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Republican Former Naval Reserves Officer Running Against Richard Neal for Congress

Matthew McDonald

A 30-year-old Republican former Naval Reserves officer is planning to challenge U.S. Representative Richard Neal for his western Massachusetts seat in Congress.

John Cain, of Southwick, served in the Naval Reserves for eight years, and now runs a mechanical repair and machine rental business, according to MassLive.com, the web site of the Springfield Republican.

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Security Cameras in Lawrence Won’t Invade Privacy, City Officials Say

Matthew McDonald

Dozens of security cameras installed earlier this year in the high-crime city of Lawrence will be used to assist police in tracking down suspects in crimes but "will not be used" to "invade the privacy of individuals, survey the interior of private premises except as could be seen from the outside with a naked eye, harass and intimidate any individual or group, or, finally, for the sole purpose of viewpoint surveillance," according to regulations set to go into effect in August.

The cameras are supposed to be conspicuously marked, according to the Lawrence Eagle-Tribune. They do not record sound, the Lawrence Eagle-Tribune reported.

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