Alleged Stalker For New Mayor?: Patch PM

Welcome to Thursday's Patch PM. Today's top story in Massachusetts is that a man once who was investigated by the Secret Service for stalking President Obama's daughter is now running for mayor of one major city.

In other news...

• The Tall Ships are coming! Here is everything you need to know about these beauties this weekend.
• A verdict in the Michelle Carter case has been reached. She is accused of encouraging Conrad Roy III to kill himself.
• Sixty-four people were displaced after a six-alarm Lawrence fire that caused an estimated $1 million in damages. The cause of the fire has been determined, and its a frustrating one. Also, a fire in Roslindale displaced 21 and caused an estimated $500,000 in damage.
• Robots and unmanned vehicles in Newton? It's not far off, industry experts say.

WOW! House of the day: The founder of Online Buddies, which owns one of the largest online gay dating sites, is selling his stellar Massachusetts home.

Watch it here: The trailer for a Mark Wahlberg movie filmed around the state has dropped.

In animal news...

A healthy 8-year old family dog went to a groomer and came home dead. Patch dug into what happened.

A 21-year-old Maine woman drowned a rabid raccoon after it attacked her while she was out jogging.

Crime time

A Peabody man posed as a funeral home worker in Chelmsford and scammed a widow paying for her husband's funeral, police said.

A teen was killed when he crashed into a utility pole in Plymouth.

Police are searching for the suspect in a 'brutal' attack on Cape Cod.