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Reardon announces annual community service award winners

NEWBURYPORT — A police inspector, the public schools director of facilities and the owners of The Screening Room were among those handed Public and Community Service Awards by Mayor Sean ....

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Public and Community Service Awards finalists named

NEWBURYPORT — A LGBTQ+ trailblazer, a police investigator and the owners of The Screening Room are among the finalists for this year’s Public and Community Service Awards, which the mayor ....

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Books challenges are on the rise in Mass. Here's why readers are worried.

Librarians and educators ringing alarm bells about the rise in challenged and banned books. Readers say all Bay Staters should be concerned. ....

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Mass. librarians under attack amid record number of challenges

Local librarians face backlash, as the number of unique book challenges in Massachusetts quadrupled between 2021 and 2022. ....

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Debate Escalates Over Children's Drag Queen Dance Party in Massachussetts

Controversy over a drag queen-hosted teen dance initiated by the City of Newburyport in Massachusetts has escalated with . ....

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