Dozens walked out of their Milford school after the district banned urinals in a compromise to a proposal that would have blocked children from using facilities based on their gender identity.
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Massachusetts lobstermen sue to block closure meant to aid whales
The closure blocked off about 200 square miles of Massachusetts Bay from lobster fishing until the end of April.
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Prosecutors say Massachusetts woman planned the killings of her 3 children
Not guilty pleas were entered on behalf of Lindsay Clancy, 32, to charges of murder.
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Massachusetts diocese publishes nameless clergy abuse report
Boston Attorney Mitchell Garabedian, who has worked on many priest abuse cases for decades, called the report a ‘self-serving document’ by a diocese that ‘has allowed the wholesale sexual abuse of children for decades.’
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Massachusetts woman to be arraigned in deaths of her three children
An attorney for Lindsay Clancy says medications trapped her in ‘a living hell.’
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Vermont school bans spectators after fight at game turns deadly
A 60-year-old man died Tuesday after a brawl broke out at a middle school basketball game.
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Federal regulators clear connection obstacle in fight over CMP corridor project
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ruled Wednesday that equipment must be upgraded at a New Hampshire power plant so the transmission line can connect to the regional grid.
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Connecticut may exonerate accused witches centuries later
It’s been more than 375 years since Alse Young became the first person on record to be executed in the American colonies for witchcraft.
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Massachusetts abortion hotline now offering free legal advice
The service comes as other states pass more restrictive abortion laws in the wake of the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade.
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Youth center abuse scandal presents New Hampshire with complex challenges
While law enforcement and the legal system grapple with the Manchester facility’s troubled past, lawmakers are still figuring out its future.