Published November 30, 2010

What’s news on a cold Tuesday morning in Boston:

Globe: A federal grand jury is targeting the Probation Department. “Federal prosecutors are asking a US grand jury to weigh charges, including fraud, extortion, and conspiracy, in the widening patronage scandal.” (Globe)

Convicted Councilor Chuck Turner has an army of support as he faces expulsion. Turner was convicted of extortion, and there appears to be enough votes on the city council to remove him Wednesday. Left-wing groups say the FBI is making a political attack on the civil rights movement. (Herald)

A man was killed in Dorchester yesterday. This is at least the 70th homicide in Boston this year. The city’s 10-year high was 75, in 2005. (BPD)

Tufts University has a new president. Anthony Monaco is a geneticist and a professor at Oxford. (Tufts Daily)

Michael Curry declared victory in the NAACP presidential election. He is a 42-year-old advocate for community health centers. This was the group’s first contested election in more than 10 years. (Globe)