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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.
Around New England
A local board of health on Cape Cod violated the state's Open Meeting Law when it discussed a proposed needle-exchange program for drug users without letting the public know about it first, the Massachusetts Attorney General's office has ruled. "The meeting notice did not sufficiently
Around New England
Speakers deemed "controversial" by the dean of students' office will have to have a moderator at the event in order to give a talk at Harvard College under a new policy for extracurricular organizations. The moderator is to be taken from among staff or faculty.
Around New England
A New Hampshire man arrested on a drunken driving charge this week flooded the booking area of a police station by tampering with sprinkler system, police said. When the 28-year-old man set off one sprinkler others in the building also went off, filling the cell blocks and processing station in
Around New England
All four Roman Catholic dioceses in Massachusetts plan to allow signature gathering at churches by supporters of a measure that would amend the state constitution to make it clear that it doesn't require public funding of abortion. Individual pastors will decide whether and where the gathering of signatures
Around New England
A gun shop owner in Auburn, Maine said he is "ecstatic" about Walmart's decision to stop selling ammunition for handguns. The gun shop owner made the comment to a reporter from the Bangor Daily News during the 42nd annual Bangor Gun Show, which did brisk business
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The Massachusetts Attorney General's office has certified a petition seeking to add an amendment to the state constitution that would enable the state to stop using public funds for abortion. It's the second step on a long road that could lead to the end of state
Commentary
This July, President Tsai Ing-wen of the Republic of China (Taiwan) transited through New York, an icon of diversity and freedom and home to the United Nations, as a prelude to her state visit to Taiwan's diplomatic allies in the Caribbean. While meeting with the Permanent Representatives to
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A legislative committee plans to hold a hearing later today on a bill that would allow illegal immigrants in Massachusetts to get driver's licenses. State law currently states (Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 90, Section 8): "No license of any type may be issued to any person who