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Matt McDonald, a Boston-area native, has decades of experience as a reporter, editor, and copy editor. His work has appeared in The Mashpee Messenger, Cape Cod News, and The Norfolk Boomerang.
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As of Monday, it is now spring turkey hunting season in Massachusetts. The season, which lasts from Monday, April 27 to Saturday, May 23, is the only form of hunting that is currently permitted in the Bay State, according to the Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife.
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In Rhode Island, health officials are concerned about the upcoming tick season. The state had a relatively mild winter, which means that more ticks likely survived the winter than in a typical year. State health officials say that's is a cause for concern because more people are expected
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About 80 people rallied to call for reopening gun shops in the state at the Bourne Rotary this past weekend, organizers said. The well-travelled rotary is on the Cape side of the Bourne Bridge.
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A Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor of Vermont is calling for the state to switch to all mail-in ballots. "Today, I am inviting candidates and elected officials to join me in calling for a move to vote-by-mail in Vermont to ensure we can protect our public health and our
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Gun-rights supporters are planning to hold a rally called "Re-Open Our Massachusetts Gun Stores!" near one of the bridges over the Cape Cod Canal this weekend. The Second Amendment standout is sponsored by United Cape Patriots and Massachusetts Gun Rights.
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In New Hampshire, several fairs will not be taking place as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. As WMUR-TV Channel 9 in Manchester reports, the Stratham, Sandwich, Cheshire, and Lancaster fairs are all now canceled because of the virus.
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One day after Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker closed all public and private schools for the rest of the school year, Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo did the same. "I've decided we need to continue distance learning, K through 12, for the remainder of the school year,"
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A Middleborough gun shop owner is defying Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker's ban on gun shops during the coronavirus emergency, instead offering curbside service to customers similar to the way restaurants are offering takeout food to customers. "This thing with the governor, all the rest of the country,