Bello's Morning Blotter
Here is the news Globe deputy city editor Mike Bello is following this morning:
Breaking Now
Marijuana decriminalization law goes into effect
Buzz
City looks to Detroit for example of success with same-gender schools
Vermont syrup producers tap gold
Davis says police layoffs not firm
Newspapers, Radio, TV
Patriot Ledger: Neighbors left homeless by Scituate blast pick up the pieces and wait for answers
Cape Cod Times: Elderly Cotuit man missing since Tuesday
Springfield Republican: Winter camping in Western Mass. allows folks to test their mettle
Hartford Courant: Four More Arrests In Baby Shower Shootout Case
Nantucket Inquirer and Mirror: Rats! Rodents geta a break as town stops poisoning
WBZ-TV: Father Hurt In Golf Course Sledding Accident
Providence Journal: Funeral for R.I. Sen. Claiborne Pell set for Monday
Telegram & Gazette: Man held in rape of girl at shelter
WCVB-TV: Tow Truck Driver Charged In Alleged Hit-And-Run Crash
Bello Special:
Methuen man charged in rum bottle attack
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