Menu
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
State financial aid forms in English and Spanish are now available to students in the country illegally who attending or planning to attend public or private colleges in Massachusetts. "We are taking quite a bit of care to make certain that if a student starts an application and does
Around New England
Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey is adding a new "Office of Energy Transformation" to try to de-carbonize "community-by-community," her administration said. The new office "will provide leadership in strategic planning, roadmap development, and stakeholder engagement to advance the transformation of the state's energy delivery
Around New England
A 38-year-old New Hampshire man charged with killing his pregnant live-in girlfriend has been indicted on two second-degree murder charges – the woman and the unborn baby. A Carroll County grand jury indicted the man, William Kelly, of Ossipee, New Hampshire.
Around New England
A nursing home resident who turned 109 this past week has some advice for the youngsters: "If you're lucky enough to meet the right guy, marry him. Don't just live with him." Josephine Tansey, a widow who was married for more than 50 years,
News
"I am looked down upon by many" So says St. Patrick early in his autobiographical and spiritual testament Confessio.
News
A requirement for sexual assault and molestation insurance has more than doubled the cost of hiring buses to take Saugus High School students to and from the senior prom later this spring, the class president said. The initial price quote from the first bus company the seniors tried came in
News
The Maine Senate has approved a bill seeking to have the state join a compact aimed at replacing the Electoral College with the national popular vote total for selecting the president of the United States. The measure would increase the chances of Democrats to win the presidency, though it'
Around New England
The federal Department of Homeland Security should set aside "at least $3 billion" for local communities to provide shelter and related government services for foreign migrants, a Massachusetts member of Congress said. "There is a resounding need from cities and towns across the country for increased federal