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Supporters of Trump Travel Ban Rally in Portland
Organizers say they support President Donald Trump's attempt to restrict travel temporarily from seven majority-Muslim countries.…
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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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Anti-Trump Protesters Block Highway in New Haven, Delay Ambulance
More than 100 people blocked the highway before being cleared by police.…
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Sewer Line Sinkhole Near Detroit: Might Be A Job for Maura Healey
A public works official near Detroit is worried that toilet flushes at halftime of the Super Bowl may make a sinkhole caused…
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Portland Superintendent Ties Attack on Black Students to Trump
The superintendent of schools in Portland, Maine sent school affiliates a letter describing an attack on four black students by an adult…
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Fired Cop Who Made Racially Charged Comment Should Also Lose His Pension, Providence Mayor Says
The white police officer made a disparaging comment about a fellow officer who is black and got fired for it. But the…
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Worcester Mayor Now Says Maybe He Didn’t Call Immigration Protesters ‘Freakin’ Morons’
The mayor and an activist who was at the Worcester City Council meeting held a joint press conference where they showed video…
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Connecticut Governor Makes Pitch for New York Islanders To Move To Hartford
Connecticut is still pining for the Hartford Whalers, a National Hockey League team that moved to North Carolina in 1997. The New…
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“You Can’t Just Say ‘Obama Pays For It All’,” Judge Tells Not-So-Indigent Defendant
A man up on a domestic battery charge in Springfield District Court wanted a court-appointed lawyer. But the judge wasn'…
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Buchanan vs. Nader on Trump
Former presidential candidates Pat Buchanan and Ralph Nader both took Donald Trump seriously in August 2015, long before most other commentators caught…
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Contraceptive Pills Without A Prescription? New Hampshire Lawmakers Considering It
A bill would allow women 18 or older to get oral contraceptives from a pharmacist without a prescription.…
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If Massachusetts Jumps Off the Time Zone Cliff, New Hampshire May Follow
A bill would move New Hampshire to the Atlantic time zone, the same one that New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward…
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Syrian Muslim in Connecticut With Family Affected By Trump Travel Ban Still Backs Trump
The gas station owner's sister-in-law's father can't come to the United States now, but…
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Rhode Island Legislators Introduce Pro-Abortion Bill
Abortion supporters are worried that President Donald Trump may be able to appoint justices to the U.S. Supreme Court who will…
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Trump Administration ‘Like Getting a Diagnosis of Prostate Cancer,’ Maine Pro-Homosexuality Advocate Says
The story laments the rise of "extreme social conservatism."…
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Catholic Diocese Spokesman Only Opponent of Legalizing Marijuana at New Hampshire Hearing
Majorities in both houses of the New Hampshire Legislature appear poised to decriminalize possessing up to an ounce of marijuana, with a…
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Worcester Mayor Apologizes for Calling Disruptive Protesters ‘Freakin’ Morons’
The protesters repeatedly interrupted a Worcester City Council meeting that was considering a measure proposed by a city councilor that would have…
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American Muslims Becoming More Liberal, Arlington Protester Says
Muslims in America are becoming more tolerant of other religions and homosexuality, said the speaker at a protest in Arlington against President…
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Stoughton Teacher Suspended 20 Days for Withdrawing College Recommendation for Swastika-Making Student
The teacher at Stoughton High School had written a letter of recommendation for the student, but she withdrew it and told colleges…
