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AM Briefing: Freetown Rejects Casino Proposal; Lawyer Seeks Bulger Trial Delay
Good morning. Top local stories and what we're watching this Wednesday:
-- State education officials are unveiling a plan to turn around the struggling Lawrence school system, months after it was placed into receivership.
-- By a margin of more than 3-1, Freetown residents turned down a tribal casino proposal in a nonbinding referendum.
-- Newly revealed government documents show that James "Whitey" Bulger began supplying information to the FBI even earlier than previously known — in 1956. Related:
- Citing the physical toll of readying his defense, Bulger's attorney is seeking a delay for the November trial. [Associated Press, via Patriot Ledger]
-- Following child pornography charges against an elementary school teacher, Newton schools are expanding their background checks. [Boston Globe]
-- Rhode Island's governor said Curt Schilling is wrong to blame his company's woes on the state. [AP, via FOX-TV]
Sports:
-- The Red Sox beat the Tigers to move above .500 for the first time this season.
-- The Celtics are in Miami tonight (8:30 p.m.) for Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals.
This program aired on May 30, 2012. The audio for this program is not available.
