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Liberal Wayland Overwhelmingly Supports Banning Recreational Marijuana – In Town

Matthew McDonald

Town Meeting voters in Wayland voted 531-194 to ban selling recreational marijuana in the town on Tuesday night. If voters at the annual town election in the spring of 2019 agree, then the ban will take effect.

"Some residents on the floor said marijuana doesn't fit Wayland's values. Others said teenagers are already using the drug, and allowing regulated marijuana shops would provide a safe product," reports the MetroWest Daily News.

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New Hampshire Teen-Ager’s Body Identified; Went Missing in 1984

Matthew McDonald

A 17-year-old who walked away from a youth detention center in New Hampshire in 1984 and was never seen again was found murdered in Tennessee in 1985 — but police are just learning that now.

That's because Elizabeth Lamotte of Manchester wasn't reported missing until last year — 33 years after she disappeared.

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