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Canadians Refusing To Allow Owners of Historic Shed To Come Get It
McCurdy's Smokehouse, the last traditional smoked-herring facility in the United States, was torn from its moorings in Lubec, Maine…
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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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County Commissioner: Use Bounty Hunters To Nab Illegal Aliens
Ron Beaty, a Barnstable County commissioner, proposes using bounty hunters to find and arrest illegal aliens who have committed crimes. Beaty argues…
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False Rape Charge Case Going To Trial
A woman who police say falsely claimed two men raped her has rejected a plea deal, and the case is expected to…
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Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Switch To Cash-Only
Some medical marijuana dispensaries in New Hampshire have stopped taking debit cards and started requiring cash. The new U.S. Attorney'…
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Patriots Fan Who Protested Anthem Kneeling Wins Again; One Citation Left
A New England Patriots fan from Swansea who protested against football players kneeling during the national anthem on September 28 by burning…
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Vermont Newspaper Fires Editor for Opposing ‘Third Gender’ Pronouns
Denis Finley was fired as editor of The Burlington Free Press for tweets that "failed to adhere to the company'…
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Opposition To Activist Judge Stems from Anti-Homosexual Bigotry, State Rep Says
Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy has nominated as chief justice of the state supreme court a homosexual man who current sits on the…
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Can A Mayor Campaign for Governor While Making the City Pay for His Cop Driver?
Some members of the city council of Bridgeport, Connecticut says the mayor's campaign should reimburse the city for the cost…
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Students Bring Pot-Laced Candies To School, Police Say
Four teen-agers have gotten summonses from police, who say they brought marijuana-laced candy to Ellsworth High School in Maine. One…
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New Hampshire House: Grow Your Own Weed
The New Hampshire House of Representatives voted 207-139 for a bill that would legalize growing marijuana for personal use and possessing…
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Early Voting For September 2018 Primary, Massachusetts Secretary of State Proposes
William Galvin, Massachusetts Secretary of State, is proposing allowing early voting for five days before the state primary in September 2018. A…
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Maine Diver: Humpback Whale Protected Me From Tiger Shark
A Maine woman diving near the Cook Islands in the South Pacific cavorted with a humpback whale that kept trying to shield…
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What Happens If You Won’t Move Your Car from Blocking A Fire Department Bay?
When a driver of a New Jersey car waiting for someone in a Starbucks in Amherst, Massachusetts parked in front of an…
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Report: Mitt Romney Was Treated for Prostate Cancer in Summer 2017
An anonymous source says former Massachusetts governor (and current presumptive candidate for U.S. Senate in Utah) Mitt Romney was "treated…
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Conservative Student Group Sues UMass Over Free Speech Policy
The University of Massachusetts at Amherst doesn't allow rallies or speeches except between noon and 1 p.m. in front…
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Indictment Details Brutal Heroin Gang Called ‘The Squad’
Murder, prostitution, heroin, tasering people, and cutting the faces of women are among the actions prosecutors attribute to The Squad, a gang…
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Change the Name of Providence Airport?
The airport, which is actually in Warwick, Rhode Island south of Providence, is known as T.F. Green, after Theodore Francis Green…
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Vermont Editor Under Fire For Calling ‘Third Gender’ Pronoun ‘Sign of the Apocalypse’
The executive editor of The Burlington Free Press questioned in a tweet the wisdom of Vermont officially adopting a "third gender&…
