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Milton Voters Reject Multi-Family Re-Zoning Scheme — Maura Healey’s Side Loses

Milton voters have rejected a re-zoning proposal that would have increased density in the town. The vote was 4,346 for Yes to 5,115 for No – or 46 percent to......

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95 Percent Increase In Pets Going To Animal Shelters In Western Massachusetts

The number of pets whose owners gave them up to the Berkshire Humane Society’s animal shelter increased 95 percent between 2022 and 2023, largely because of the poor economy, the......

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Maura Healey’s Plan To Allow Local Governments To Charge Higher Taxes Is ‘Very Exciting,’ Massachusetts Mayor Says

Allowing Massachusetts towns and cities to increase taxes on lodging, restaurant meals, and owning a car is “very exciting,” a western Massachusetts mayor said. Nicole LaChapelle, the mayor of Easthampton,......

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Bill Galvin Acting Governor of Massachusetts This Weekend, Because Governor and Lieutenant Governor Are …

...Governor is on a personal trip until Sunday. The LG is attending to a family matter,” said Karissa Hand, a spokesman for Governor Maura Healey, around 10:20 a.m. Friday, according......

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Federal Appeals Court Hears Oral Arguments In ‘There Are Only Two Genders’ Middleborough Middle School Case

...are only two genders” told a federal appeals court Thursday. “The school decided this subject matter was appropriate, let one side of the debate be worn in school, pushed it......

https://newbostonpost.com/2024/02/08/federal-appeals-court-hears-oral-arguments-in-there-are-only-two-genders-middleborough-middle-school-case/

Maura Healey Nominates Former Longtime Romantic Partner To Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

...Healey:  No.   Reporter:  Why?   Governor Maura Healey:  Well, in fact, Justice Wolohojian currently presides and has presided over matters involving state agencies in the executive office. And there’s......

https://newbostonpost.com/2024/02/07/maura-healey-nominates-former-longtime-romantic-partner-to-massachusetts-supreme-judicial-court/

New Hampshire House Scuttles Proposed Pro-Abortion State Constitutional Amendment

The New Hampshire House of Representatives has voted down a proposed measure that sought to enshrine a right to abortion in the state constitution. The House voted 193-184 in favor......

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Anti-Trump Columnist Equates No College Degree With Being ‘Stupid’

A Connecticut columnist who opposes former president Donald Trump noted that Trump’s base “lies with followers who don’t have college degrees.” Then he added:  “I’ve always said you’d have to......

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Western Massachusetts Town To Hire Law Firm To Investigate Gender Queer Police Investigation At Middle School

Great Barrington’s board of selectmen plans to hire a law firm to investigate a police investigation at a local public middle school seeking a graphic novel called Gender Queer. The......

https://newbostonpost.com/around-new-england/western-massachusetts-town-to-hire-law-firm-to-investigate-gender-queer-police-investigation-at-middle-school/

Massachusetts State Troopers Among Six Indicted On Charges of Falsely Giving Passing Scores To Woeful Truck-Driver’s-License Candidates

Several Massachusetts state troopers conspired to give passing scores for commercial driver’s licenses to would-be truck drivers who failed their road test in exchange for goods and services, federal prosecutors......

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Maine Judiciary Committee Shoots Down Bill That Would Have Allowed Courts To Take ‘Emergency Jurisdiction’ Over Children Seeking Gender-Transitioning

...Senator Anne Carney (D-Cumberland) (committee co-chairman), state Senator Donna Bailey (D-York), state Representative Matt Moonen (D-Portland) (committee co-chairman), state Representative Amy Kuhn (D-Falmouth), state Representative Adam Lee (D-Auburn), state Representative......

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