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‘Board of Selectmen’ To ‘Select Board’: Two Massachusetts Towns Want To Make Change

Two bills before the Massachusetts legislature would allow the towns of Gosnold and Westport to change the name of the elected body that oversees day-to-day affairs from the "Board of Selectmen" to "Select Board." "The members of the selectboard, previously known as selectmen, shall be

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Ten Past and Present Massachusetts Media Members With Ties To Democratic Politics

There is more than a little overlap between the Democratic Party and the mainstream media in Massachusetts. As NewBostonPost has previously reported, members of the media have donated to Democratic politicians.

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National Men’s March Against Abortion Coming To Boston This November

The National Men's March to end abortion is scheduled to take place in Boston on Saturday, November 4. "There is a man connected to every abortion," the organizers' description of the event says. "Men are a big part of the problem. It's

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Feds Shift Massachusetts Vehicle Repair Law Into Implementation Gear

By Chris Lisinski State House News Service

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Democratic Presidential Candidate Marianne Williamson Campaigned In Vermont This Week

It's not an early primary voting state, but one Democratic presidential candidate went there anyway. Marianne Williamson, a former pastor and spiritual psychotherapist, who is primarying President Joe Biden from his left, did a few campaign events in Vermont on Wednesday, August 22, according to her campaign'

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Massachusetts Residents Have Monday Deadline For Offering Healey Administration Feedback On Proposed Sex-Ed Framework

Bay Staters have until Monday, August 28 to offer public comment on the Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education's proposed health and physical education for the state's public schools. After that, the state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education is supposed to consider this feedback,

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Abortion Truth Campaign Pushes Worcester To Pass Crisis Pregnancy Center Ordinance

Abortion Truth Campaign, a pro-abortion advocacy group, is pushing Worcester and other Massachusetts municipalities to pass local legislation restricting pro-life crisis pregnancy centers. "As cities and towns in Massachusetts grapple this summer with a growing number of patients traveling to the Commonwealth for abortion care – along with an increasingly

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Tom Carroll Leaving Job As Superintendent of Archdiocese of Boston Schools

Superintendent of the Archdiocese of Boston schools Thomas Carroll plans to leave at the end of the 2023-2024 school year. He has held the position since 2019, including during the Covid-19 pandemic. Carroll had a high profile in the archdiocese and nationally. One example: He appeared at a roundtable discussion