Boston Firefighter May Get Pension Yet

A Boston firefighter out on paid disability with a back injury who was caught on-camera performing at a body-building competition may get to keep his pension. Read more

Mass Gets Its First Hydrogen Fuel Station

BILLERICA- It’s a first for Massachusetts: An actual hydrogen fueling station. The new facility is scheduled to open next month. Read more

Families Asked to Pay for Extracurriculars

Students who want to participate in any extracurricular activities in the town of Winthrop will have to start saving. Starting next year, students and their families will be expected to hand over $100 for the school year for the privilege of participating in extracurricular activities, whether it is for student council or the drama club. Read more

Mass House Cuts Gun License Fees

This bill still has to pass the Senate- and no one is willing to predict what will happen there. But the cost to register a gun in Massachusetts could fall to $40 if the House gets its way. Read more

Framingham Connection to MBTA Green Line?

If you are a commuter in the MetroWest area and are looking for public transportation options to get you into Boston for your daily commute, new out of the MetroWest Regional Transit Authority might be just the news you need. Read more

MEFA Student Loans in Jeopardy

Many students headed off to college happen to be counting on MEFA – the Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority – to help them secure student loans. Unfortunately, the turmoil in the US financial industry is taking its toll on MEFA. Read more

7-Year-Old Girl Still Missing

The Boston Globe reports more details are emerging about the alleged kidnapping of a 7-year-old girl by her father in Boston. It sounds like her father had devised quite the scheme to run off with her: Read more

Transportation Secretary: Coordinating With All of the Interest Groups

Governor Deval Patrick’s administration has apparently missed a window of opportunity to reform police details in Massachusetts. State House News Service (via the Belmont Citizen) has the headline: Read more

Boston Police: Take Home Cars Under Scrutiny

The Boston Herald takes on this Boston Police Department with a story about the number of police officers who have been afforded the privilege of being allowed to take their police cruiser home with them: Read more

Amber Alert Over; Child Still Missing

The latest information Reigh Rockefeller- abducted over the weekend during a supervised visit with her father- comes from the Boston Police Department:

The Amber Alert in Massachuesetts for Reigh Rockefeller has been canceled. Boston Police have received credible information that Clark Rockefeller along with Reigh have moved on to New York. Boston Police are working closely with local and state authorities in New York to continue the search.

At this time, we continue to look for the black SUV that was involved in the incident. The suspect vehicle is believed to be a black Chevy Tahoe, Suburban, GMC Yukon or Denali with a Red Sox license plate and Red Sox stickers on the window. That vehicle is still believed to be in the area.

That’s it for the Amber Alert. Now that they think father and daughter are in New York, it appears authorities there are less likely to sound the alarm than they are here according to the Boston Globe:

New York does not typically issue Amber Alerts in custodial cases unless authorities believe a child is in danger of being harmed or killed, the spokesman said.

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