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In Everett, the first Black woman on historically white council stands alone

Though it?s considered one of the most diverse communities in the state, Everett had elected only four councilors of color before 2019. Along with Gerly Adrien came the city?s first Latina councilor, Stephanie Martins, and first Asian-American, Jimmy Tri Le ? part of a national wave of candidates determined to make governments look more like the communities they serve.

Coronavirus rules for Maine tourists ?distressing? for state?s hospitality industry

In a state where summer tourism is indispensable to the economy, tough COVID-19 restrictions on out-of-state visitors have prompted dire warnings of irreparable harm from many in the Maine lodging business.

Should Mass. residents be worried about tourists from coronavirus hotspots importing more illness? A list of current travel advisories due to COVID-19 in the Northeast

?Til a fight over coronavirus precautions do us part

Pandemic stress is drawing some couples closer, but others are disagreeing about every curve this virus throws at us.

Amid a national reckoning on race, college students lead a push for change on campus

Amid the nation?s reckoning on race, students at universities across the city find themselves leading the way on efforts to confront systemic racism on their campuses.

Mass. reports 233 new coronavirus cases as death toll passes 8,000

With coronavirus surging in other states, Baker urges Mass. residents to keep up the fight against outbreak

Florida coronavirus cases rise by nearly 9,000 as new cases hit an all-time high in US

Texas and Florida clamped down again Friday in the biggest retreat yet amid a surge across the South and West that sent the number of confirmed new coronavirus infections per day in the US to an all-time high of 40,000.

Supreme Court turns down request to allow all Texans to vote by mail during pandemic Are you at higher risk of getting severely ill from COVID-19? Answer these questions to find out

US must free migrant children from family detention, judge rules

A federal judge on Friday ordered the release of children held with their parents in US immigration jails and denounced the Trump administration?s prolonged detention of families during the coronavirus pandemic.

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Baker administration failed Holyoke veterans long before the pandemic

Andrew Manuel Crespo and Kristy Parker

The prosecution of Michael Flynn is not over yet

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The new liberal consensus?

American Airlines to book jets to capacity, shelve social distancing

The airline said it would sell flights to capacity starting July 1, abandoning caps on passenger loads that were designed to promote social distancing amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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A night at the Wellfleet drive-in, still a Cape Cod staple

This age of the pandemic means ? cue the soaring music and the aerial photography ? that the drive-in is back in vogue.

As cases surge, Vice President Pence misleads on coronavirus pandemic

Here?s a fact check of some of Pence's claims from a news briefing Friday.

Federal judge orders Department of Education to cancel loans for 7,200 students

Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey said the ruling will result in millions of dollars in financial relief and marked the first time a federal court has ordered a ?borrower defense discharge? of federal student loans.

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MLB?s pandemic rules mean big changes for Red Sox TV and radio coverage

NESN's current plan is to have its broadcast team work all the Red Sox games off monitors in its studio, including those at Fenway Park.

Members of Patriots discuss the pain, and the ignorance, of racism

Some Patriots told heart-wrenching stories of their personal experiences with racism.

Most US travelers will be barred from EU when bloc reopens

The European Union will bar most travelers from the United States, Russia, and dozens of other countries considered too risky because they have not controlled the coronavirus outbreak, EU officials said Friday.

Former St. Paul?s School student describes assault, coverup three decades later

In an excerpt from her upcoming memoir published in Vanity Fair Thursday, a woman who attended St. Paul?s School in the early 1990s detailed her sexual assault at the hands of two other students and how officials at the boarding school forced her to leave.

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Baker overstated the number of protesters who tested positive for COVID

The state?s new disclosure shows that of 16,526 tests conducted across the 50-plus pop-up testing sites, about 1.3 percent came back positive.

Walsh forms task force on illegal fireworks in Boston, after more than 7,800 calls this month

Mayor Martin J. Walsh on Friday announced the formation of a task force to address illegal firework usage in Boston, which has spiked dramatically this year to the annoyance of many residents.

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On reopening schools, scientists say proceed with caution

Public health experts say that Massachusetts can safely reopen schools in the fall, but only if community transmission of COVID-19 is kept to a minimum over the summer.

Giant stinging jellyfish are appearing in greater numbers on Mass. beaches, but no one seems to know why

The blobby, bell-shaped creatures are called lion?s mane jellyfish, and officials are warning swimmers to be on the lookout for them.

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He produced a license, passport, tax return, and his birth certificate. But the state says that still doesn?t prove who he is

The state Department of Unemployment Assistance has clamped down on its claims system in the wake of fraud, but in doing so has cut out access to many valid claims and hasn't provided much in the way of an explanation for the steps it has taken.

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Governor Gina Raimondo warned that Rhode Island is facing a potential health crisis if families across the state don?t race to get their children vaccinated before school begins Aug. 31.

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Rhode Island town challenges coronavirus restrictions as unconstitutional

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Off-duty Salem police officer dies in car crash

Officer Dana Mazola,, 56, died after a late night crash Thursday in Salem, where he served for 31 years, the department said Friday .

Former St. Paul?s School student describes assault, coverup three decades later

In an excerpt from her upcoming memoir published in Vanity Fair Thursday, a woman who attended St. Paul?s School in the early 1990s detailed her sexual assault at the hands of two other students and how officials at the boarding school forced her to leave.

Federal judge orders Department of Education to cancel loans for 7,200 students

Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey said the ruling will result in millions of dollars in financial relief and marked the first time a federal court has ordered a ?borrower defense discharge? of federal student loans.

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The 24-year-old safety is in a contract standoff and has asked for a trade.

Yes, a play-in round team won NHL draft lottery, shot at Alex Lafrenière

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Florida coronavirus cases rise by nearly 9,000 as new cases hit an all-time high in US

Texas and Florida clamped down again Friday in the biggest retreat yet amid a surge across the South and West that sent the number of confirmed new coronavirus infections per day in the US to an all-time high of 40,000.

Baker says pandemic adds to the need for his Housing Choice bill

Governor Charlie Baker just gave the Legislature another reason to pass his long-stalled Housing Choice bill: the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Bernie Sanders calls for marijuana legalization in Senate floor speech on policing reform

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Off-duty Salem police officer dies in car crash

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Florida coronavirus cases rise by nearly 9,000 as new cases hit an all-time high in US

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Facebook to label all rule-breaking posts ? even President Trump?s

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Michael Hawley, whose talents soared as an MIT professor and a pianist, dies at 58

Thoreau biographer Robert D. Richardson, praised for ?fluent, agile prose,? dies at 86

Gerard Doherty, a last link to all three Kennedy presidential campaigns, dies at 92