Community Corner

MA Patch Daily: Produce Truck Flips, Causes Highway Delays

Plus, 33 school employees retire, a prostitution sting, police sergeant allegedly rapes child, local arrests, carnival fun, and more.

Did you see the story about the crash at I-495 and I-95 that sent fresh produce all over the place? Immediately, thoughts of the old Harry Chapin song, “30,000 lbs. of Bananas,” came to mind. Here are some of the other stories the Patch team has been working on today.

Gov. Baker has issued a $827M winter resiliency plan for the MBTA. The date has been set for the latest Aaron Hernandez trial. Wynn Everett has opened a local office to oversee construction of the state’s first casino. This man was arrested after allegedly striking a state trooper with a car door and then fleeing the scene, causing a high-speed chase. Can these high school students keep their arms linked together for hours and hours and hours and break a record? Police caught a Boston man after an alleged hit-and-run incident. These robbery suspects were caught after a high-speed chase. This here hero has four legs and was feted in class recently. And a long-time local police chief passed away recently from Alzheimer’s.

Find out what's happening in Medfordfor free with the latest updates from Patch.

Top stories, posts

Thanks for reading Patch.com.

Find out what's happening in Medfordfor free with the latest updates from Patch.

Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.