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Saugus man runs for 10,000 consecutive days

SAUGUS, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts man who made a resolution on Jan. 1, 1989, to run every day is still going strong — 27 years later. Saugus resident Lenworth "Kip" Williamson recently ran for the 10,000th consecutive day.

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Republican wins sole contested legislative election

BOSTON – A Republican won the only competitive special legislative election held in Massachusetts Tuesday as Weymouth's Patrick O'Connor defeated Hull's Joan Mechino for an open Senate seat. But the pair are likely to face off again in November, when the Plymouth and Norfolk district

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50 years after riot, Lynn publisher asks Rolling Stones to return

LYNN, Mass. (AP) — A newspaper publisher is asking the Rolling Stones to return to town 50 years after they cut short a show during a thunderstorm, leading fans to rampage. Ted Grant, publisher of the Daily Item in Lynn, said in an open letter published Tuesday that "a lot

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Pioneer Institute calls on Baker administration to remember ‘middle cities’

BOSTON – Do smaller municipalities outside of this city feel forgotten? While Gov. Charlie Baker's $918 million, five-year economic development package slowly progresses, the nonpartisan research firm Pioneer Institute called on the administration to look outside of Greater Boston to so-called "middle cities."

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Most Americans see illegal drugs as a big problem

LYNN, Mass. (AP) – Sharon Johnson calls herself an addict, although she's been sober for three years now. She started by smoking pot and eventually moved to crack cocaine. Her daughter has tried heroin and "I believe I'm going to pull her out of the gutter