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Cambridge officials are moving toward banning gas-powered leaf blowers, which they hope will help persuade Massachusetts state legislators to do the same thing statewide. "We often hear, especially when it comes to climate action, that we as a city need to follow state action so we don't
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The city of Cambridge enforces its current restrictions on leaf blowers stringently, a city official said earlier this week. The city bans using leaf blowers during summer months. It also has a noise level limit on decibels.
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Should males be allowed to participate in women's sports? The question was posed to former New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski this week by a reporter from The Daily Caller.
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What do Bay Staters think of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority? They don't like it.
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Boston city councilors are looking for ways to diversity owners of marijuana businesses in the city. The discussion will focus on whether Boston should allow leased kitchens for making marijuana, the idea being that renting buildings is less expensive than owning them, and, as a result, minorities would be able
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Former Massachusetts governor and current Utah U.S. Senator Mitt Romney will not seek re-election next year. Romney, 76, has not been polling well in Utah. While he leads the pack in the Republican primary race, a poll in August 2023 put him at only 30 percent — well under what
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By Sam Doran State House News Service
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Massachusetts saw a 5.7 percent increase in abortions in 2022 from the previous year. There were 17,757 abortions in Massachusetts in 2022 — nearly 1,000 more abortions than there were in 2021 (16,795 abortions), according to data from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health obtained by NewBostonPost.