MA Patch Daily: A Kiss is Just a Kiss ...

It was another busy news day on the 80-plus Massachusetts Patch.com news and community websites. Here are some of the latest headlines and the top stories of the day:

Massachusetts is a good state for working moms, according to a new study. Students at Tufts protest layoffs at the university. It’s Star Wars Day and they’re preparing to celebrate at Fenway Park. The Middlesex County District Attorney believes that early prevention could curb the opiate epidemic currently raging through the county and state. Tewksbury Police busted up an alleged drug distribution network yesterday. The Bay State is under a fire weather warning. Selling items online just got a bit safer. We have a follow-up to the popular Boston Marathon kiss story. And the penalty phase of the Boston Marathon bombing trial continued today with Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s family members offering testimony.

Top stories of the day

• Kiss at First Sight: Strangers Smooch at Boston Marathon, And Now The Hunt’s On | Wellesley, MA Patch
• Woman Killed in Hit and Run in Early Morning Highway Crash | Westborough, MA Patch
• Needham HS Principal Resigns After Apparent Investigation | Needham, MA Patch
• Wayland DPW Employee Arraigned on Child Rape Charges | Wayland, MA Patch
• Beaver Street Finally Opening to 2-Way Traffic This Week | Waltham, MA Patch
• Crash on Interstate 93 in Wilmington Involved 80-Year-Old Wrong-Way Driver | Wilmington, MA Patch
• BB Gun Vandalism Spree in Peabody | Peabody, MA Patch
• Selectmen Chairman Falls in Hingham Town Election | Hingham, MA Patch
• THE WEEK IN WALTHAM: Principal’s Contract Not Renewed; Millionaires in Waltham; 2 Arrested for Biz Breaks; Gun Violence | Waltham, MA Patch
• Martha’s Vineyard Man Pays Huge Fine in $200K Tax Scheme | Martha’s Vineyard, MA Patch
• Person Dead After Hit By Train on Newton-Weston Line | Newton, MA Patch
• Here is Where You Will Encounter Road Construction In Framingham | Framingham, MA Patch
• Westford Has 49 Millionaires | Westford, MA Patch
• Bank Robbery Reported At Stoneham Bank of America | Stoneham, MA Patch
• Hingham Police Investigating Man Who Offered Ride to Girls | Hingham, MA Patch

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