his wife Pam discovered what [...]

Massachusetts City Elects 22-Year-Old

Alex Morse is Mayor-elect of Holyoke.

HOLYOKE (CBS) – Victory is soaking in for the man who’s now the state’s youngest mayor.

Alex Morse is 22 and just out of college. “I decided about a year and half ago and did some soul searching and decided that I was ready for this position,” he says.

He beat out the incumbent, with deep roots in town – by a sizable margin. Mayor-elect Morse announced [...]

Drivers Upset After Police Leave Warnings Inside Unlocked Cars

BEVERLY (CBS) – Thieves are finding easy targets on the North Shore: Cars that aren’t locked with valuable items inside.

If your car door was unlocked, or an officer spotted your GPS, wallet, or something important in plain view, you might have found a warning on your windshield in Beverly this weekend.

Police were willing to stir-up a little proactive controversy to warn folks they were easy targets for [...]

MA Gov. Caught Riding In SUV On First Day Of Self-Declared ‘Car-Free Week’

BOSTON (CBS) – Governor Deval Patrick did walk to a morning event on Beacon Hill — a stone’s throw from the Statehouse — but was quick to sheepishly admit that he probably hadn’t set the best example earlier in the day.

“You got me!” grinned the Governor.

He’s talking about video shot by WBZ of Mr. Patrick leaving his Milton home this morning with his assigned state trooper at the wheel for [...]

MA Gov. Caught Riding In SUV On First Day Of Self-Declared ‘Car-Free Week’

BOSTON (CBS) – Governor Deval Patrick did walk to a morning event on Beacon Hill — a stone’s throw from the Statehouse — but was quick to sheepishly admit that he probably hadn’t set the best example earlier in the day.

“You got me!” grinned the Governor.

He’s talking about video shot by WBZ of Mr. Patrick leaving his Milton home this morning with his assigned state trooper at the wheel for [...]

Metal Thieves Ransack Veterans’ Cemetery, Steal Rods Off Graves

Thieves took at least 18 of these markers from the Mount Vernon Cemetery.

ABINGTON (CBS) – Police are looking for some vandals who stole metal rods from a veterans’ cemetery, most likely for cash.

The thieves took at least 18 markers made of copper, bronze and brass from the graves of war heroes at Mount Vernon Cemetery.

Cemetery superintendent John Burnett said the staff that holds the marker together with the American [...]

Boston Mayor Asks NIKE To Remove Controversial T-Shirt Window Display

BOSTON (CBS) – Mayor Tom Menino doesn’t like Niketown’s new window display at its Newbury Street store and he wants it taken down.

Menino said he was walking in the Back Bay with his wife recently and noticed T-shirts in the window with the expressions “Dope,” “Get High,” and “F**k Gravity” on them.

He believes the shirts promote drug use.

“Why would a national organization do that? Except to try stoop [...]