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No shortage of fall activities in and around Boston

There's a fabulousness to fall. Homespun coziness wraps around anyone who pulls on a pair of old jeans, cuddles into a favorite sweater and kicks around in well worn weekend sneakers. There's no glam, no glitz; just sun-kissed days with brilliant blue skies and crisp temperatures.

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Rosenberg supporting Clinton, says his district is with Sanders

STATE HOUSE — Add Senate President Stanley Rosenberg to the list of Hillary Clinton supporters in the Bay State. The leader of the Senate on Tuesday morning said the former secretary of state has reached out to him and he is backing her campaign. "I like Hillary Clinton. I am

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Bay State pols offer mixed views on situation in Syria

BOSTON — The Bay State's congressional delegation is divided on possible approaches the United States could take as Russia has ramped up its defense of Syria's brutal Assad regime. U.S. Sen. Ed Markey, whose predecessor is now secretary of state, argued for a partnership with Russia

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Immigrants provide boon, challenges to Worcester, study shows

WORCESTER – This city of factories, triple-deckers and single-family homes tucked around seven hills, counts almost 38,000 foreign-born residents, more than any other Gateway City in the Bay State, according to a new study from University of Massachusetts researchers. The study shows that many of the city's immigrants

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Cruz meets with conservative supporters in Boston

BOSTON — Fresh from his victory last week in the Family Research Council's presidential straw poll, Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz arrived in Boston on Friday to meet with Massachusetts conservatives before heading up to New Hampshire for a day of campaigning in the Granite State.

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Kerouac’s knickknacks go on the road back to Lowell

LOWELL, Mass. (AP) — The eclectic bric-a-brac that comforted and inspired writer Jack Kerouac is going on the road. "Kerouac Retrieved," an exhibition of the clutter that surrounded Kerouac at the simple wooden desk in Florida where he wrote many of his works, opens Thursday in the author'

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On transgender bill, Baker reiterates opposition to discrimination

STATE HOUSE — Wading into an issue sensitive for the Republican governor ever since it became a flashpoint in his unsuccessful 2010 campaign for the corner office, Gov. Charlie Baker on Monday said he would wait to see the details of a transgender rights bill before choosing sides. "I don&

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Patrick Kennedy memoir takes hard look at family, addiction

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A new memoir by former Congressman Patrick Kennedy takes a hard look at his life, and how he and family members struggled with substance abuse and mental health issues in America's most famous political family. The book, "A Common Struggle," is due