Published September 9, 2010

Lots of news on a fall-like Thursday morning in Boston:

WEEI: Tom Brady Involved In Car Accident

Sources have told the Dennis & Callahan Show that Tom Brady was involved in a car accident on the corner of Commonwealth and Gloucester in Boston Thursday morning. According to the report Brady was “shaken” and it was believed that the jaws of life were used in the accident and that a pole was down at the scene. (WEEI)

From the WBUR newsroom: Boston Police says there was a transport to Brigham & Women’s Hospital due to an accident but couldn’t confirm it was Brady. Following.

Update: The Globe confirms — through unnamed sources — that Brady was involved in a Back Bay car accident but did not require hospitalization.

Update: The Patriots confirm on Twitter (@realpatriots):

Patriots QB Tom Brady was in a car accident this morning. He was not hospitalized and is expected at Gillette Stadium today.

Fed Finds Growth In Boston Economy

The Federal Reserve survey of regional businesses, known as the Beige Book, has been gloomy for months. But now, New England businesses — especially in information technology, manufacturing, and defense — say they are hiring and that they are seeing more sales. (WBUR)

Poll: Majority Of Voters Support Sales Tax Rollback

A majority of Massachusetts voters want the state sales tax reduced from 6.25 percent to 3 percent, according to a new poll from the State House News Service. The measure is Question 3 on November’s ballot initiatives. (ElectionWire)

‘Heinous’ Murder Reignites Death Penalty Push

The “cold-blooded” murder of a Hyde Park deliveryman for his pocket cash and a pepperoni pizza has reignited the push to reinstate the death penalty — in the middle of a hotly contested gubernatorial campaign just as the race kicks into high gear. (Herald)

Emerson Has A New President

M. Lee Pelton, a Harvard-educated scholar of English and poetry, was named Emerson College’s next president yesterday, becoming the school’s first African-American president and one of a handful of black college leaders in the state.

What are you reading this morning?