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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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Farmers markets are now back in business in Vermont. As WCAX-TV Channel 3 in Burlington, Vermont reports, Friday, May 1 is the first day farmers markets are able to open up again as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
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If you trust the polls, former vice president Joe Biden is the favorite to win New Hampshire in the 2020 presidential election. The newest Saint Anselm-New Hampshire Institute of Politics poll has Biden leading incumbent President Donald Trump with 50 percent support. Trump trails Biden with 42 percent support. Meanwhile,
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Organizers of the Falmouth Road Race are asking runners to run seven miles in their own neighborhood after registering so the money can be used to support Falmouth charities. The famous seaside road race on Cape Cod isn't happening this year because the Falmouth Board of Selectmen has
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In Maine, the state's coronavirus lockdown is going to last at least another month. Maine Governor Janet Mills, a Democrat, issued a "Stay Safer at Home" order which extends the state's stay-at-home order until May 31, as New England Cable News reports.
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Brianna Wu will not be challenging U.S. Representative Stephen Lynch in Massachusetts's Eighth Congressional District this time around. The Democrat, who would have been on the ballot challenging Lynch from the left for the second straight time, announced via a Medium post that she would be dropping
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Organizers of the Falmouth Road Race aren't sure when or whether they'll hold one of the most famous running events in the country, now that the Falmouth Board of Selectmen has cancelled most public events in the town through August 31. The 7-mile road race is
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Organizers of the Barnstable County Fair have cancelled it, in the wake of Falmouth selectmen voting to rescind permits for all special events through August 31 because of coronavirus. The Barnstable County Agricultural Society runs the fair, which typically takes place in mid-to-late July and is one of the largest
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A Worcester pastor under pressure held a church service Wednesday night for fewer than 10 people, keeping within the governor's order limiting public gatherings, police said. Pastor Kris Casey led his usual 7 p.m. Wednesday service, which was carried live on the YouTube channel of Adams Square