A pair of bills on Beacon Hill aim to outlaw sex dolls that look like children, something used by pedophiles in many states around the country.
Proposals in the Massachusetts House of Representatives (H.3789) and Massachusetts Senate (SD.2716) (filed by state Representative Alyson Sullivan (R-Abington) and state Senator Joan Lovely (D-Salem), respectively) hope to make the Bay State the fourth state in the country to make such dolls illegal.
There was a minor earthquake in the state on Wednesday, August 11. During the morning, there was a reported earthquake centered in Canterbury, north of Concord, which is the state capital.