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A state board has authorized the state's education commissioner to require masks for all public school staff and students ages 5 and up in Massachusetts through at least October 1. The Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education voted 9-1 Tuesday morning in favor of the policy, proposed
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By Matt Murphy State House News Service
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The Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education gave the state's Education Commissioner the authority to implement a mask mandate at all public schools in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts on Tuesday. The board voted 9-1 on Tuesday, August 24 to give commissioner Jeff Riley that authority, as WBUR
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President Joe Biden isn't the most popular figure in New Hampshire. A poll from the University of New Hampshire released this week shows that the incumbent president has a 44 percent approval rating in the state. Meanwhile, 54 percent of the state's residents disapprove of him
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What types of children's books are on display at the Weston Public Library? Books that deal with white privilege, drag queens, and illegal immigrants.
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The Boston Red Sox are going to Williamsport next year — and not to play in the Little League World Series. The Red Sox are scheduled to play the Baltimore Orioles in the MLB Little League Classic on Sunday, August 21, 2022 (7 p.m. start time). It will be a
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The Massachusetts Democratic Party may already have a candidate to run in the Fourth Essex District now that state Representative Brad Hill (R-Ipswich) is resigning. Jamie Zahlway Belsito, a Topsfield resident and founder of the Maternal Mental Health Leadership Alliance, tweeted that she's exploring a run in the
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President Joe Biden isn't the least popular president of all time or anywhere close to that, but people's perception of him has changed over the past seven months. Biden, who took office on January 20, 2021, this year, entered office with an approval rating above 50
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