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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.
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Harvard raised $9.62 billion during a recently concluded five-year capital campaign, setting a new record for fund raising by an institution of higher learning and beating its goal by more than $3 billion, according to The Harvard Crimson. The story in the Harvard Gazette (the university's official
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Jay Gonzalez has done two smart things this past week. The Democratic nominee for governor may be far behind Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker in the polls, but for a few days, at least, he has had him on the defensive.
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An all-male so-called "final club" at Harvard College has decided not to allow female undergraduates to join, reversing a decision to let females in and thus escape penalties Harvard is threatening. The Fox Club is one of several private social clubs associate with the school that historically allowed
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The town council of North Smithfield, Rhode Island passed a resolution 3-2 asking town departments not to buy products from Nike because of the company's embrace of Colin Kaepernick. Local chapters of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and the American Civil Liberties Union are
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A standing-room-only crowd jammed St. Anthony's Church in East Falmouth for the funeral Mass of a former pastor murdered in Texas last month. Father Bill Costello, 71, was remembered for his sense of humor, kindness, and individualism at the parish where he formed close connections with congregants over
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Beware the email message from the Nigerian prince, especially if he's writing from the superintendent's office on an AOL account. A Nigerian national who came to the United States on a 16-day visitor's visa and never left has pleaded guilty to multiple charges of
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A couple caught stealing clothes from the Walmart in Wareham did it so the woman would have something to wear for an unrelated court appearance the next day, police said. The man, 33, was charged with shoplifting, third offense. The woman, 25, was also charged with shoplifting, according to South
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Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo has issued an executive order banning firearms from public schools and school grounds throughout the state. Only "visibly identified active law enforcement officers" will be allowed to carry guns on school grounds, according to the Fall River Herald News.