After being sued for allowing a transgender swimmer to compete at the Ivy League Swimming & Diving Championships, Harvard University has done away with a policy promising inclusion for transgender athletes, according to its student newspaper.
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MIAA facing Department of Education investigation after viral Massachusetts girls basketball game
The MIAA is in the U.S. Department of Education’s crosshairs over possible Title IX violations after a viral high school basketball game when a reportedly transgender player injured three girls.
New Massachusetts US Attorney says she intends to ‘go after the most dangerous criminals’
Leah Foley, a 23-year federal prosecutor, was elevated to the top federal law enforcement post for the state of Massachusetts as the President Trump administration took power.
Inaugural Rosa Parks Day celebrated in Lancaster
LANCASTER — The first Rosa Parks Day in Massachusetts was celebrated Tuesday evening at the Bulfinch Meetinghouse, providing a dose of comfort during a time of great political turmoil that centers on many of the very civil rights issues that inspired the move to recognize Parks in the first place. Led by local pastor and […]
New Pilgrim Congregational pastor gets to know the community
LEOMINSTER — Reverend Lynne Dolan realized she was called to the ministry while in college many years ago. “I was involved with the campus ministry for several years and sang in the choir that provided music for the weekly Protestant service,” the Lunenburg resident said of the beginning of her journey to church leadership roles. […]
Massachusetts to face a series of snow storms, a chance for 6-plus inches and ‘heavy snow’
Meteorologists are forecasting a series of snow storms, including 2 to 3 inches of snow in the Boston-area on Thursday before a chance for more than 6 inches this weekend.
