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Nine Snowmobilers Fall Through the Ice in Maine
Thawing led to nine snowmobilers falling through the ice in one 24-hour period in Maine. Victims were treated for hypothermia, but…
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Matt McDonald
Mashpee
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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Antifa A Left-Wing ‘Social-Revolutionary Self-Defense Against the Far Right,’ Dartmouth Scholar Says
Mark Bray, who has written a book about Antifa and defended the organization on television, delivered a lecture about the history and…
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New Hampshire House Evenly Divided on Banning Conversion Therapy
A bill that would ban so-called "conversion therapy" — where a therapist attempts to change the sexual orientation of a…
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Drunk UMass Senior Who Helped Himself Into Strangers’ House With No Pants Must Serve Suspension
The senior told a judge he wants to graduate with his class this spring, and that University of Massachusetts at Amherst officials…
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Springfield To Sue Drug Companies Over Opioid Crisis
City officials in Springfield cite what they call the "crippling" costs of dealing with opioid addicts. They blame the drug…
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Former Connecticut Governor Released From Federal Prison Again
John Rowland, a Republican who served as governor of Connecticut from 1995 to 2004, resigned before heading to federal prison on corruption…
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Don’t Bother the Owl; You Might Get A Ticket
A snowy owl in Rye, New Hampshire has attracted watchers, including some who throw things at it to get the owl to…
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Canadian Flag, Pirate Flag Flying From Fishing Shack Blown From Northern Maine Town
Canadians are giving up their so-called "salvage rights" to a portion of the last herring smokehouse in the United…
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‘Unpacking Whiteness’ in Elementary Schools
A program that pays for "volunteers" in the public elementary schools in Manchester, New Hampshire hosted workshops on "Unpacking…
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Victims’ Rights Constitutional Amendment Proposed in New Hampshire
One sexual assault victim said she wasn't notified of key hearings, wasn't told she could speak in court,…
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Somali Maine Cop Arrested At Concert Claims Racial Profiling
The 24-year-old woman is the first Somali police officer in Maine — Portland, as it happens. She was at a concert…
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Vistaprint Goes Full-Same-Sex-Marriage Over Wedding Program
A male same-sex couple who ordered programs for their civil-law wedding online from Vistaprint instead got 100 "'hateful&…
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Projected Timeline for Legalization of Marijuana in Massachusetts
Growing your own and giving it away became legal in Massachusetts in December 2016. As for the rest … check out the story…
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Snow Totals For Massachusetts — Check Out Yours
County-by-county, and in some cases town-by-town — from the recent snowstorm of Tuesday and Wednesday.…
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Flu Kills 10-Year-Old Boy
Influenza B killed a 10-year-old hockey player from New Canaan, Connecticut in the southwest part of the state. Health officials…
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Liz Warren Has $14 Million
U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Cambridge) is on track to have more campaign cash on hand than any other U.S.…
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State Police: Prosecutor Tries I’m-A-Prosecutor Approach During Drunken Driving Arrest
The Worcester Country assistant district attorney was taking his 13-year-old daughter to dance class when a Massachusetts State Police trooper…
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Map of Where the Snow Is Expected To Fall Tuesday and Wednesday
Much of Massachusetts is expected to get snow on Tuesday and Wednesday — in some places a lot, in some places a little.…
