Published September 1, 2010
What’s news on a hot Boston morning:
Cape, Islands Are Earl’s Most Likely Target
Weather forecasters are keeping a watchful eye on Hurricane Earl this morning, wondering if it will travel parallel to the New England coast and just give the area a glancing blow, or if it will move closer to shore, lashing the state with heavy surf, high winds, and rain. (Globe)
Cahill Committee Didn’t Pay State Tax
State Treasurer Timothy P. Cahill acknowledged last night that his campaign committee failed to pay an estimated $15,000 in state income taxes over the past decade, as required by law. (Globe)
If You See Something, Tweet Something
The T vowed to set up a Twitter page for customers to report crime tips after a Herald story about a tweeting T rider who posted a real-time photo on the social networking site of a man allegedly exposing himself aboard a crowded Red Line train. The man in the photo was later arrested. (Herald)
Don’t Breathe Too Deeply Today
The National Weather Service has declared an air quality alert for this afternoon, because the Boston area could see unhealthy levels of ozone as all that stagnant air just sits there, melting us with its slurpy tendrils of humidity. (Universal Hub)
Harvard Student Center Beckons Non-Believers
Across the street from the Catholic student center and not far from the Jewish Hillel house: It’s the nation’s first-ever “humanist” student center for atheists and non-believers, complete with a chaplain. (Radio Boston)
What stories are you following today?