It won't be New York or Boston-style gridlock, but as Tanglewood veterans know, James Taylor's appearances are expected to draw thousands of people to the Berkshires this holiday weekend.
James "Whitey" Bulger, right, is escorted from a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter to a waiting vehicle at an airport in Plymouth Thursday after attending hearings in federal court in Boston. Click on the link, above left, for a report from the Boston Herald about the cost of that helicopter ride.- Letters written by ‘loving’ Whitey show bond between Bulger brothers (video) [CBS Boston.com]
- U.S. Marshals say Whitey's helicopter ride not as expensive as reported [Boston Herald]
- Berkshires brace for holiday crowds as James Taylor plans Tanglewood concert [Berkshire Eagle]
- Massachusetts corrections officer faces multiple child-rape charges [Boston Globe]
- Former Northampton man challenges military's policy on deaf soldiers [Daily Hampshire Gazette]
- Former International Monetary Fund leader Dominique Strauss-Kahn released from house arrest [Wall Street Journal]
- Minnesota government shuts down as Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton, Republicans fail to reach budget deal [Twin Cities.com]
- Connecticut Legislature gives Gov. Dannel Malloy more power over budget cuts (video) [Hartford Courant]
- Boston Pops Fourth of July weekend events listed here [WHDH-TV Channel 7 Boston]
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