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MASSACHUSETTS — It's Thursday, March 25. Here's what you should know this afternoon:

• Emails released to Patch after a public records request show Framingham officials tried to cover up its health director's resignation by saying he was taking a medical leave.
• Newton residents have donated more than $35,000 to help a high school Spanish teacher whose home was damaged in a fire last month.
• State crews and firefighters in Auburn responded to a large ink spill Thursday morning.

Scroll down for more on those and other stories Patch has been covering in Massachusetts today.

Today's Top Story

A Malden intersection the worst in the state for traffic light delays, according to a recent report.

The transportation analytics company INRIX analyzed over 210,000 signaled intersections across the country and found that Massachusetts generally, and the Broadway and Eastern Avenue intersection in Malden specifically, are among the worst offenders.

Just 20.4 percent of cars, or one in five, arrive at the intersection on a green light, resulting in an average 55.3-second delay per vehicle and a 504 total hourly delay.

Read more here.

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Thursday's Other Top Stories

Newton tiene corazón: Newton residents have donated more than $35,000 to help a high school Spanish teacher whose home was damaged in a fire last month. Dan Fabrizio, who works at Newton North High School, had bought the condo less than two years ago. No one was injured in the fire, but all the residents were displaced.

Too bad it wasn't disappearing ink: State crews and firefighters in Auburn responded to a large ink spill along Southbridge Street Thursday morning. The spill of blue ink stretched more than a quarter of a mile from the scene, according to the department. Images shared by the fire department showed large puddles of the ink in a parking lot, and a nearby stream full of the blue stuff.

More refunds for BSC members: Bankrupt Boston Sports Club agreed to refund $126,858 to 588 members, and the company was ordered to not pursue collections against members who disputed the charges with their credit card companies. BSC's parent company closed all of its Massachusetts locations at the start of the coronavirus pandemic, but members continued to be billed. Attorney General Maura Healey said her office received more than 2,000 consumer complaints from BSC members.

Delays in Orange Line work: Shuttle buses will continue to replace a large section of the Orange Line through April 11, a one-week extension to allow for a track replacement at the site of a train derailment at Wellington Station.

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They Said It

"Sam, we need to issue a communication about your departure. Otherwise, the media will make up whatever they want unless the city tells the story."

• Framingham spokeswoman Kelly McFalls in an email to former health director Sam Wong. Emails released to Patch after a public records request show the city tried to cover up Wong's resignation by saying he was taking a medical leave.