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Sudbury's public library is organizing a "Family Pride Day," an event for all ages, on Sunday, June 11. The description for the event says there will be "food and ice cream trucks, crafts, bubbles, book fair, author visits and rotating performances on a center stage!
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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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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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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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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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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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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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"Are you part of or an ally of the LGBTQ+ community?" "Are you trying to find more inclusive novels?"