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Nomans Land May Soon Be Known As Rabbit Island

Matthew McDonald

Federal officials have brought 13 New England cottontails to a small island about 3 miles south of Gay Head on Martha's Vineyard to try to jumpstart the struggling population.

The eight males and five females are expected to reproduce, well, like rabbits.

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Socially Liberal Republican Running for Boston City Council

Matthew McDonald

A former chairman of the Massachusetts Republican Party is running for a Boston City Council seat that includes the Back Bay.

Jennifer Nassour, 47, originally from Long Island in New York, got hooked on politics during college, switching her major to political science from the pre-medicine plans she previously had.

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