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Five Things You Should Know About Sean Newcomb: Middleborough Native Fighting To Make The Boston Red Sox Roster
A guy who grew up in Massachusetts wants to contribute to the Boston Red Sox this season.
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City Councilors Worried ‘Boston Trust Act’ Doesn’t Do Enough To Protect Illegal Immigrants
Boston city councilors are considering ways to expand the scope of a city ordinance that limits cooperation by Boston police with federal immigration authorities. The Boston Trust Act, enacted in 2014 and amended in 2019, doesn’t go far enough, some council members and immigration advocates said Monday.
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Expert Witness At Hearing Compares Boston Trust Act of 2010s To Resistance To Fugitive Slave Act During 1850s
Editor’s Note: A guest witness who appeared Tuesday, March 10, 2025 before the Boston City Council’s Public Safety & Criminal Justice Committee compared a local ordinance that limits cooperation by Boston police with federal immigration authorities with efforts in Boston (and in Massachusetts more generally) to resist the
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Massachusetts State Rep Weighs In On His Defund Sanctuary Cities Bill
Massachusetts state Representative Marc Lombardo (R-Billerica) has weighed in on his proposal that would withhold funding from sanctuary cities.
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Massachusetts Democratic State Rep Has Filed Several Bills To Keep Transgender Athletes Out Of Women's Sports
Other than Comgressman Seth Moulton (D-Salem), have any other Massachusetts Democrats opposed transgender-identifying males competing in women's sports?
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Federal Small Business Association To Move Offices From Sanctuary Cities, Including Boston
One day after a congressional hearing about sanctuary cities, one federal agency announced plans to move an office out of Boston.
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Five Questions for Patsy Trigg — ‘Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer’ Singer
If you like Christmas music, then you probably know Patsy Trigg's work. The 77-year-old was part of the Elmo & Patsy duo that sings one of the best-known novelty Christmas songs in America: "Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer." Released in 1979, the song topped
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Massachusetts Bill Would Repeal Right-To-Shelter Law
A Republican lawmaker wants to repeal the Massachusetts right-to-shelter law, which guarantees free housing for families and pregnant women.