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A Town Becomes a City, New Restaurants, UMass Chancellor Takes a Leave, and More | PM Digest

Plus, whooping cough health advisory, what's next for Staples?, and meet the teen who helped find Tom Brady's Super Bowl jersey.

It was another busy day on Massachusetts’ Patch.com news and community websites. From town elections to police logs, new business briefs, and a story about a coach who may have been let go due to angry parents, there was a lot of news out today. Here are some of the top stories of the day.

The most read story on Mass. Patch sites was the news that two new restaurants would be opening up in the Northshore Mall. Another popular story was Framingham’s town referendum on whether or not to become a city. Another hot read, also out of Framingham, with repercussions all over New England, is Staples possibly considering a sale to a private equity firm. The identity of a woman killed in Melrose by her own car has been released by police. And meet the Bay State teen who helped cops track down Tom Brady’s stolen Super Bowl jersey. Nice job! Check out this huge heroin bust in Worcester. Plus, cops in this community are working with local hoteliers to battle human trafficking.

Here are some of the new stories you’ll be talking about tonight and tomorrow:

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