MA Patch Daily: Home Destroyed, Meth Lab Arrest, Brush Fires, Crashes, and More

By TONY SCHINELLA (Patch Staff)

It’s been a very busy day for news around the 80+ Patch.com communities in Massachusetts. From a fire destroying a home to more crashes on the Pike and other roadways to a number of local arrests, here are some of the hot stories and posts that you may have missed during the last 24 hours:

• UPDATED: Framingham Police Discover Meth Lab, Arrest Man and Woman | Framingham, MA Patch
• UPDATED: Train Sparks Multiple Brush Fires Along Tracks | Tewksbury, MA Patch
• Weymouth Street Named One of the Best Places to Live in Greater Boston | Weymouth, MA Patch
• Police: Turbo Tax Fraud Report, Man Learned That Someone Filed a Return Under His Name and Asked For a $24,000 Refund; Man Resisted Warrant Arrest; Harassing Phone Calls | Salem, MA Patch
• Frankie’s Back: Missing Dog Is Found a Year Later, Miles From Home | Wakefield, MA Patch
• Police Discover Explosives in Hingham Home | Hingham, MA Patch
• School Committee Member Resigns Following Breach of Student Data | Tewksbury, MA Patch
• Breaking: Mayor McGlynn Won’t Seek Reelection | Medford, MA Patch
• Rollover on Mass. Pike Causing ‘Huge Delays’ | Westborough, MA Patch
• 5-Car Crash on Route 495 in Westford | Westford, MA Patch
• After Chase, Braintree Arrest Man Who Robbed Store at Knifepoint | Braintree, MA Patch
• 82-Year-Old Man Trapped Under Car at Quick And Clean | Wakefield, MA Patch

Other stories

Some U.S. Post Offices in the Bay State will be open late tomorrow for those last minute tax returns.

In Braintree early this morning, there was a three-alarm fire that destroyed a home. The home has been declared a complete loss.

Norfolk County officials’ efforts to combat heroin and other overdoses were commended at a national summit on the subject last week.

The Boston Marathon Bombing judge has issued specific instructions to jurors before next week’s race and the penalty phase starts.

The Aaron Hernandez jury is still deliberating and the wife of slain Wellesley Doctor Michael Davidson also had a baby recently.