High School Staffer Self-Quarantines, Reason Unclear: Patch PM

Welcome to Friday's Patch PM. Here are today's top headlines:

Weymouth High Staff Member Self-Quarantined: Superintendent

Superintendent Jennifer Curtis-Whipple informed staff and parents the staffer reported a self-quarantine for undetermined reasons.

MSPCA Rescues Horses From 'Worst Conditions They've Ever Seen'

The MSPCA is now caring for two horses that they say had to be dug out of the manure piled in their stalls at a Ludlow home.

Driver Suffers Life-Threatening Injuries In I-93 Crash

The right lane on I-93 South is closed after a crash in Quincy. Expect delays.

Gov. Baker Opposes Gas, Corporate Tax Increases

"I don't believe we need to raise taxes to fund transportation at this point in time," Gov. Charlie Baker said of a proposed transit bill.

Final Decision On $143 Million Gas Settlement Under Advisement

Superior Court Judge James Lang heard arguments Thursday on the proposed class action gas explosions settlement.

Brockton Man Charged With Kidnapping, Robbery In Holbrook

Police are searching for a second suspect after a woman was carjacked in Brockton and forced to drive at knifepoint to a Holbrook robbery.

Woman Dies After Reading Apartment Fire

One of the two people hospitalized following a four-alarm fire Monday morning has died.