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UConn Diversity Officer Found the Right Candidate for $54K Fellowship
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Amherst Won’t Ban Plastic Water Bottles, For Now
A Town Meeting warrant article was found to be not specific enough. The man who proposed it wants to see plastic water…
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New Hampshire Legislators Considering Tax Cut for Interest and Dividends
A bill would raise the limits for tax exemptions for interest and dividends, thus reducing taxes. Supporters say it would help people…
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Pregnant Meteorologist Goes Public With Past Miscarriage Woes
The New Hampshire meteorologist is now more than eight months pregnant, but she has had several tough experiences with sad-ending pregnancies.…
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The Southie St. Patrick’s Day Parade Battle Is Over … Or Is It?
Visions of angry protests and the potential loss of one-third of the budget led the chief organizer of the St. Patrick&…
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Former B.C. President Father Monan Dies
Father J. Donald Monan, S.J., 92, led Boston College from 1972 to 1996. Admirers point to B.C.'s growth…
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Accidental Industrial Park Owner Revivifying Hard-Luck North Country Town in New Hampshire
It started with a $100,000 loan to a businessman who died, followed by a cleanup project for a company that couldn&…
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Help! The Internet Just Lied To Me
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‘Trans 101’ Training for Employees at Amherst College
But transgender activists at Amherst College aren't satisfied with the college's actions, particularly about a housing proposal (since…
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Trump Responded To White Nationalists’ Worry About ‘Fracturing of Whiteness,’ Tufts Speaker Says
U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan's proposed replacement for Obamacare could also further the white supremacists' cause, the UCLA…
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Rhode Island Attorney General Chilled By Psychiatrist’s Description of Marijuana Effects
The Attorney General of Rhode Island opposes legalizing marijuana in the state for recreational use. Opponents cite, among other things, an increase…
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Connecticut Anti-Trump Protester Who Blocked Highway Demands Jury Trial
The 66-year-old New Haven man is charged with inciting a riot, among other things.…
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Immigration Authorities Not Welcome in Lowell Schools
The Lowell School Committee voted 5-0 to ban the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent from the city's…
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Religious Liberties Group Resists Atheists’ Efforts To Ban Prayer Services At New Hampshire Military Base
The First Liberty Institute sent a letter to the commander saying the prayer services are covered by freedom-of-religion legal guarantees.…
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New Hampshire State Law May Not Allow Plastic-Bag Ban, Portsmouth Officials Say
City officials in left-leaning Portsmouth, New Hampshire want to ban the thin-film plastic bags used at checkout counters in stores.…
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Boston Globe Gets $$$ Tax Break from Taunton
As the Globe prepares to move much of its operations from Morrissey Boulevard in Dorchester to Taunton, the city of Taunton is…
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What’s the Most Irish Town in Massachusetts?
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College Gym Removes Scale Because You Can Use A Scale …
… to weigh yourself. Scales are "very triggering," one approving freshman female told the student newspaper at Carleton University in Ottawa,…
