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Three Drag Queens Appeared At ‘Waltham Pride’ This Past Weekend

A family Pride event with three drag queens took place in Waltham over the weekend, organizers said. "Waltham Pride," a collective of residents from Waltham, put on the event on Saturday, June 3.

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Chris Sununu Will Not Run For President In 2024, Says ‘Beating Trump Is More Important’

After flirting with a run, New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu has announced he won't seek the Republican nomination for president in 2024. Sununu made the announcement in an op-ed column in The Washington Post published on Monday, June 5.

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Catholic Girls School Hosts Civilly Married Lesbian Graduation Speaker

A lesbian who has self-identified as "a big ol' dyke" gave the graduation speech last week at Fontbonne Academy, a Catholic preparatory school run by a Catholic religious order, telling graduates that "conformity" is "exceptionally overrated and usually boring." Andi Lyons, a professor

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One-Sixth of Democratic Primary Voters Support RFK Jr., Poll Shows

Environmental lawyer Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has some backing in the Democratic presidential primary. Kennedy received 16 percent support in the latest Fox News Democratic primary poll; that put him in a distant second place behind President Joe Biden, who had 62 percent in the poll. That's a

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MBTA Improvements Will Come Incrementally, Board Chairman Says

By Alison Kuznitz State House News Service

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Woburn Public Library Provides LGBTQ+ Teen Book Club

"Are you part of or an ally of the LGBTQ+ community?" "Are you trying to find more inclusive novels?"

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Four Deep Sports Talk Names Its High School Basketball Players and Coaches Of The Year

Four Deep Sports Talk named its annual basketball players and coaches of the year earlier this week. The weekly WARA AM 1320 radio show — which is also on more than 40 public access television stations — covers what the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association used to consider its south section. Its founder

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Concord Church Arranging ‘Open & Affirming Pride Sunday’

The West Concord Union Church plans to host "Open & Affirming Pride Sunday" on Sunday, June 11.  The church's description of the event says that the congregation "will remember and reaffirm our Open and Affirming commitment during worship."