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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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A local conservative group is planning to hold a rally called "Reopen Cape Cod" at the Bourne Rotary this weekend. The number of new cases of coronavirus is trending downward in Barnstable County, which consists of the 15 towns on Cape Cod, a county official told The Cape
Around New England
How long is Connecticut going to have to social distance? One Yale physician says it could be for up to 18 months. Dr. Albert Ko, an epidemiologist at the Yale School of Public Health, is working with the state's governor, Ned Lamont, a Democrat, on how the state
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The Boston Herald will begin furloughing many of its employees this upcoming Monday in a cost-cutting measure, the Boston Newspaper Guild reported on Twitter. The Guild tweeted on Friday morning, April 17 that the Herald will be furloughing 30 staff members — news and sports reporters, photographers, and circulation and advertising
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Former Massachusetts Governor Bill Weld is not happy with at least one decision that the state's current governor made amid the coronavirus pandemic. Weld penned an opinion piece for CommonWealth magazine this week. In it, he criticizes Governor Charlie Baker for not including recreational marijuana shops on the
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A paper mill in Jay, Maine exploded on Wednesday afternoon, but no one was hurt. According to NBC News, the Androscoggin Mill, which is owned by Pixelle Specialty Solutions, blew up when the "digester" at the facility malfunctioned; the digested mixes wood chips, water, and chemicals to form
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The Massachusetts Department of Public Health is reversing course on releasing town-by-town coronavirus numbers – but plans to do so only once a week. The state's secretary of health and human services, Marylou Sudders, announced the change during a press conference Wednesday, at the end of a nine-minute presentation.
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Employees in Rhode Island will soon need to wear face masks. As Patch reports, starting Saturday, April 18, those who work in places with customers, in office spaces, manufacturing, or for non-profits that have not been ordered to shut down will have to wear fabric face coverings while working.
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Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden received an endorsement from Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren on Wednesday morning. Warren, who unsuccessfully ran for the party's nomination, put out a tweet voicing her support for the former vice president on Wednesday, April 15.