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Fireworks have been illegal in Massachusetts since 1943. Along with bonfires, they were outlawed during World War II to keep the night sky dark, making the prospect of German airplanes bombing American cities during the war more difficult. That never happened, but the ban has stayed in place ever since.
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What a great day to be an unenrolled voter in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. More than half Republican members of the Massachusetts House of Representatives went along with the Planned Parenthood agenda in passing a horrible bill (H.4930) on Wednesday, just one day after it was introduced.
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The U.S. Supreme Court did something great, and some Massachusetts politicians played a factor in making it happen –whether they wanted to or not. The Supreme Court finally overturned Roe v. Wade on Friday, June 24, sending abortion law back to the states.
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Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey were struck down yesterday by the U.S. Supreme Court. There were plenty of negative reactions from Massachusetts figures to the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health decision.
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A bill in the Massachusetts House of Representatives and Senate would expand access to doulas for Medicaid recipients, provided they know a thing or two about "chestfeeding." The bill (H.2372/S.1475) also has the first use of the term "chestfeeding" in the history of
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A proposed Amherst bylaw that would ban "deceptive advertising" by crisis pregnancy centers — reported on by NewBostonPost earlier this month — has been withdrawn. The withdrawal "has nothing to do with the importance or legitimacy of this bylaw, and everything to do with the need for an approach
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The Roman Catholic bishop of Worcester has ordered a Jesuit-run middle school in the city to stop calling itself Catholic because school officials are flying a rainbow flag and a Black Lives Matter flag. Bishop Robert McManus said Nativity School, which serves mostly black and Latino boys in grades 5
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If you look at the recommended summer reading list for incoming kindergarteners in the Ayer-Shirley Region School District, you'll see Our Skin — A First Conversation about Race. The book tells children that white people are responsible for racism and that "racism is baked into the culture of
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