Worcester health board raises minimum age for tobacco to 21

Worcester health board raises minimum age for tobacco to 21

It's going to get harder for teens to buy a pack of smokes in the second largest city in Massachusetts, after the Worcester Board of Health voted to raise the legal age to buy cigarettes to 21 in September.

The unanimous vote followed a packed public hearing Wednesday night, according to the Worcester Telegram & Gazette, in a story posted on the board's Facebook page. Activists said the move will help them convince other area health boards to take similar actions.

Warren gets in step with Clinton campaign
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Warren gets in step with Clinton campaign

Evan Lips

WASHINGTON – She remains the only Democrat in the U.S. Senate who hasn't endorsed a presidential candidate, but reportedly members of Sen. Elizabeth Warren's camp are actively working behind the scenes to help propel Hillary Clinton's campaign.

Such was the most significant nugget of information to appear in a Washington Post report outlining the current status of the former Secretary of State's campaign, her team's push to rally lukewarm Democrats and her efforts to sway voters in California's upcoming primary, where polls show she's in a tight race with rival Bernie Sanders.  

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