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MARLBOROUGH – Too often, local news outlets report tragic tales of newborn infants abandoned, sometimes left exposed to the elements and other hazards. Tuesday, a 23-year-old man was charged in connection with leaving his two-month-old son in an infant-seat placed in the travel lane of a Maryland road on Dec. 12.
Abortion
BOSTON – After graduating from college in May, New Jersey native Jane Riccardi headed for New England on a rare assignment – to spur on the infant pro-life student movement in one of the most progressive pockets of the country. Although Riccardi, 23, had spent some time as a student working on
campus life
WENHAM – More than a year after the Lynn Public Schools cut ties with Gordon College over its policies on same-sex relations, which are part of the Christian school's detailed code of moral conduct, the college has reconnected with other North Shore communities and continues to look for opportunities
Massachusetts
BOSTON – Most patients who receive drugs to treat chronic pain and overdose on opioid medications still get the addictive synthetic opiates through their doctors, a new study shows. The 12-year study released Monday by the Boston Medical Center tracked almost 3,000 people who were treated in an emergency room
boston
MILTON – Some religious liberty advocates are expressing concern about eroded religious freedom in Massachusetts after a state court judge ruled that an all-girls Catholic school in Milton violated state anti-discrimination law when it rescinded a job offer because the applicant had a same-sex spouse. Fontbonne Academy, run by the Congregation
Massachusetts
A young woman stares at the camera, speaking in a soft voice. "Every time I shot up, it felt like Christmas morning," she said. Another voice from the documentary sounds gruff yet forlorn: "I don't want to associate with anybody. I just want to be
First Amendment
Each holiday season, it seems Americans find themselves immersed in what some commentators describe as a "War on Christmas." From bans of Christmas trees in some public squares to viral videos decrying "secular" red Starbucks cups, the debate has become a holiday tradition all its own.
Massachusetts
CAMBRIDGE – If newcomers to Boston need to find a place of worship, a quick Google search can reveal some options, be it mosque, temple or church. But for a more holistic view of the Hub's spiritual resources, Harvard University researchers can offer the fruits of 25 years of