'Very Racist,' Official Says Of Massachusetts Community: Patch PM

Welcome to Monday's Patch PM. Here's are the top stories from today:

Emotional Actress Pleads Guilty In College Admissions Scheme

Felicity Huffman pleaded guilty in federal court in Boston to paying $15,000 to rig her daughter's SAT score.

8-Mile Highway Backup After Serious Crash

There is more than an 8-mile backup on I-495 in Andover after a serious multi-vehicle crash required a medical helicopter.

Also today

See what caused a Worcester School Committee member to call the body "morally corrupt" and representing a "very racist community."

Police are looking to identify these apparent Bruins fans who authorities said beat someone after Game 1 at an MBTA station:

Think your commute this morning was total bull? Check out who escaped a local farm to cause a mile-long backup on 495.

Prosecutors said a Cape Cod man attacked two Appalachian Trail hikers with a machete over the weekend, killing one person and severely injuring the other.

A faculty dean at Harvard who was representing Hollywood movie producer Harvey Weinstein against rape charges will no longer be a dean at the school's Winthrop House, the college announced.

Local

Medford Mayor Stephanie M. Burke announced she is running for reelection.

A budget controversy highlighted Foxborough's Town Meeting.

Sports

President Trump is taking some of the credit for the Red Sox recent hot streak.

The Sox are off tonight but take a five-game winning streak into Tuesday night's home series against Colorado ... The Bruins resume their Eastern Conference Finals with the Hurricanes Tuesday night as the series shifts to Carolina. Fans flying south may want to check out 'Bear Force One,' a JetBlue plane decked out in Bruins Black & Gold: