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Baker Puts Internet Trolls’ Words in Writing
The baker in New York City offers the service of making and sending a cake to an Internet troll with the person&…
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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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Two Maine Cities Considering Joining Together Pick New Name
Lewiston, the second largest city in Maine, and neighbor Auburn, the fifth largest, are considering joining into one city if voters approve…
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New Hampshire Survivor of USS Liberty Attack in 1967 Wants Answers
Israeli forces attacked a U.S. naval ship during the Six Day War in what Israel says is a case of mistaken…
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Delaware Becomes First State To Enact Pro-Roe-vs.-Wade Abortion Law
Delaware's Democratic governor signed the bill, which codifies largely unrestricted abortion. The bill had passed 22-16 in the state…
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Medical Marijuana Dispensary Seeks To Replace Church in Brockton
A 6,600-square-foot building on West Chestnut Street in Brockton is currently occupied by Living Word World Outreach Church. But…
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Bernie Sanders Condemns Nominee Because of His Christian Beliefs
U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders grilled a nominee to the Office of Management and Budget because the nominee had written that Muslims…
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Connecticut Expands Medical Marijuana
Three kinds of headache conditions are now approved by the state of Connecticut's consumer protection commissioner. Recreational use of marijuana…
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Snowmobile Fugitive Gets 18 Months in Bankruptcy Fraud Case
The resident of the northern Massachusetts town of Pepperell rented a snowmobile in Presque Isle, Maine and took back trails into New…
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ICE-Raid-Leaking State Rep Forced To Return Funds She Raised Off Furor
Massachusetts state Representative Michelle DuBois (D-Brockton) set up a Facebook account to raise money following the local and national outcry in…
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Liberal State Senate Candidates Try To Out-Liberal Each Other
Three candidates to fill the vacant Massachusetts Senate seat held by the late Ken Donnelly (D-Arlington) spent much of a recent…
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High School Recommends ‘Gender Fluid’ Teen Novel on Summer Reading List
The summer reading list at Auburn High School in central Massachusetts includes a book about a "gender fluid" teen-ager…
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Maine Looking At Expanding Bottle Bill To Include Nips
The tiny bottles of alcohol get tossed by the roadside frequently, and a supermajority of Maine legislators want to add a 5-…
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Three Inmates Overdose in One Jail on One Day
The three men had to be revived from opioid overdoses with Narcan used by officers at Strafford County House of Corrections in…
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Connecticut Legislators Debate Tolls
Tolls have been gone in Connecticut since 1985, two years after a truck crashed into several cars at a toll booth in…
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Harvard Yanks Admission To 10 High School Seniors Over Facebook Chat
Obscene images and disturbing comments were among the postings by several high school seniors who had been admitted to Harvard College. The…
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‘White People Are Fragile,’ Says High School Student Activist
The student at South Burlington High School in Vermont is leading the charge against the school's Rebels nickname, which has…
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Maine Pol Attacking Trump at Rally Gets Drowned Out By Penobscot Protesters Attacking Her
Maine Attorney General Janet Mills was delivering a speech against President Donald Trump outside Portland City Hall when a group of protesters…
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Navy Recovers Cannon from Ship Once Commanded By War of 1812 Hero
The ship sank off the coast of Watch Hill, Rhode Island in 1811. It was commanded by Oliver Hazard Perry, who went…
