Bello's Morning Blotter

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

Buzz:

$26m try to tame city's crime hot spots

The comeback of Lawrence Summers

In rush-hour labor, ticket delivered

Turner acts in self-defense

Newspapers, Radio, TV:

Cape Cod Times: Street brawl spills into hospital

Patriot Ledger: Shooting of deer at elementary school raises questions about safety

Portland Press Herald: Women lead Legislature for first time in Maine

WBZ-TV: Addison shows emotion during N.H. death penalty case

Springfield Republican: 32 bridges in Western Massachusetts to be overhauled

Brockton Enterprise: Christmas tree prices mostly steady

WCVB-TV: Bay State's population inches up

WHDH-TV: Police officer injured after car chase ends in Chelmsford

WHDH-TV: Gibson donates $25K to South Boston women's program

MetroWest Daily News: Gang suspect found hiding under sink

Day Ahead:

Prosecutors expect to arraign Sultan Omar Chezulu in Roxbury Municipal Court. Chezulu is accused of murdering Elsie "Yolanda" Hernandes in 1984.

Harvard's Institute of Politics at the John F. Kennedy School of Government hosts a bipartisan group of newly elected members of Congress for a conference focusing on leadership and issues that they will face.

Former FBI agent John J. Connolly Jr. will be sentenced in Miami for his murder conviction.

Mayor Thomas M. Menino attends a candlelight vigil at City Hall Plaza for the victims of the Mumbai terrorist attacks. The vigil will include spiritual readings from religious leaders of the Catholic, Jewish, Muslim, Sikh, and Hindu faiths.
The 67th annual lighting of the holiday tree on Boston Common will feature appearances by Santa Claus, Brian McKnight, and performers from throughout Nova Scotia and New England.

Bello Specials:

Acorn shortage: Squirrels going nuts looking for food supply

Pet photos with Santa to benefit MSPCA

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

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