Iconic photo ‘The Soiling of Old Glory’ still makes an impact 50 years later
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Anne Manning Martin joins the Republican race for lieutenant governor
She joins Anne Brensley, who’s been campaigning since September 2025. -
SJC appears skeptical of Marshfield's claim that MBTA Act is an unfunded mandate
The town is appealing a ruling from a lower court regarding the state's 2021 housing law. -
NOAA announces planned rollback of North Atlantic right whale protections
There are fewer than 380 right whales left in the world, with roughly 70 females capable of bearing young. -
Sprawling investigation finds decades of sexual abuse among Catholic priests in Rhode Island
Attorney General Peter Neronha released a report after a multiyear review finding 75 clergy molested more than 300 victims since 1950. -
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