Braintree Year In Review: Top 7 Stories Of 2018

BRAINTREE, MA — A Hobby Lobby store opened, a poisonous rattlesnake found its way in a go-cart track parking lot, and Mark Wahlberg shot part of his new movie in town. These were among the biggest stories on Braintree Patch in 2018. Take a look back at the most-read stories this year.

1. Hobby Lobby Planning Braintree Store

The store will be Hobby Lobby's fourth in Massachusetts and first in the Greater Boston area. The other locations are in Seekonk, Holyoke, and Athol... Read more

2. Rattlesnake Found In Braintree Parking Lot

Police responding to a Massachusetts go-kart track found a venomous snake wrapped around a tree in the parking lot... Read more

3. New Ice Cream Shop Coming To Hancock Street

Sullivan quipped that combined with Daddy's Dairy on Union Street, Braintree could become the ice cream capital of the South Shore, leading to delicious results... Read more

4. Mark Wahlberg In Braintree Shooting "Wonderland"

Mark Wahlberg was at the Granite Street shopping plaza Friday to film some of his new movie, "Wonderland." The parking lot was blocked off by cones, but fake snow could be seen covering the ground and some of the bushes... Read more

5. Braintree Woman 'Inconvenienced' By OUI Arrest: Police Report

Devine was pulled over a short time later and taken into custody. During the booking process, she allegedly told police "this is a big inconvenience to me..." Read more

6. Braintree, Quincy Jimmy John's Now Closed

A pair of Jimmy Jonh's on the South Shore have shut their doors. The South Braintree Square location is now closed... Read More

7. Braintree Animal Control Officer Finds Deer In Back Of Car

"Deer in a Subaru." That's not one you hear often, but it's what the Braintree Animal Control Officer Dave Littlewood found Thursday. While at the animal wildlife center in Weymouth to drop off an injured raccoon, the Braintree officer found a man who had taken a deer he hit with his car to the center... Read more

Photo by Braintree Police