John Carroll reports that when Brookline's ban on styrofoam food containers goes into effect, he'll just start buying his medium Dunkin' Donuts coffee elsewhere:

The hardworking staff has no kids so, to be honest, we don’t care as much as Brookline goo-goos might about the environmental effects of styrofoam. Add to that, the Dunkin’ Donuts medium coffee cup stands as one of the design triumphs of our era.

A group of Mission Hill residents traveled to City Hall this morning to support a Dunkin' Donuts proposed for a long-vacant storefront across from the Roxbury Crossing T stop. But a neighborhood association and city officials oppose the shop because, they say, there are already enough places along Tremont Street to grab a cup of coffee.

The Boston Licensing Board decides tomorrow whether to let Joel and Janel Silveira open a new Dunkin' Donuts at 1447 Tremont St., in a space that has been vacant for ten years. The couple already own a Dunkin' Donuts franchise at the other end of the hill, at 1631 Tremont St. in Brigham Circle.

Driving down the Route Formerly Known as 1 this morning, I noticed there's a new Dunkin' Donuts in the rear of the Vitamin Shoppe across from the Dedham Plaza - so basically on the same site where Krispy Kreme klosed the last of its Massachusetts shops in 2007. The new Dunk's provides welcome relief to people who missed the Dunkin' Donuts a mile back in Westwood, and who can't wait for the next Dunkin' Donuts 1 1/2 miles up at the rotary with Washington Street.

A Dunkin' Donuts franchisee goes before the Boston Licensing Board next week for permission to open a new Dunk's at 895 Morton St., near the commuter-rail stop - and just down the road from Regal Donuts.

The proposed donuterie would be open 5 a.m. to midnight and have a drive-thru.

Medford Patch reports a man suspected for at least two bank robberies, one in Charlestown, was arrested after a teller recognized him as they stood in line at a Medford Dunkin' Donuts a couple of days after he'd allegedly handed her a note demanding money.

The Herald issued a TERROR ALERT on the news.

With what they could call their Munchkins for munchkins program.

Burlington Police report a man who robbed a Dunkin' Donuts in their town last Friday returned Tuesday and

Voices for Fair Commercial Development in the South End is fighting a Dunkin' Donuts planned for 655 Tremont St., in part because:

It is UNFAIR to add another restaurant to our neighborhood, which already has a high density of food establishments and associated issues.

Also:

This MEGA project would significantly impact the character of the South End historic district and the vitality of its existing businesses.