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The city of Somerville could issue tickets for illegal parking based on a photo sent by a witness who doesn't work for the city, a lawyer said. City councilors haven't decided yet whether they want to do that. But the Somerville Legislative Matters Committee, a subcommittee
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The federal government needs to cancel student debt as an act of racial justice, particularly for black women, U.S. Representative Ayanna Pressley said. Loan payments are set to resume Sunday, October 1.
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Boston University is conducting an inquiry into its Center for Antiracist Research due to complaints it received about the center's grant management and culture. Ibram X. Kendi serves as the center's director. He is one of the leading proponents of critical race theory in the United
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Somerset-Berkeley High girls' field hockey freshman Ryan Crook had a sharp performance in his team's 7-1 win over Durfee (Fall River) last week. Crook, a boy who also plays baseball, shined for the girls' team, netting two goals while dishing out two assists.
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A former research professor at Oxford University and conservative Catholic is planning to deliver a speech on gender identity in Pembroke, Massachusetts next week. U.S. Army veteran and philosopher Michael Robillard is scheduled to give a speech titled "What's at Stake: Gender Identity in a Shifting
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If you believe the polls and the 2024 presidential election were held today, President Joe Biden would win New Hampshire with little problem, according to a recent poll. In a hypothetical New Hampshire primary rematch, Biden would defeat the Republican primary frontrunner, former President Donald Trump, by 12 points, according
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Massachusetts residents will not be getting income tax rebate checks this year, State Auditor Diana DiZoglio announced Wednesday. The auditor's office conducted a review of net tax revenues and allowable state tax revenues, in line with a state law known as Chapter 62F, for fiscal year 2023, which
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An professional baseball team plans to play at Campanelli Stadium in Brockton next year. The as-yet-unnamed franchise is to play in the Frontier League, a 16-team independent professional league with teams in the Midwest, Northeast, Ontario, and Quebec. The league was founded in 1993.