Protesters Arrested At Gov. Baker's Swampscott Home: Patch PM

Today is Thursday, Nov. 5. Here are some of the top stories we're covering.

The latest protest at Gov. Charlie Baker's Swampscott home Thursday morning led to the arrests of four people, including a Salem man, Cambridge man, Somerville man and a Newton woman.

Protesters from a group called Jews against Fascism descended on Baker's home and shouted with bullhorns. Police said the four people were arrested around 7:30 a.m. when they refused to comply with orders not to step on private property.

"Troopers repeatedly requested that protesters not trespass onto or block private property," Massachusetts State Police spokesman David Precopio said. "Four (people) refused to comply with the repeated requests."

The four were charged with disorderly conduct and trespassing. They were transported to the state police barracks in Revere for booking. They were identified as Scott Sternberg, 61, of Salem; Lily Gomberg, 22, of Newton; Joel Greenberg, 30, of Cambridge; and Sean Donaghy, 28, of Somerville.

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Off-Duty Boston Police Officer Critically Hurt In Crash That Sent Fire Truck Into Bank

A Boston Police officer has life-threatening injuries after his SUV crashed into a Boston Fire truck in Dorchester early Thursday morning. The truck ended up crashing into a bank.

Boston Police said the unidentified officer was off-duty when his car collided with the truck at the intersection of Washington Street and Talbot Avenue just before 2:30 a.m. The fire truck ended up inside the Bank of America at the corner and the SUV landed on the sidewalk.

The police officer and four firefighters were rushed to the hospital. The firefighters have "non-life-threatening injuries," according to police.

Will Coronavirus End The Potluck Dinner?

If the coronavirus has its way, America could be saying goodbye to the potluck dinner.

Punchbowl, a Framingham-based, online invitation company, says use of its potluck feature is down 24 percent this year from 2019 among people planning Thanksgiving gatherings using its platform. Chief Operating Officer Stephanie Fader said the trend suggests people are planning more online gatherings and, when they do plan in-person events, they are leaving meal prep to the host.

The holiday season is getting underway just as a nationwide surge in coronavirus cases takes hold and states reinstate travel restrictions. A survey by Destination Analysts found 28 percent of Americans plan to travel this holiday season, down from 53 percent a year ago. Last year, 49.3 million travelers hit the roads for the Thanksgiving holiday, according to AAA.

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