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Massachusetts High School Football State Championship Games Taking Place This Week

High school football season ended for most Massachusetts high schools on Thanksgiving. For 16 schools, however, it did not.

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Elizabeth Warren Says Abortion Is An Economic Issue

What do you think of when you think of economics? U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Cambridge) puts abortion in the category of economic issues.

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Joe Biden In Nantucket For Thanksgiving

President Joe Biden is in Massachusetts for Thanksgiving. President Biden and his family landed in Nantucket, Massachusetts late on Tuesday night; Biden also traveled to Nantucket for Thanksgiving last year.

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Fire Marshal Offers Tips to Prevent Thanksgiving Blazes

By Sam Doran State House News Service Thanksgiving is more than just a holiday, it's also the top day of the year for home fires. Massachusetts State Fire Marshal Peter Ostroskey is trying this week to get the word out about making fire safety in the kitchen a

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Connecticut Town Mulls Dropping ‘Pride Flag’ Because of Christian Flag Court Case In Boston

A Connecticut town might stop flying the so-called Pride Flag supporting homosexuality and transgenderism in response to the U.S. Supreme Court's Christian flag ruling this past spring. Members of the town council of Wethersfield are considering restricting the display of flags outside town buildings to the U.

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Maine Lobsters Verboten At Whole Foods Because Environmental Group Worried About Right Whales

The supermarket chain Whole Foods won't buy Maine lobsters because an environmental group suspended its certification of Maine lobsters last week because a federal judge in July found that lobster gear is responsible for an estimated 2.56 entanglements of right whales per year. But lobster fishery spokesmen

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Susan Collins Wants To Codify Roe v. Wade — But She Doesn’t Support Third Trimester Abortions

Maine U.S. Senator Susan Collins wants to codify Roe v. Wade, the 1973 U.S. Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion everywhere in the country until the court overturned it in June 2022. But Collins, a moderate Republican, also signaled that she doesn't support third-trimester abortions, and

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Candidates Seeking Recounts In Two State Rep Races — Outcome Will Determine Extent of Massachusetts GOP Losses

By Chris Lisinski State House News Service