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EDITORIAL: Driving limit bill has miles to go before it matches reality
6+ hour, 16+ min ago (894+ words) State Sen. Cynthia Stone Creem, D-Newton, apparently recognizing resistance to the bill she filed to reduce personal vehicle driving miles in order to meet state climate goals, wants to assuage those concerns of a government intrusion into our daily driving…...
The Sun’s 2025 high school football All-Star team
4+ week, 4+ hour ago (1634+ words) Jake Banda Shawsheen Tech Player of the Year Banda was a beast on both sides of the ball and led the Rams to another 13-0 season and second straight Division 5 Super Bowl title. A senior running ba" Banda was a beast…...
Senators seek fiscal oversight of sheriffs in $2.3B bill
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (385+ words) BOSTON " Senate Democrats advanced a $2.3 billion spending bill Monday that withholds most of the funding that sheriffs have requested, echoing an approach the House took last week. Senate Democrats also want to create the Sheriff Fiscal Oversight Council, which would…...
Op-ed: Let the earth rehydration revolution begin
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (483+ words) Many believe that climate change is caused by the Industrial Revolution, that it all began with a forge for working brass for buttons built next to a grist mill and sawmills on the Ten Mile River in 1780. By 1855, 24 jewelry mills…...
Written in Granite: Loud truck disturbs the peace
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (526+ words) We've all heard about President Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill," the piece of legislation he signed on July 4. Now, I'd like to talk about the "Big Beautiful Truck." Just about every weekday, for more than a year now, the owner of…...
Massachusetts police officer shot by colleagues victim of ‘campaign to criminalize her’: Lawyer
6+ mon, 5+ day ago (82+ words) An attorney for the off-duty Massachusetts police officer shot and injured by colleagues who were serving her a restraining order says his client remains in "grave condition" and has fallen victim to an "appalling campaign to criminalize her." An attorney…...
Former U.S. Senate candidate John Deaton talks ICE, immigration
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (81+ words) Former Marine and U.S. Senate candidate John Deaton calls for a "common-sense approach" to the nation's immigration issues. And while he encourages commonwealth leaders to ... Former Marine and U.S. Senate candidate John Deaton calls for a "common-sense approach" to the nation's immigration…...
Written in Granite: Time to minimize cellphone use?
11+ mon, 4+ week ago (595+ words) Is it time to go "old school?" New Hampshire Governor Kelly Ayotte is leaning that way. She announced plans for a cellphone ban in schools across the Granite State during her recent inaugural address. Ayotte elaborated on this mission on…...