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First Massachusetts 2023 West Nile Virus Cases Confirmed
By Colin A. Young State House News Service
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Marblehead YMCA Replacing Boys’ and Girls’ Locker Rooms With Gender-Neutral ‘Universal Locker Room’
Boys' and girls' locker rooms will soon be a thing of the best past at the Marblehead YMCA. That's because the Y is eliminating those locker rooms, as well as its existing family locker rooms, to create what it calls a universal locker room.
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Healey Picks Social Worker To Join Massachusetts Parole Board
Governor Maura Healey has nominated a social worker to the board that recommends pardons of crimes and paroles from prison. Sarah Beth Coughlin is the director of community engagement and partnership at Mass. General Brigham – "and was also described by Healey's office as a community organizer,"
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Maura Healey Calls In National Guard For Migrant Shelter Assistance In Massachusetts
By Michael P. Norton State House News Service
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Vivek Ramaswamy Doing Five Public New Hampshire Events Saturday
Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy plans to appear at five public campaign events in New Hampshire on Saturday, September 2. The businessman has the following events scheduled, according to NBC 10 Boston:
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Bernie Sanders Says United States and China Should Cut Military Budgets
U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) wants to see both the United States and China cut their respective military budgets. He thinks the two governments should come to a mutual military reduction agreement so the two countries have more money to invest in environmental measures.
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Massachusetts and New Hampshire Transgender Track Runners Could Win State Championships This School Year
Many athletes across Massachusetts and New Hampshire will win state championships this year, but will any athletes who identify as transgender competing in girls' sports be among them? Possibly. It's unclear how the seasons will play out, but at least two male athletes who identify as transgender
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Massachusetts Bill Would Provide State Funds To Help Adults Get High School Diploma
A bill that would help adults 22 and older get a high school diploma has been referred to the Joint Committee on Education of the Massachusetts Legislature. The bill would provide funds for public agencies, non-profit organizations, or other entities to provide job training and skills toward a high school
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