Boston's 10 Biggest Stories of 2016

Dead bodies and drug busts dominated Boston Patch readers' interests in 2016. Also, legal weed.

A few off-the-wall stories, a little bit of politics and one big act of good citizenship also made the list.

Here are the Top 10 Boston stories of 2016:

10. Cruise Ship Runs Aground in Boston Harbor

The Boston Harbor Cruises' Majesty ran aground in Boston Harbor...

9. Cab Driver Returns Homeless Man's $187K Forgotten in Back Seat

Chalk this one up as a victory for the good guys...

8. Sexism in the Sky? JetBlue Crew Forces Passenger to Change Out of Short-Shorts

Who likes short shorts? Apparently no one on the JetBlue flight staff, which forced a passenger to cover up before boarding her flight...

7. Boston Anti-Trump Rally: Thousands Chant 'Not My President'

A crowd that started in the tens swelled to the thousands on the Boston Common Wednesday night, rallying and marching against President-elect Donald Trump...

6. Mystery in the Skies: 47 Birds Fall to the Ground; 3 Cats Affected

A Bakersfield Street resident phoned the Animal Rescue League of Boston with a distressing story: her cat had fallen sick, and she had seen birds falling from the trees...

5. Plane Lands at Logan With Deceased Passenger Aboard

Mass. State Police are reporting that a plane landed at Logan Airport in Boston with a passenger aboard who died while the plane was in the air...

4. Massachusetts Marijuana Legalization: What You Should Know

Massachusetts has legalized marijuana, effective this December, leaving tourists with a lot of questions...

3. 20 Nabbed in Heroin, Fentanyl Trafficking Ring; Used Car Dealership Used As Front: DOJ

Twenty are facing charges for trafficking heroin, fentanyl and cocaine Wednesday after a series of arrests and searches turned up heroin, guns, a half-million dollars in cash, luxury cars and Rolex watches...

2. Suspected Murderer, Missing Man Among Three Bodies Recovered in Massachusetts Waters in Span of Hours

Three bodies were discovered in the waters of the Charles River, Mystic River and Mill Pond within hours of each other in unrelated incidents...

1. Boston Marathon 2016 Results, Winners, Leaderboard

More than anything else this year, our readers were eager to know — who won the Boston Marathon?

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