Crime & Safety
Patch Top 5: Most Popular Stories of April
A special day, wide-reaching recall, a terrible tragedy, and more featured in the Mass. stories you showed the most interest in this month.
Here's a look at the Patch stories you showed the most interest in for the month of April.
A Race Worth Running
The 120th running of the Boston Marathon was a triumphant celebration of the human spirit. For one day, the eyes of the world were on a 26.2-mile stretch from Hopkinton to Boylston Street. And the Marathon didn't disappoint.
Vegetable Recall
Some frozen vegetable brands were recalled from Massachusetts stores and several other states because of a serious, sometimes fatal contamination risk.
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Bomb Hoaxes Continue Disruptions
Dozens of schools received bogus bomb threats, which has happened with such regularlity that they aren't even prompting dismissals in most cases.
Girl, 11, Dies After Choking on Marshmallow at Party
A young girl died a week after choking on a marshmallow, passing out, and hitting her head at a birthday party.
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Public High Schools Get Ranked
U.S. News & World Report named their best Massachusetts schools for 2016. Click above for the complete rankings.
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