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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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Several dozen people turned out in Fall River this weekend to support an 82-year-old Donald Trump supporter who police say was attacked for holding a Trump sign. U.S. Air Force veteran Charlie Chase was holding a Trump campaign sign Tuesday, June 2 at the rotary off North Main Street
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The governor of Rhode Island has apologized for violating her own executive order by not wearing a mask during a Black Live Matter protest in Providence on Friday night. Governor Gina Raimondo "was seen in the crowd praying, protesting, and hugging those who attended," according to WJAR-TV Channel
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United Cape Patriots held a standout at the Bourne Rotary to support police and President Donald Trump on Saturday, June 6. "Back Our Blue" was a theme of the rally, which drew support from some passing police officers, organizer Adam Lange said.
News
Governor Charlie Baker declined to comment today on a lawsuit claiming he has exceeded his authority under Massachusetts law by ordering the coronavirus emergency shutdowns. "Normally, we don't really speak to lawsuits when they're in process. Obviously, we're aware of the fact that
News
The United States is infected with racism at its core, Cardinal Sean O'Malley says in a letter to be read to Catholic parishioners in the Archdiocese of Boston this weekend. "George Floyd's death makes clear that racist premises and attitudes, often implicit, are woven through
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Cardinal Sean O'Malley, the archbishop of Boston, released a letter about the killing of George Floyd and racism in America on the late afternoon of Friday, June 5. The letter is intended to be read at Catholic churches in the Archdiocese of Boston on Saturday, June 6 and
Commentary
Editor's Note: U.S. Representative Katherine Clark (D-Melrose), the vice chairman of the House Democratic Caucus, the sixth level of House leadership among the Democrats, sent a mass-email message on Thursday, June 4, 2020 in her native language. Below are tiny images of the email message, followed by
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U..S. Representative Katherine Clark sent a mass-email message Thursday, June 4, 2020 calling for fundamental changes in policing in the United States. The text of the email message is below, followed by images of the body of the email message.