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Quincy Mayor Thomas Koch is seeking re-election and his challenger is trying to make hay with an issue that often doesn't make its way into municipal races: abortion. Koch is notable in that he is a serious Catholic and a pro-life mayor in a left-leaning state. He left
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The fellow who left three lottery scratch tickets as a tip for two bartenders in New Bedford possibly didn't think one of them would win $10,000. The two women who won plan to split the winnings and also give some to the guy who gave them the
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Vice President Kamala Harris plans to attend a fund raiser in Oak Bluffs on Martha's Vineyard this weekend. The event, titled "A Grassroots Reception," is scheduled to be held at an unstated address on Saturday, August 12, according to The Cape Cod Times.
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By Colin A. Young State House News Service
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The annual Massachusetts sales tax holiday weekend is taking place on Saturday, August 12 and Sunday, August 13. During the sales tax holiday weekend, items for personal use valued up to $2,500 are exempt from the state's 6.25 percent sales tax.
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A Maine state senator wants law enforcement to stop a new-Nazi encampment now under construction. A neo-Nazi named Christopher Pohlhaus is building an encampment for his followers on a 10.6-acre property in northern Maine. He and his followers have cleared land, have built cabins, and are training for what
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A couple from Massachusetts claims the Commonwealth has barred them from fostering children because their Catholic faith would prevent them from affirming a child's homosexuality or gender identity. Mike and Catherine Burke of Southampton filed a lawsuit (Burke v. Walsh) in the U.S. District Court for the
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Seven Massachusetts State Police troopers reinstated by an arbitrator never should have been suspended for refusing to take a coronavirus vaccine in the first place, a lawyer representing them said. "Former Governor Charlie Baker had no authority to mandate the experimental COVID shots and deny religious accommodations to these