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July 2, 2006

An unexpected twist

FRAMINGHAM

Gov. Mitt Romney has talked about giving state troopers the power to arrest illegal immigrants. They may not have to travel far.

It turns out that scores of the folks hired to clean State Police headquarters in Framingham and other state facilities have been undocumented.

A story on the front page of today's Globe says that a review of payroll records for the Boylston company found that many of the employees had questionable or bogus Social Security numbers.

Raymond P. Howell, spokesman for National Facility Services, issued a statement saying that the company is ``collateral damage in the political battle over illegal immigration."

Posted by Martin Finucane at 05:21 PM
June 27, 2006

West Nile in Needham

NEEDHAM

Beware of bloodthirsty bugs.

For this first time this summer, mosquitoes harboring West Nile virus have been discovered in Massachusetts, state health authorities reported today.

A pool of infected insects was discovered in Needham. No human cases have been reported, the Department of Public Health said.

The virus has arrived in the state nearly a month earlier than last year, when the first pool of mosquitoes carrying West Nile was not reported until July 25.

Check the City and Region blog for more information.

Posted by Martin Finucane at 03:37 PM
June 27, 2006

Orderly celebration

FRAMINGHAM

Brazilians celebrated -- again -- in downtown Framingham today after their national team beat Ghana, 3-0, in the World Cup.

Expect more festivities Saturday and, if the team advances to the final, next Wednesday.

But not everybody in the Brazilian community is joining in the fun. Correspondent Eduardo A. de Oliveira reports in Sunday's Globe West that some Brazilian immigrants are worried that a chance encounter with police could get them sent back to Brazil.

Posted by Martin Finucane at 03:22 PM
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