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Columnist Explains the Exact Worth of a Fall River Mayor’s Chief of Staff
Faller River Herald News columnist Marc Munroe Dion doubts the need for a $78,780 chief of staff to the mayor of…
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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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MA politics, civic life
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Mashpee
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Maine Governor To Teen Net Neutrality Critic: ‘Pick Up A Book and Read!’
Maine Governor Paul LePage, a Republican, sent back a handwritten note to a 16-year-old girl who wrote to him expressing…
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Vermont: Up the Ante on Bootlegged Liquor from New Hampshire
New Hampshire doesn't charge excise tax on liquor, and Vermont officials have recently caught two major shipments bound for Chinese…
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Former Owner of Tampa Tribune Puts Second Bid on The Boston Herald
The Boston Herald is subject to a court-approved sale after declaring bankruptcy, so a judge will ultimately decide which bidder gets…
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Seal Pup Wanders Two Miles Inland To Parking Lot of Pizza Place
The three-foot-long 40-pound seal pup was found in the parking lot of a pizza place on the other side…
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Two Stints As Brockton GOP Chairman, With Prison In Between
The food and dental care are terrible in federal prison and the system that puts people there is harsh, says 66-year-…
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Bedford VA Turned Away Suicidal Vet
A Veterans Administration press spokesman disputes the claim that the Bedford hospital turned away 44-year-old Byron Wade Earles on November…
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When Is A Spike Not Just A Spike? When It Leads To A Flop
Teammates of New England Patriots defensive back Jonathan Bademosi said he deserves an Oscar for a sideline flop after a New York…
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Western Massachusetts Cops Find Unusual Way To Try Prevent Veterans’ Suicides
Police officers in Easthampton, Massachusetts are growing beards, mustaches, and goatees to raise money for an organization that tries to keep veterans…
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What Happens To Boiling Water At -34 Degrees Atop Mount Washington?
Check out the video below to see boiling water turn to snow on top of Mount Washington in northern New Hampshire.…
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New Hampshire Legislature To Debate Adding ‘Gender Identity’ To Protected Classes
New Hampshire's current anti-discrimination statute does not include a nod to transgender people.…
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Plymouth County DA Paid $2.4 Million in Public Funds To Private Law Firm
Timothy Cruz, a Republican, eventually settled a wrongful-termination lawsuit against the Plymouth County District Attorney's office by a former…
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Anti-Kneeling Come-Burn-A-Patriots-Jersey Protester To Appeal Fines
A hearing officer in Swansea, Massachusetts found a former Swansea School Committee member responsible for three of four citations the local fire…
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Lizzie Borden Mansion Sold To Bed-and-Breakfast Operator
The fashionable 1889 mansion in Fall River, Massachusetts has never been opened to the public, but the new owner-to-be wants…
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Bait and Switch on Online Sneakers Sale?
An 18-year-old Merrimack, New Hampshire resident has been charged with theft by deception by police, who say he advertised a…
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Fetus = Person in New Hampshire on January 1
A new state statute defines a fetus at least 20 weeks old as a person in cases of homicide — with an exemption…
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What If A Key Chappaquiddick Figure Died and Nobody Noticed?
Joseph Gargan died December 12 in Virginia at age 87. He was Ted Kennedy's cousin, and he had a big…
