Bello's Morning Blotter

Here is the news Globe Deputy City Editor Mike Bello is following this morning:

Breaking Now:

Ipswich elementary school evacuated

Buzz:

Asthma rate higher in US-born blacks, Dorchester study finds

Call to witness inaugural history resounds in Hub

Pier 4 tops list of tax scofflaws

Now, Red Sox fans can prove their undying loyalty

Newspapers, Radio, TV:

Cape Cod Times: Judge says Massachusetts wine law lacks balance

WHDH-TV: Suspect hits Weymouth police officer with car

The Eagle-Tribune: Haverhill's oldest Catholic church celebrates 150th anniversary

MetroWest Daily News: Framingham woman hit by car

Brockton Enterprise: Thieves strike twice at Christmas tree dealer in Raynham

Day Ahead:

Governor Patrick to announce the nomination of Ralph Gants as an associate justice of the Supreme Judicial Court.

Bomb squads from several police departments begin a three-day Explosive Detection Canine Training Seminar at Old Everett High School.

State Treasurer Timothy Cahill previews items from the Abandoned Property Division that will be available for public auction on eBay.

Harvard University will bestow an honorary degree today on Senator Edward M. Kennedy at a special convocation ceremony.

Bello Special:

Deer season starts with bang for Nantucket hunter

Globe Deputy City Editor Mike Bello has covered news in Boston since 1973. E-mail him your tips here.