LEWISTON — The Town of Lewiston has another request for a traffic study, this one along the prominent Lower River Road. The request from resident Janelle Tower wants a consistent speed limit for the road,…
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Forum: Rivers-Cochran
Julie Ann Rivers-Cochran Recently, the U.S. Center for SafeSport permanently banned Paralympic swimmer Robert Griswold for allegedly sexually assaulting a teammate with autism. This marked an important moment of accountability and highlights the complex vulnerabilities…
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Life as I know it: Truth for our era in a text string
I have a running text stream with a couple of good friends. Typically, we commiserate about current events, exchange jokes, make plans, and without making this sound any less important than it is, just blow…
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Election autopsy knocks NH gubernatorial effort
The Democratic National Committee commissioned an “autopsy” of the party’s losses in 2024, and while much of the draft report centers on Kamala Harris’ failed presidential bid, it also includes criticisms of Joyce Craig’s unsuccessful…
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Kathy Gibbons: When hospital Is too familiar
A month or so ago I found myself driving in town when I happened to glance down a side street and got a glimpse of the hospital. I turned my head and wished I could…
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Oneonta sprinter, Howard, wins Athlete of Week Award
It’s a repeat for the Oneonta girls. A standout performance at a top local track and field meet has made Oneonta’s Cassidy Howard the second Yellowjacket in a row to win The Daily Star’s Athlete…
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World Cup is pushing the T to modernize rider navigation
As the MBTA prepares to move hundreds of thousands of World Cup fans around greater Boston this summer, including many international visitors unfamiliar with the system, the tournament is accelerating the T’s efforts to make…
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Ralliers remind lawmakers that job’s not done on housing
BOSTON – Lisa Shatz has watched Brookline’s demographics shift over her more than 40 years living there as housing costs have risen across the state. “It used to be much more mixed-income; there used to…
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Countdown to Medicare topic for Andover talk
MONDAY, JUNE 1 HAVERHILL: Mother Goose on the Loose (Ages 0-3) Mondays Mother Goose on the Loose is an early literacy program that uses rhymes and songs to help pre-reading children get ready for reading….
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Massachusetts leaping deeper into quantum technology
BOSTON — As the race to lead the nation in quantum technology heats up, lawmakers and others are vying to make Massachusetts a front-runner. State leaders are committing millions of dollars for a new quantum…
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