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On happy hour, Baker okay with being a “fuddy-duddy”
Written by Matt Murphy Gov. Charlie Baker on Thursday said that if opposing "happy hour" drink specials makes him a "fuddy-duddy" he's alright with that.
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Government aside, Happy Days still at Arnold’s
On a postcard perfect summer morning, sitting at a picnic table beneath a large scrub pine Nathan "Nate" Nickerson, the hearty and high-toned proprietor of Arnold's Lobster and Clam Bar, gets animated and even agitated at the thought of ever more "government intrusion" affecting
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Ted Kennedy’s actions to be basis of ‘Chappaquiddick’ movie
BOSTON (AP) — During a week in which the eyes of the nation were focused on NASA's first moon landing, a tragic drama played out on a tiny Massachusetts island that would have political ramifications for decades to follow. The late Sen. Ted Kennedy's actions, explanations and
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Massachusetts: In debt we trust
"When you run in debt; you give to another power over your liberty." — Benjamin Franklin, The Way to Wealth (1758) Did you know that, courtesy of citizens with a sense of foreboding, there is a version of the U.S. Debt Clock dedicated solely to the aggregate debts
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Greater Boston shows most population gains as rural areas shrink
BOSTON – Most recent population growth in Massachusetts has occurred in Boston and the metro area, while the number of residents in some rural counties and on Cape Cod actually shrank, U.S. Census Bureau figures released Thursday show. Compared with some other parts of the nation, particularly in parts of
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Baker signs opioid abuse prevention tools into law
STATE HOUSE — An emotional Gov. Charlie Baker fought back tears Monday as he recounted the stories he's heard from the parents of young people who have died from drug overdoses and letters he received from students at North Shore Recovery High School, detailing their "heartbreaking stories of
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As 2015 fades out, here are the Bay State’s most memorable moments
BOSTON – Plenty of Massachusetts news was fit to print in 2015. Here's our take on the 10 biggest Bay State stories of the year, in chronological order:
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Filmmaker explores drug addiction on Cape Cod
A young woman stares at the camera, speaking in a soft voice. "Every time I shot up, it felt like Christmas morning," she said. Another voice from the documentary sounds gruff yet forlorn: "I don't want to associate with anybody. I just want to be
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