Red Sox Banner: Who's Telling The Truth? Patch PM

Welcome to Thursday's Patch PM. Here are some of the top headlines from across the Massachusetts Patch network.

Somerville Sign Shop Owner Doesn't Buy Red Sox Banner Story

The banner was returned Wednesday without payment to the three friends who said they found it.

Son Of Woman Fatally Struck In Watertown Ordered To Undergo Evaluation

A 38-year-old man is accused of stabbing the driver of a truck that hit his mother in Watertown Square Wednesday.

Waltham Magician On America's Got Talent Wins $1 Million

In the end it was between the Waltham Magician Shin Lim and acrobatic act Zurcaroh.

Race Not A Factor In Brookline Officer's Traffic Stop: Report

A 34-page report and addendum was released following an investigation into an off-duty officer who pulled a gun on men on Rt. 9.

Gas Leak Evacuates Residents, Closes Streets In Marlborough

The scare came just a week after the Merrimack Valley disaster.

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