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City of Springfield recognizes Irish community on St. Patrick’s Day with flag raising
The Irish community of Springfield was recognized Monday morning in front of City Hall with the city’s annual flag-raising.
ID’s ‘A Body in the Snow’: Where Does Karen Read’s Criminal Case Stand Now?
Prosecutors say Read murdered her boyfriend by hitting him with her SUV. Read’s defense team says she’s been framed by a ...
St. Patrick’s Day parade celebrates Boston heritage in America’s most Irish big city
Throngs of green-clad revelers have filled the streets of America’s most Irish big city for the South Boston St. Patrick’s ...
State commission takes testimony on antisemitism in K-12 schools
Chair state Sen. John Velis (D-Westfield) remarked that antisemitism long preceded the creation of Israel. “It mutates and ...
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Illinois votes on a new state flag design — and chooses the current one
Flags engender such loyalty and pride, they often become very personal emblems with quirky or quaint nicknames: Old Glory, Union Jack, Maple Leaf — or SOB. That would be ...
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The story behind Evacuation Day, the holiday Boston officially recognizes on March 17
March 17 is officially observed as Evacuation Day in Boston, even though St. Patrick’s Day falls on the same date. Here's the ...
Meet the LGBTQ+ pioneers of Provincetown and Salem
For over 60 years, the coastal towns of Provincetown and Salem have flown the rainbow flag as two of America’s most ...
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UMass cites policy in ordering Pride flag at campus transit center taken down
An administrative request by the university demanding that a Pride flag flying from a flagpole at the UMass Transit Services ...