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Jewish Gravestones Defaced in Fall River; Local Synagogue Official Suspects Trump
Police don't know who scrawled anti-Semitic graffiti on dozens of gravestones in a Jewish cemetery in Fall River, but…
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Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Hoping Bill Saves Bacon
A Cape Cod congressman is trying to fast-track a bill that would enable the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe to build a casino…
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Markey Hits Trump Rule Aimed At Planned Parenthood; Catholic Group Calls Markey ‘Professional Panderer’
U.S. Senator Edward Markey came out swinging Tuesday against a Trump administration regulation that would prevent Planned Parenthood from receiving millions…
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University Blames Student for Choking To Death in School Pancake-Eating Contest
A 20-year-old college student who choked to death during a school-sanctioned pancake-eating contest has only herself to blame,…
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Left-Leaning Connecticut Supreme Court Allows Sandy Hook Shooting Parents To Sue Gun Manufacturer
The Connecticut Supreme Court has decided 4-3 to allow the families of victims of a mass-shooting at an elementary school…
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Ranked-Choice Voting Supporters See Opening in Fall River Mayoral Recall; Voters in Vermont’s Largest City Feel Differently About It
Ranked-choice-voting advocates are using the recall election of Mayor Jasiel Correia II this week in Fall River to argue why…
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez May Not Know Much, But Her Handlers Think They Do
How does someone as little-informed as Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez become the most famous member of Congress almost overnight? Well-funded radical…
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Cape Anti-Pollution Group Targets Thin Plastic Bags
Banning thin-film plastic bags is one of the top priorities of a group seeking to reduce pollution on Cape Cod. Also…
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Massachusetts House Passes Conversion Therapy Ban; Senate Sponsor Waffling on Child-Abuse Provision
The Massachusetts House of Representatives has passed a bill that would ban conversion therapy for minors, 147-8. The bill threatens therapists…
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Ban Tackle Football? Some Massachusetts Legislators Want To Make It Illegal Before Seventh Grade
Pop Warner football might become a thing of the past in the state if some Massachusetts legislators succeed in banning tackling in…
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Law Unclear in Massachusetts On Whether Schools On Hook for Sexual Misconduct By Employees
Statutes and case law in Massachusetts make it unclear whether a school is civilly liable for an employee who engages in sexual…
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Rhode Island’s All-Nine-Months Abortion Bill A Close Call in State Senate Judiciary Committee
The Rhode Island Senate's Judiciary Committee appears to be divided 5-4 in favor of a bill that would effectively…
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Flower Shop Founded in 1871 Closes
A flower shop in Exeter, New Hampshire founded nearly 150 years ago has closed. Dot's Flower Shop was an institution…
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Priest Who Preached Sermon At Ted Kennedy’s Funeral Suspended
The parish priest who preached the sermon at U.S. Senator Edward M. Kennedy's 2009 funeral Mass has been suspended…
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22-Foot-High Memorial To Coretta Scott King and Martin Luther King Jr. To Be Put On Boston Common
Giant bronze hands holding each other has been selected as the winning design for a 22-foot-high memorial to Martin Luther…
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Voters in Little Town Say No To Selling School To Pot Farm
Voters in the western Massachusetts town of Heath have rejected a proposal by the town's selectmen to sell a closed…
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High Schools Getting Rid of Class Rankings – Kids Can’t Stand the Stress
Three high schools south of Boston have gotten rid of class rankings in an effort to take stress of their students, and…
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One Vermont Town To State Police: Stay Away
Residents of Montgomery, Vermont (population 1,200) are used to seeing no police in their town. The town has no local police…
