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82-Year-Old Transgender Conservative Althea Garrison To Run For Boston City Council Again This Year
Is Althea Garrison running for city council this year? Of course.
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Second Developer Wants To Terminate Wind Turbines Contract Off Massachusetts Coast
By Chris Lisinski State House News Service
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Arlington Rainbow Commission Organizes Crosswalk Painting For Pride Month
The town of Arlington's Rainbow Commission is painting crosswalks in celebration of Pride Month. The painting is scheduled to take place, weather permitting, on three days in three locations in Arlington: Arlington Center on Thursday, June 1; Arlington Heights on Monday, June 5; and East Arlington on Thursday,
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Massachusetts Bill Would Mandate Climate Education In Public Schools
The Massachusetts legislature is set to consider a bill to "include climate education in the Massachusetts elementary and secondary school curriculum." Massachusetts House Bill 3887 would require teaching students in public schools the following regarding climate change:
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Former Harvard Professor Cornel West Announces Presidential Bid
A former Harvard professor is running for president of the United States. Cornel West, who taught African American studies at Harvard from 1994 to 2002 and again from 2016 to 2021, is running as a member of the People's Party, a left-wing minor political party.
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Historic Massachusetts Church Set Ablaze By Lightning
The First Congregational Church of Spencer, which dates from the 19th century, was destroyed by a fire on Friday, June 2 — the likely suspect a bolt of lightning. "For a lot of folks its a death in the family, for folks who have gone through life milestones here from
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Stoneham Public Library To Host Drag Performance How-To For Teens
UPDATE (2:00 p.m., Tuesday, June 6, 2023): Mary Ellen Siegler from Massachusetts Family Institute provided the following statement to NewBostonPost by email on Tuesday, June 6: Drag queens are adult sexual performers and should not be given a platform to influence minors nor should they be held up
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Salem School Officials Ask For Preferred Pronouns For Incoming Pre-K Students
A Massachusetts school district asks parents to provide their children's preferred pronouns on its pre-kindergarten registration forms. If parents want to enroll their kids to attend public school in the city of Salem, they must fill out a form that asks them to provide their student's
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