Matt McDonald
Matt McDonald was born in Brighton and grew up in Watertown. He has spent most of his life in the general area of Boston. He has worked for six newspaper organizations and several magazines, mostly as a reporter, but also as a copy editor and editor, among other things. His work has appeared in The Mashpee Messenger, Cape Cod News, and The Norfolk Boomerang.
Items by Matt McDonald
Massachusetts High Court Upholds Text-Suicide Conviction, But Doesn’t Rule on Assisted Suicide
February 6, 2019, 13:31 EST
Abortions Easier To Get After 24 Weeks and For Minors If New Massachusetts Bill Passes
February 4, 2019, 21:56 EST
Charlie Baker Is Now ‘Their Excellency, The Governor,’ Massachusetts House Says
February 1, 2019, 8:46 EST
Maine’s First Recreational Marijuana Store Getting Closer … But Could Old Graves Get in the Way?
January 11, 2019, 15:47 EST
Mashpee Wampanoag Casino Still A Pipe Dream, But New Bill in Congress Could Rescue Tribe
January 8, 2019, 21:32 EST
Columbus Day Survives Attack in Framingham – But He’ll Have To Share Space on School Calendar
January 3, 2019, 18:27 EST
Bristol County Sheriff Tom Hodgson
Taking Trump’s Side in Government
Shutdown Over Wall
December 22, 2018, 15:14 EST
Tiny Tax Cut Next Year Inching Toward Finish Line; Gratitude Hard To Find
December 17, 2018, 17:59 EST
Lion’s Share of Teachers’ Union Dues Don’t Stay With Local Unions,
Pioneer Study Says
November 14, 2018, 21:28 EST
Feds: Dominican National Used Fraudulent U.S. Passport To Get Federal Benefits
November 9, 2018, 22:07 EST
Pro-Yes-on-3 Ad Agency Alters Ad After Objections From Opponents of Gender-Identity Law
November 3, 2018, 8:10 EST
What Happened at Woburn Target?
Murky Bathroom Encounter Roils Question 3 Campaign
October 30, 2018, 21:39 EST
UMass Officials: Our Bathrooms and Locker Rooms Will Stay Transgender Regardless of Question 3 Outcome
October 29, 2018, 20:54 EST
To Wax or Not To Wax:
Question 3 Radio Debate on
Gender Identity Puts Transgender Beauty Spa Case Front and Center
October 25, 2018, 19:22 EST
Possible $50,000 Penalty For Gender-Identity Law Violations, Question 3 Opponent Says
October 4, 2018, 18:45 EST
Possible $50,000 Penalty For Repeatedly Violating Massachusetts Gender Identity Law, No-on-Question-3 Advocate Says
October 4, 2018, 15:56 EST
Pro-Abortion Left-Wingers Rally Against Kavanaugh at Boston City Hall Plaza
October 1, 2018, 15:31 EST
Transgender Customer Demanded ‘Full Brazilian’ From Beauty Salon Under Massachusetts Gender Identity Law
September 27, 2018, 15:02 EST
Kavanaugh Flatly Denies Accusations, Gets Personal in Emotional Television Interview
September 25, 2018, 7:51 EST
‘Bathroom Bill’ Opponents Release Ad Highlighting Fears About Sex Offenders
September 21, 2018, 11:32 EST
Lori Trahan Wins Dem Nod in Third Congressional District, Takes Shot At Rick Green
September 17, 2018, 22:10 EST
Rick Green Makes Splash With First General Election Ad in Run for Congress
September 12, 2018, 9:53 EST
Pro-Bathroom Bill Ballot Question Committee Has 35 Times More Money Than Opponents in Massachusetts
September 10, 2018, 21:08 EST
Corporate Campaign Contributions Still Illegal in Massachusetts … For Now
September 6, 2018, 16:18 EST
What To Make of Tomorrow’s Massachusetts GOP Primary Results … Before They Happen
September 3, 2018, 13:03 EST
Bombshell Letter Attacking Pope Francis Over McCarrick Also Questions Cardinal O’Malley
August 27, 2018, 12:05 EST
GOP Having Field Day With Elizabeth Warren’s Comments on Immigration, Mollie Tibbetts Murder
August 22, 2018, 17:47 EST
No More Sam: Somerville Mayor To Abstain From Boston Beer Over Pro-Trump-Tax-Cut Comments
August 14, 2018, 7:38 EST
GOP Candidates Take Tongs To Elizabeth Warren – And Save A Little for Each Other
August 8, 2018, 15:40 EST
Three Lies and a Truth: Long ‘New York’ Article on Elizabeth Warren Cut Down To Size
July 24, 2018, 20:17 EST
High Court Ruling on Abortion Counseling Breathes New Life Into Challenging Bans on ‘Conversion Therapy’
June 27, 2018, 15:14 EST
Shutting The Back Door: How One Mother Sees Proposed Ban in Massachusetts on ‘Conversion Therapy’ for Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity
May 29, 2018, 23:28 EST
Marriage-Supporting Graduate Barred From Providence College Campus After Giving Administrator What-For
May 23, 2018, 18:02 EST
High School Pulls Plug on Veterans Event Speaker Because of Conservative Views
April 26, 2018, 15:36 EST
Entrepreneur Rick Green Says He’ll Empower Voters The Way He Has His Customers
February 25, 2018, 21:45 EST
Political Science Hacks Create Totally Fair and Unbiased Ranking of U.S. Presidents
February 21, 2018, 12:36 EST
Galvin: Trump Administration ‘Sabotaging’ Massachusetts Through Are-You-A-Citizen Query in Census
February 6, 2018, 18:59 EST
Lifeline To Oppressed Easthampton Ninth-Graders: How To Fight The Power and Stay Cool
December 18, 2017, 20:41 EST
Christian Culture in New England? New College Center Seeking To Spread The Word
December 5, 2017, 18:04 EST
Church of England Leader Can’t Understand Why Christians in America Support Donald Trump? Here’s Why, Your Grace
November 27, 2017, 15:52 EST
Don’t Worry, New Hampshire Women, Bill Clinton’s Got Your Back on This One
November 19, 2017, 7:54 EST
Steve Bannon Says He’ll Put ‘Good Money’ Toward Proving New Hampshire Was Stolen From Trump
November 10, 2017, 8:56 EST
Are You An Uzbekistan Terrorist? Here’s An Online Application To Come To The United States, In Your Native Language
November 1, 2017, 18:23 EST
Massachusetts Senate Gutting Statutory Rape? Key Legislator Says No, But Family Advocate Wary of Bill
November 1, 2017, 7:40 EST
Another Massachusetts Bishop Shifts Policy on Signature Gathering for Abortion-Funding Petition
October 30, 2017, 18:42 EST
Cardinal O’Malley Shifts Course on Signature Gathering for Anti-Abortion-Funding Petition at Churches
October 28, 2017, 12:13 EST
White Supremacist Horse Shows What Confederate Statues Mess Is Really All About
September 1, 2017, 14:33 EST
Human Chain Beach Heroes Helped Save A Family; Maybe They Can Help Save A Nation
July 11, 2017, 15:56 EST
Can Seniors Joining Service Wear Military Insignia To High School Graduation? School Officials Say No
June 14, 2017, 8:13 EST
Five Free Family-Friendly Places To Visit in Massachusetts During April Vacation (and Beyond)
April 20, 2017, 6:32 EST
The Struggles at Two Boston High Schools: Will Axing Teachers Fix the Problems?
February 16, 2017, 7:54 EST
Vice President Mike Pence To Speak At March for Life in Washington
January 26, 2017, 23:16 EST
Church/State Flap Nixes School Chorus Easter Appearance at Italian Basilica
January 18, 2017, 14:55 EST
Biotech Firm Can Now Buy State Land in Worcester
January 6, 2017, 15:11 EST
Not so fast: Massachusetts AG office says churches not always exempt from ‘bathroom bill’
December 19, 2016, 18:07 EST
