A prehistoric lizard that may have weighed about as much as a Doberman Pinscher or as little as a chicken is now the official dinosaur of Massachusetts.
State officials celebrated the occasion Wednesday, October 19 with a ceremonial signing at the Museum of Science in Boston by the outgoing governor, Charlie Baker, a Republican.
A descendant of an accuser of a woman hanged during the Salem Witch Trials left a note on a memorial stone apologizing.
"So sorry my 8th great uncle Benjamin Abbott accused you and had you hung for witchcraft – all over a property dispute!" said the note, which was reported by The Salem News.
