Marijuana Hidden In Shampoo Bottle At Logan Airport: Patch PM

BOSTON — It's Monday, Dec. 14, welcome back. Here's what Patch has been covering in greater Boston and across Massachusetts today.

The Transportation Security Administration said officers at Logan International Airport on Monday found two bags of marijuana hidden inside a shampoo bottle during a checked baggage screening, not box cutters as they originally reported.

"It was a small amount of marijuana hidden in the shampoo bottle," Massachusetts State Police Spokesperson David Procopio said.

So where did the box cutters come from? They were used to open the bottle once TSA officers realized there was something fishy about the shampoo bottle. Read the rest of the story: Marijuana Hidden In Shampoo Bottle At Logan Airport: TSA

Elsewhere in greater Boston

This year, the state is allowing school districts to shift to virtual learning instead of canceling in-person classes because of inclement weather. So what does that mean for snow days this winter?

Both Newton and Brookline school districts are taking that offer and plan to shift to online schools if the weather is bad enough. But in both cases, there's still a scenario in which school is canceled altogether. But is anyone this year actually rooting for a real snow day?

Tobin Bridge Bus Lane Pilot Begins

A mile-long stretch opened Monday across the Tobin bridge just for buses in the hopes of helping fix some chronic delays for one of the MBTA's most traveled bus routes. In Brookline, transportation officials are proposing something similar, to the chagrin of some neighbors who say it will make an already clogged section of Brookline Village worse. Do you take the Tobin bridge? Let us know how it goes.

Also: Watertown Offering Six Free Coronavirus Testing Clinics

Across Massachusetts

• UMass Memorial To Receive 1,950 Doses Of COVID-19 Vaccine Tuesday
• Cape Man Seriously Injured After Crashing Stolen Dump Truck: MSP
• Man Leads Police Chase, Tries Running Over Officers

And finally today:

"The Little Ouch"
Here's something apropos of the times: An Arlington teacher drew on her own experiences as a kid, afraid of getting shots to write her first children's book. She said she hopes it will ease kids' fears about getting vaccinated when the time comes. Read the rest of the story.

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