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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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Members of the town of Chelmsford's top board have refused to sign a proclamation aimed at getting them to acknowledge their white privilege. Chelmsford selectmen praised the town's new Diversity, Racial Equity, and Inclusion Committee during an online board meeting this past week, but balked at
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A bill passed by the Massachusetts Legislature seeks to lower carbon emissions to net zero by 2050, but it doesn't go far enough, a supporter said. Mandating that all cars in the state be powered by electricity in 14 years and divesting state funds from oil and natural
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Some Rhode Island state legislators say state executive branch officials have routinely lied to them under Governor Gina Raimondo. Critics of the Democratic governor's aides include both Democrats and Republicans.
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A man driving in downtown Portland, Maine was attacked by a homeless man and woman because he had Vermont license plates, police said. A 41-year-old man and a 22-year-old woman yelled at the man that he shouldn't be in Maine "before attacking him and then damaging his
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President Donald Trump is planning to issue his final pardons tomorrow. Lori Laughlin and the other college admissions bribery scandal parents and coaches ought to make the list. National head shaking – while understandable – has clouded analysis of the case against them.
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Opponents of the Massachusetts abortion bill are highlighting the timing of the House vote overriding the governor's veto – the day when several Christian denominations mark the slaughter of infants. The Massachusetts House of Representatives voted 107 to 46 to pass the bill over the objections of the governor
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The Massachusetts House of Representatives has voted to override the governor's veto of the abortion bill, making it likely the bill will become law. The House voted 107-46 on Monday, December 28 for the measure. The tally was announced at 12:56 p.m. Monday.
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The Massachusetts House of Representatives has a formal session scheduled for Monday during which members may take up an override of the governor's veto of the abortion bill. The vote is expected to be close. The most recent vote in the House drew 107 Yes votes. Supporters of