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Norman Rockwell Museum Gets Provisional O.K. To Sell Rockwell Paintings
The Massachusetts Attorney General's office decided that the Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge needs $55 million to shore up its…
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Pittsfield School Committee Ditches Columbus Day
"Indigenous Peoples Day" will now be commemorated in October in the western Massachusetts city's schools. "The Europeanization…
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Anti-Valentine’s Day Cookies A Hit in Worcester
"You're the reason I cry," says one sugar cookie at Crust Bakeshop in Worcester. The lovey-dovey stuff…
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Flu Cases Jump 43 Percent Over Last Week in Massachusetts
There have now been 8,152 confirmed cases of influenza since flu season began in October 2017. That's way up…
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Catholic School: Take Planned Parenthood Sticker Off Laptop Or You’re Outta Here
Sacred Heart Greenwich, a Catholic girls school in southwestern Connecticut, has told a sophomore that she can take a sticker supporting Planned…
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‘Godfather’ Theme Meme Makes Dem’s Chairmanship Sleep With the Fishes
Patrick Ward, the chairman of the Providence Democratic City Committee, resigned after posting a scene from The Godfather, Part II with mobsters…
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$560 Million Lottery Winner: I Want To Stay Anonymous
An unidentified woman says she has the winning $560 million Powerball lottery ticket she bought in Merrimack, New Hampshire — but she is…
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Is Australia A Country? Professor Fired Over Dispute
"Australia is a continent; not a country," an adjunct professor at Southern New Hampshire University in Manchester wrote in justifying…
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Massachusetts DAs: Allowing Marijuana Restaurants, Theaters, Yoga Studios Right Away ‘Irresponsible, Ill-Informed, and Dangerous’
Michael Morrissey, Norfolk County district attorney, wrote to the Massachusetts Cannabis Commission on behalf of other district attorneys in the state. Marijuana…
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The Thirteen NFL Quarterbacks Who Make More Than Tom Brady
Don't cry for Tom, as he's averaging $20.5 million in salary, plus all the other stuff. But…
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Harvard Hires First Professor of Native American Studies
Harvard University's Faculty of Arts and Sciences has hired the university's first-ever professor of Native American studies,…
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Northeastern Professor on Trump: ‘… Other Times … I Wouldn’t Mind Seeing Him Dead’
Barry Bluestone, professor of political economy at Northeastern University in Boston, said of President Donald Trump during a lecture: "This president…
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Outgoing Harvard President Says Campus Fossil-Fuel-Free By 2050
No oil. No natural gas. No details.…
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Cat vs. Eagle in Maine
A white house cat walked named Gypsi walked right up to a much bigger bald eagle on frozen Georges Pond in Franklin,…
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Syphilis Way Up In Maine
The sexually transmitted disease syphilis was once thought to be nearly eradicated in the United States, but 84 cases were reported in…
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Rejection of Northern Pass Transmission Line Sets Back Growth 50 Years, Northern New Hampshire Mayor Says
Paul Grenier, mayor of Berlin, a small northern New Hampshire city reeling from the closure of paper mills, says the state'…
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School Board Adopts ‘Bathroom Bill’ of Its Own for Transgender Students
The school board in Windham, New Hampshire voted to offer access to locker rooms to transgender students "that corresponds to their…
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‘Artisanal, Wellness-Oriented’ Marijuana-Infused Chocolate Shop Pitched for Holyoke
High End Chocolate would cultivate marijuana, infuse chocolate with it, and sell the product in Holyoke, Massachusetts, where Mayor Alex B. Morse…
