How a Facebook Meme Beat Everyone to the Week's Biggest Story: Patch Weekly

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How a Facebook Meme Beat Everyone to the Week's Biggest Story

On Monday, May 16, the second-most read story on New England's network of Patches was a Stoneham police log. Police logs, often brief accounts of documented crime and police activity from law enforcement, rarely crack Patch's top 50 stories on any given day.

More curious was why this particular log was a destination for thousands and thousands of readers - it was from nearly three years, originally posted in November 2013. <<<Find out more here>>>

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Been There, Done That

Amidst national uproar regarding a controversial federal directive involving transgender bathroom rights, Massachusetts is acting like it's been here before because, well, it has. <<<Find out more here>>>

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The Cost in Candles Alone...

The New York City stock exchange opened. The Boston Americans (who would become the Red Sox) played the first ever World Series game. It was 1903, and Bob Hope was born. So was Goldie Michelson. <<<Find out more here>>>

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What a Sucker!

Like taking candy from a baby. Or in one man's case - from a bank, along with an unspecified amount of money. Police said a man who robbed the TD Bank in Newton Centre around 1 p.m. Saturday afternoon grabbed a lollipop as he fled the scene, CBS Boston reported. <<<Find out more here>>>

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