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Williamstown Library Hosted Drag Queen Story Hour Event This Past Weekend
A public library in the northwestern corner of Massachusetts hosted a Drag Queen Story Hour event this past weekend.
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Brian Shortsleeve Raised More Than $400,000 In May For Campaign for Governor of Massachusetts, Campaign Says
MBTA Acting General Manager Brian Shortsleeve looks on as Keolis Commuter Services General Manager David Scorey testified before the Transportation Committee on Thursday, January 5, 2017. Photo by Antonio Caban / State House News Service
Gender Identity
Two Maine Transgender Athletes May Win Girls' Track State Championships This Week
Two transgender athletes may win girls' outdoor track and field state titles in Maine this week.
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Massachusetts Bill Would Eliminate Religious Exemptions From School Vaccination Requirements
If you want to attend school in Massachusetts — public or private — you have to prove you're vaccinated, unless you’ve got a medical excuse or claim a religious exemption.
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ICE Boston Apprehended Nearly 1,500 Illegal Aliens In Massachusetts In May 2025; Here Are The Worst Offenders
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) worked with federal law enforcement officers to apprehend nearly 1,500 illegal aliens in Massachusetts in May, ICE Boston announced in a press release.
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Newton South Math Problem Asks Freshmen How Systemic Racism Causes Higher Incarceration Rates
A recent freshman math assignment given to students at Newton South High School is drawing criticism for encouraging students to connect incarceration rates with what it called systemic racism.
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Five Questions For Quinn Priester: Milwaukee Brewers Starting Pitcher Q&A
NewBostonPost conducted a Five Questions interview with Quinn Priester at Polar Park (Worcester’s home park) on Saturday, March 29, 2025, when he was a member of the Red Sox organization.
Commentary
In Liam Morrison Case, Middleborough's Anti-Free-Speech Police Strike Again
Back in 2012, the town made national headlines for passing a bylaw at Town Meeting to enforce a 1968 law that allowed police to issue $20 fines for public profanity. The message was clear then and it’s even clearer now: speech that offends delicate sensibilities has no place in Middleborough.