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John Adams’s Hometown Braintree To Mark Treaty of Paris Anniversary Ending Revolutionary War

Matthew McDonald

John Adams helped negotiate the treaty that ended the Revolutionary War. He was born in what is now Quincy but at the time was part of the town of Braintree, and he served as Braintree selectman before going on to more prominent roles; the town plans to have actors dramatize a treaty-related discussion and a string ensemble from the town's high school on Saturday, September 30.

New England’s Pro Sports Franchises To ‘Take the Lead’ Against Racism
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New England’s Pro Sports Franchises To ‘Take the Lead’ Against Racism

Evan Lips

BOSTON — Days after hundreds of National Football League players who took a knee or linked arms during the national anthem helped inject a healthy dose of politics into sports, representatives from New England's five major league sports franchises gathered at Fenway Park to launch a new anti-racism initiative.

Dubbed "Take the Lead," the initiative features a public service announcement — played for the first time on Fenway Park's video scoreboard Thursday — which state Senator Linda Dorcena Forry (D-Dorchester) noted sends a "unified message to every fan attending games throughout this season."

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