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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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Worcester police have applied for a criminal complaint for a $500 fine against the pastor who held a third church service above the limit set by the governor. Pastor Kris Casey led a service for about 40 people at Adams Square Baptist Church in Worcester on Wednesday, May 6 — the
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United Cape Patriots is sponsoring another rally at the Bourne Rotary this coming weekend to re-open businesses on Cape Cod. Rally organizers say the Cape shouldn't remain closed because of the coronavirus emergency because the coronavirus numbers there justify ending the lockdown.
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Brown University now plans to hold two graduation ceremonies in May 2021 — one for this school year's graduates, and for next year's. The Class of 2020 will also be offered a virtual graduation online on Sunday, May 24, according to the The Providence Journal.
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A country club in Millbury, Massachusetts is operating in defiance of the governor's order to shut down, town officials say. Police and town officials told the Worcester Telegram & Gazette that the course owner has been served with notices of violations.
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A Worcester pastor held a third church service over the governor's 10-person limit tonight, and he expects to be hit with another fine tomorrow. A little more than 40 people attended the 7 p.m. service Wednesday, May 6 at Adams Square Baptist Church, Pastor Kris Casey told
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In Rhode Island, wearing masks in public will no longer be optional starting Friday, May 8 – two days after Massachusetts began living under a similar order Wednesday, May 6. The vast majority of people, whether they are indoors or outside, are supposed to wear a mask if they are in
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Former New Hampshire Republican U.S. Senator Bob Smith has endorsed retired Brigadier General Don Bolduc in the state's U.S. Senate race. Two Republicans are vying to take on U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen, a Democrat who is also a former governor of the state.
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Will the Pawtucket Red Sox play another game ever again? In the age of the coronavirus emergency, it is a serious question.