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Massachusetts

Senator says time not right for added flexibility of bar hours

STATE HOUSE — The backer of a bill that would give Greater Boston-area bars the ability to stay open past 2 a.m. after obtaining local permission told fellow lawmakers Tuesday that the time is not right to extend last call later into the night. "My view is that this

Massachusetts

Get in the St. Patrick’s Day spirit as early as this weekend

BOSTON—Boston is already gearing up to celebrate its favorite holiday – St. Patrick's Day!

epidemic

Amid opioid epidemic, more schools offer ‘sober dorms’

Ryan had a pattern: He'd enroll in college with the best of intentions, start drinking and drugging, then drop out. Three years ago, as he prepared to enroll at the University of Miami, his fifth school, he had what he called a "white light moment." "

drugs

Teens less likely to engage in risky behavior, study shows

NEW YORK (AP) — The troubles with kids these days … are not as common as they used to be. U.S. teens are having a lot less sex, they are drinking and using drugs less often, and they aren't smoking as much, according a government survey of risky youth

drinking

The return of an Irish ale

If you're tempted to raise a glass in commemoration of St. Patrick's Day, you might want to hold off toasting with that pint of Guinness. While the famous ale has been marketed as a classic signature of Ireland, and its Guinness Storehouse is one of the

Europe

Let 18-year-olds drink

In America, alleged land of freedom, a 19-year-old soldier just back from Afghanistan can't sidle up to a bar and legally order a beer. In supposedly regulation-crazed Europe, meanwhile, an 18-year-old can order a martini. In the beer-drinking cultures of Belgium and Germany, a 16-year-old can ask for