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End Dates Still Unknown For MBTA’s Slow Zones
By Chris Lisinski State House News Service
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Second Republican Running For Massachusetts Senate Seat In Central Massachusetts
State Senator Anne Gobi (D-Spencer) is leaving her position later in June to become the rural affairs director in Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey's administration — and two Republicans are vying for the party nomination to run in the special election. State Representative Peter Durant (R-Spencer), who has represented the
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Joe Biden Attending Pro-Gun Control Conference In Connecticut This Week
President Joe Biden plans to visit Connecticut later this week. The President is the keynote speaker at the National Safer Communities Summit at the University of Hartford in West Hartford on Friday, June 16, according to WTNH. It is a pro-gun control summit.
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Dedham Public Library Hosts Weekly ‘Preschool Pride Storytime’
Dedham Public Library is hosting a weekly "Preschool Pride Storytime." "It's time to celebrate Pride! Join us every Tuesday in June for stories and crafts that focus on the beauty and joy of love in all its forms," the library's description of
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Boston City Council Recognizes Pride Month, Gives Shoutout To Boston Children’s Hospital
The Boston City Council has unanimously passed a resolution recognizing June 2023 as Pride Month in the city. Ed Flynn, the city council president, who sponsored the resolution, said his main focus was "the hate crimes that we're seeing throughout Massachusetts but also throughout the country against
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Elizabeth Warren Calls For Student Debt Cancellation
Elizabeth Warren called for student debt cancellation in a recent tweet. "Student debt cancellation will bolster the economic strength of our country and help hardworking Americans live a life of dignity, Warren wrote Thursday, June 8. "It's the right thing to do."
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New York City’s Evangelical Giant’s Voice Silenced, But Not Ended
Editor's Note: Tim Keller, perhaps the best known Evangelical leader in the United States since Billy Graham, died May 19, 2023 of pancreatic cancer. He was 72. An ordained minister of the Presbyterian Church of America, Keller in 1989 founded Redeemer Presbyterian Church in New York City.
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Boston Public Library Touts Book Featuring Trans Middle Schooler In ‘Family Book Club’
Boston Public Library planned a family book club this week featuring a book about a girl who identifies as a boy. The club was advertised for "kids in grades 3-6 and their caregivers."