Yearbook Flag Pic Controversy, Local Survivor Winner, and More: Nearby News

Here are a few of the day’s must-read items from our Massachusetts network. We hope you enjoy! Give us your feedback at patrick.luce@patch.com

Stories worth talking about tonight:

Foxborough Mother Apologizes for Yearbook Flag Controversy

A Foxborough mother who started a viral controversy with one photo is now apologizing for her actions.

Recently, Lisa Truax apologized for her post, which claimed that a photo featuring her daughter was rejected from an advertisement in the Foxborough High School yearbook because she was standing behind an American flag.

But the school had a different explanation.

Other headlines:

Foxborough’s Jeremy Collins Wins Survivor

• It was more than a year ago that Foxborough’s Jeremy Collins was voted out of Survivor. Only 13 months later, he has found redemption as the sole survivor.

‘Puppy Mill’ Dog on the Mend and ready for a home

• He’s recovering now, and almost ready for a new home, but Nelson was so severely ill that he was surrendered to the MSPCA last week.

Former Associate Dean at MIT, Son, Sentenced to Prison for Hedge Fund Scam

• The two hedge fund managers were sentenced on Dec. 14 for conspiring to mislead investors into investing more than $500 million in their fraudulent hedge fund business.

Also worth a look today:

Kidnapping Charges for Man Who Allegedly Held Knife, Kept Woman in Car

Kitty Litter Thief in Salem

Marathon Bombing Survivor Died of ‘Sudden Illness’

Pipeline Surveyors Starting Prep Work

Roofer Allegedly Stabs Co-Worker at EconoLodge