Bite Size News, November 5: Winners & Losers Edition

Image by Lorianne DiSabato from photos tagged “Bostonist” on Flickr. Mayor Menino wants to “take more risks” in the next four years. [ Boston Globe ] Flaherty and Yoon are keeping their options open. [ Boston Globe ] Town of Amherst votes to accept two Guantanamo Bay prisoners as residents — if they’re released. [ Christian Science Monitor ] One state official did such a poor job, she has been contracted to finish her work after being forced to resign. [ Boston Globe ] If it was up to a BU researcher, buses and trolleys would never be covered in Bacardi ads again. [ WBUR ] A

gold star mother is halfway through Congress in hopes of being buried next to her Iraq veteran son — presumably after she passes away. [ Mansfield News ] The Bay State’s racing commission strikes down Raynham Park’s request for dog racing in 2010. [ Boston Herald ] A Western Mass town attempts to clamp down on crazy cat ladies. [ WHDH ] You can watch a live streaming of this evening’s U.N. Gaza Report discussion at Brandeis between Richard Goldstone and former Israeli ambassador Dore Gold. [ Boston Globe ]

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Bite Size News, November 5: Winners & Losers Edition