MA Patch Daily: Truck Spill, Sobriety Checkpoints, Lock Your Cars, and the Memorial Day Weekend

What a hopping day for news! The editorial team covering more than 80 Massachusetts Patch news and community websites has a slew of new posts and stories up for you to check out before you dart off for the Memorial Day weekend.

First, and most importantly, here’s what the Cape Cod traffic looks like. Here are weekend travel tips from the MassDOT. Don’t forget to stop by the farmers’ markets along the highways this weekend. And waterways around the state are now officially open.

As most people know, the country is in the middle of an opiate epidemic, especially when it comes to painkillers. And that’s why the Massachusetts Medical Society has launched a new drug abuse education effort. Officers in this community are now equipped with this weapon to tackle overdoses. Need grilling tips or a helping hand? There’s a hotline for that. The MBTA has spent $104 million to upgrade green line trolleys. Speaking of the T, transit police officers have arrested the man who was allegedly pictured last week “getting some” from a woman while waiting for the Orange Line. If you see helicopters flying over your head in the next week or so, you’ll probably never guess what they’re up to. Veterinarians are warning that the canine flu that has hit the Midwest could be coming to Massachusetts. The state chess open is this weekend. And this Bay State man was arrested for allegedly choking and threatening to kill a New Hampshire woman on Wednesday.

Top stories, posts for the day

• Officer Working Construction Detail Makes Surprise Find Under the Road | Wilmington, MA Patch
• Former Marblehead Honors Student Facing Prostitution Charges | Marblehead, MA Patch
• Asian Restaurant Abruptly Closes | Framingham, MA Patch
• Police: Lock Your Cars, Secure Valuables | Tewksbury, MA Patch
• Police: Prostitution Arrest After 22-Year-Old Woman Made Arrangements to Exchange Sex For Money With Undercover Detective; Man Scammed For Over $1,000 in Craigslist Transaction; Officers Nab Erratic, Wrong-Way Dirt Bike Driver | Salem, MA Patch
• MBTA Police: ‘Have You Seen This Man Who Supposedly Got Oral Sex On The Orange Line?’ | Malden, MA Patch
• Police Investigating Male That Approached Middle School Student | Milford, MA Patch
• Get Involved: A Number of Marblehead Boards, Committees Need Volunteers | Marblehead, MA Patch
• Obituary: Christine M. Giordano, 45, of Malden | Malden, MA Patch
• Cement Truck Spill on Route 128 in Lexington | Lexington, MA Patch
• Student Bragging About Possessing Weapon Leads to Weymouth High Lockdown | Weymouth, MA Patch
• Upton Man Pleads Guilty To Robbing Citizen’s Bank in Framingham | Framingham, MA Patch
• SLIDESHOW: Dimension Data Employees Revitalize Barbieri Elementary Playground | Framingham, MA Patch
• North Shore Residents Will Receive Reduced Rates on the Salem Ferry This Summer | Peabody, MA Patch
• Chelmsford’s Memorial Day Events | Chelmsford, MA Patch
• State Police: Essex County Sobriety Checkpoint | Peabody, MA Patch
• Arlington Runaway Katie Mesick Found Safe | Arlington, MA Patch
• Police: Drunk Driving Arrest, 5th Offense; Irate Customer Pumped $44-Worth of Gas, But His Credit Card Was Charged $104; Nursing Assistant Took IV Bags and Equipment From Hospital | Beverly, MA Patch
• Man Yells ‘F!@#$ You’ At Police, Gets Arrested In Somerville | Somerville, MA Patch
• Want to Fly a B-17 Bomber? You Can This Weekend at Lawrence Municipal Airport | Peabody, MA Patch
• Quick Notes From The Crime Log: Bike Stolen, and Arlington Police Might Have Your Debit Card | Arlington, MA Patch
• Mansfield Man Accused of Threatening President Had Weapons, Told FBI of Plan | Mansfield, MA Patch
• Police: $2,900 Credit Card Fraud Reported; Pushy Solicitor; Military ID Lost | Salem, MA Patch
• Woman Hears Someone Calling for Help After Boater Falls into Harbor | Marblehead, MA Patch

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