Framingham's Most-Read Stories in 2016

An abandoned car, a popular new restaurant, two serious cases and one crime that wasn't what it seemed; that's what Framingham found insatiably interesting in 2016.

Patch has tallied up the town's top five most-read stories for the year, based on the number of page views from you, our readers.

Looking bigger picture, you can also catch up on Massachusetts' crazy election year, with 2016's most-read political stories (here) and the Commonwealth's most popular political figures (here).

Now, without further ado, we present Framingham's Top 5 Stories from 2016:

5. Car Abandoned on Framingham Train Track

See that picture above? That got a lot of people curious this year. Reread the bizarre story for yourself.

4. Line Forming at Chick-Fil-A 24 Hours Before It Opens

Was this the restaurant you had in mind when we said "popular"? We hope so, because it wasn't just popular to eat at, but a popular story on our site. Read more about the people pitching tents hours before the doors even opened.

3. Hudson Man Charged With OUI After Framingham Pedestrian Killed on Route 9

This is a sad one, the kind of story we hate to write, let alone include in a list like this.

2. Charges Dropped in Nationally Polarizing Framingham Rape Case

Patch followed all kinds of twists in turns to capture this story, one that captivated national, as well as local, news.

1. Teen Wanted in UMass Assault Turns Himself In

Finally, our most-read story was another dramatic and, at the time, very scary incident.

Photo courtesy of Vinny Da Silva