Town Throwing Carnival For 5-Year-Old With Cancer: Patch PM

Welcome to Friday's Patch PM. Here are today's top headlines:

Wayland Rallies Behind Girl With Cancer

The town is hosting a carnival day for little Ellie Levine, a 5-year-old fighting cancer.

Teachers Balk At Scheduling Of Hearing On School Recess Bill

The House education committee scheduled the hearing for what will be the first day of school for many of the teachers who wanted to testify.

MA Roads Among Nation's Worst: Report

A new report ranked the 50 states based on highway systems. See how low Massachusetts could go.

Tom Brady's 'Tom Terrific' Trademark Denied By Patent Office

Tom Brady will need a new nickname if he wants it trademarked. The U.S. Patent Office rejected his request to trademark "Tom Terrific."

Also: Patriots Player Likely Out For Season After Injury: Report

Dropkick Murphys Perform For Quincy 3-Year-Old With Cancer

The Dropkick Murphys played a private concert for Quinn Waters, a Quincy 3-year-old battling brain cancer.

Local

Tuesday was the first time all five Melrose mayoral candidates spoke at the same forum, and there were some differences to be found on sustainability.

An Andover planning board hearing on a controversial, retail and office project that was continued last month will reopen when the board meets Tuesday.

Police are looking for the driver of a car who crashed into a gas pump at a Gulf station on Route 1 at around 1:18 a.m. Friday morning

Former Somerville Mayor S. Lester Ralph died at 88.

Sports

The Patriots are 3-0 in the preseason for the first time since 2016 after beating the Carolina Panthers, 10-3, Thursday night at Gillette ... The Red Sox are in San Diego to place the Padres tonight, but their playoff hopes are as bleak as ever as Boston sits seven games behind Tampa Bay for the final wild card spot ... Search Patriots tickets and Red Sox tickets and use the promo code PATCHTICKETS10 to get a 10 percent discount.