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Left-Leaning Framingham Mayor Supporting Neither Ed Markey Nor Joe III So Far

Matthew McDonald

Framingham's left-leaning mayor is so far refusing to endorse either Ed Markey or Joseph P. Kennedy III in the Massachusetts U.S. Senate Democratic primary.

Yvonne Spicer, who has endorsed the ROE Act abortion expansion bill, made raising the rainbow flag at city hall a priority, and has pushed for establishing a diversity czar, isn't on the list of 20 Massachusetts mayors who recently endorsed Markey.

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Local Zoning Regulations May Lead To Demolition of Oldest House in Cape Cod Town

Matthew McDonald

Local government regulations controlling what can be built in a flood zone may lead to the demolition of the oldest house in Chatham.

The rambling farmhouse, the oldest part of which dates to 1698, has a beehive oven and a view of Pleasant Bay and Strong Island in North Chatham. The woman who owns it, in her mid-60s, can no longer afford to maintain it now that summer renters have stopped coming.

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