“Every day is an eternity for a young person,” Mr. Inslee, a Democrat, said. “We just could not wait any further.” In the weeks since…
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‘Dear G.I.’: An Unlikely Friendship Built on Letters From a Foxhole
In 1966, Joan Hunter of Scituate, Mass., sat down with her husband and three children to watch a special news report about the Vietnam War.…
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Excellence Runs in the Family. Her Novel’s Heroine Wants Something Else.
She got the idea for “Libertie” a decade ago, when she was working at the Weeksville Heritage Center, a museum dedicated to a free Black…
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Three Feet or Six? Distancing Guideline for Schools Stirs Debate
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is clear and consistent in its social distancing recommendation: To reduce the risk of contracting the coronavirus, people…
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Desperately Seeking Septuagenarian: Vaccine Buddy System Sets Off Old Rush
Margaret Bibbo, 66, a church secretary and cancer survivor, had brought in an elderly friend without expecting to be vaccinated herself, and when a doctor…
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A Winter Storm Is Set to Wallop the Northeast: What We Know
A major winter storm is descending on the Northeast, where governors and mayors issued emergency declarations on Sunday in anticipation of heavy snow and high…
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Instagram Showcases ‘Cheap Old Houses’
Demand for single-family homes under $100,000 and 100 years or older has remained steady year over year, according to Realtor.com, but the pace of sales…
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Is There Such a Thing as a Humane Eviction?
CHICOPEE, Mass. — The tenants in the third-floor apartment had 30 minutes to leave. Deputies from the Hampden County Sheriff’s Department — in black uniforms,…
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Nor’easter Knocks Out Power to More Than 200,000 in New England
A winter storm battered parts of New England on Saturday, bringing high winds and heavy snow that knocked out power to more than 200,000 customers…
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Why Are States Imposing Coronavirus Curfews?
Cities, states and counties from Massachusetts to Colorado have imposed curfews on residents and businesses to try to curb the spread of the coronavirus, as…
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