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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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[UPDATE, Saturday, June 20, 2020: See the full text of the email message that got Father Daniel Moloney fired and a fact-checking analysis of it.] The Catholic chaplain has been forced out at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology because of an email message he sent Catholic students that questioned whether
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The Catholic Action League is criticizing the archbishop of Boston for allowing two supporters of legal abortion to take prominent roles during a public Mass last weekend. Cardinal Sean O'Malley celebrated a Mass for racial healing at Castle Island in South Boston on Saturday, June 13.
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Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker said he's concerned about visitors coming to Cape Cod from states that have seen a recent increase in coronavirus numbers, and he hinted at coming state action. Baker was asked about the situation during his coronavirus press conference on Friday, June 19. The exchange
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Gyms, fitness centers, indoor swimming pools, museums, theaters, concert halls, sightseeing tours, whale watches, batting cages, and wedding parties won't be authorized to take place in Massachusetts until Monday, July 6 at the earliest, Governor Charlie Baker said. Those activities, which are in s0-called Phase Three of the
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Indoor dining at restaurants in Massachusetts can start Monday, June 22, Governor Charlie Baker said. There is no state limit on seating capacity, but tables must be kept at least 6 feet apart and no seating will be allowed at the bar.
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[Editor's Note: Below is the body of the email message of Sunday, June 7, 2020 that got Father Daniel Moloney fired as Catholic chaplain of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, interrupted by analysis. Father Moloney's text is in this font. The analysis is in this font.
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Two black student groups at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are calling for school administrators to consider disarming most of its police officers and possibly abolishing the police department altogether. A 1,930-word online petition of the executive boards of the MIT Black Student Union and the MIT Black Graduate
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Aunt Jemima, a staple brand name of syrup and pancake mix since 1889, is going to disappear later this year in an attempt to foster racial equality. The Quaker Oats Company, which has owned the brand since 1926, announced Wednesday it is discontinuing the packaging and the name.