WBUR Newsroom Election 2008 CommonHealth Blog Boston Weather BBC World News NPR Top Stories NPR's Morning Edition NPR Topics: Books NPR Topics: Movies Fresh Air All Things Considered Marketplace Submit a Story Idea RSS Feeds Podcasts City Limits Workers' Use of Cars By Fred Thys Listen to story (Real Audio) BOSTON, Mass. - June 27, 2008 - Facing tight city and town budgets and gas prices at around four dollars a gallon, some Massachusetts communities are trying to get the vehicles they own off the road, particularly after hours. They're telling municipal workers that they can no longer take official cars home. But in some places city and town employees are pushing back, saying the vehicles are necessary. WBUR's Fred Thys reports.    From The WBUR Newsroom Kennedy Will Not Return for Fall Session HYANNIS PORT, Mass. (September 07, 2008) Senator Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.) will stay at home as Congress reconvenes for the fall this week. Kennedy's doctors have avised him to work from home. Hanna Heads for New England BOSTON (September 05, 2008) State officials are keeping a close eye on Tropical Storm Hanna as it inches up the Atlantic coast. Preview: Pats' Season Opener BOSTON, Mass. (September 05, 2008) We preview the Patriots' first regular season game this Sunday. New England hosts the Kansas City Chiefs at Foxborough. aka, "The Man Mall" FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (September 05, 2008) When the New England Patriots open their regular season at home on Sunday, fans are going to see something brand new: a huge shopping mall right next to Gillette Stadium.