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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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The capital of Maine will furlough some of its employees to cut costs amid the coronavirus pandemic. According to WMTW, Augusta City Hall, the city landfill, the Public Works Department, and the city's administrative offices closed on Monday, May 18 and did not offer their employees pay, to
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Restaurants are officially back in business for in-person dining in New Hampshire as of Monday, May 18. As WHDH reports, Granite State restaurants are now able to reopen under strict guidelines. They can open if they offer outdoor dining only, a maximum seating of six people per table, and require
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Catholic churches in the Archdiocese of Boston can resume public Masses starting Saturday, May 23, a spokesman for the archbishop said Monday. Some churches might need as long as Sunday, May 31 to prepare changes to conform the governor's new rules, however, the archdiocese said in a written
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About 135 people sang and prayed outside the Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Boston this afternoon, asking the archbishop to re-open Catholic churches. Organizers called it a prayer gathering, not a rally. There were no speeches or signs. Instead, people sang hymns and prayed the Chaplet of Divine Mercy
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A legislative committee has endorsed a bill that would establish at least two places in Massachusetts for consuming illegal drugs. The bill calls upon the Massachusetts Department of Public Health to create a 10-year pilot program for at least two so-called safe injection facilities, where drug addicts could inject heroin
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The Worcester pastor who is planning to hold a sixth church service this weekend over the limit of 10 set by the governor released a statement late Friday night expressing encouragement at an interim agreement his lawyer reached with lawyers for the state and city. State and Worcester authorities have
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Non-essential travel between the United States and Canada could be delayed at least another month. Canada, which shares borders with three New England states (Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont), is hoping to extend the border shutdown for non-essential travel to and from the United States for another 30 days, according
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Camping in state parks will not be allowed in Vermont until June 25, The Burlington Free Press reports. Any reservations made to camp in a state park before June 25 will be cancelled and refunds will be issued in the form of gift certificates.