Offensive Jokes Cost Harvard Hopefuls Admission: Patch PM

Welcome to Monday's Patch PM. Today's top story is at least 10 would-be Harvard students had their acceptances revoked for allegedly taking part in some pretty sour jokes in a private group message.

A Massachusetts-based consignment chain is shuttering its stores.

What is proper road rage etiquette in Massachusetts? The bird is fine, but pulling a gun isn't.

Rob Gronkowski caught a wedding bouquet over the weekend. You can guess what he did with it.

Did you hear those loud BOOMS around Boston today? Here's what they were.

The teen accused of encouraging her high school boyfriend to kill himself waived her right to a jury.

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An 87-year-old woman was cited for driving her car into a hospital emergency room yesterday.

Crime time

A man was charged with his fifth drunk driving offense after police said they found him riding a scooter drunk.

The Middlesex Sheriff's Office issued a warning after a scammer spoofed its phone number and threatened a Dracut woman with arrest over a phony $5,000 tax debt.

An alleged puppy abuser is in a lot more hot water.