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BOSTON Massachusetts lawmakers are once again debating the ethical questions around medical aid in dying, and advocates turned out in droves Tuesday to make their voices heard with emotional testimony from both sides of what's become a perennial

TYNGSBORO Town Administrator Matt Hanson was not selected Monday evening as North Andover's next town manager.

LOWELL — Robinson Middle School will receive nearly $1 million in state funding over the next three years to implement a turnaround plan.

School repair projects for four local districts will come before the Massachusetts School Building Authority this Wednesday.

TYNGSBORO — Administrator Matt Hanson is one of four finalists to be North Andover's next town manager.

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) The driver of a truck in a crash that killed seven motorcyclists has been charged with seven counts of negligent homicide.

DRACUT —The Board of Selectmen is expected to vote next month on whether to grant a company a special permit and license to operate a marijuana dispensary, cultivation and processing facility.

LOWELL — At Temple Emanuel of the Merrimack Valley, LGBTQ inclusion doesn't take the form of a specific initiative or program — it's just the norm, said one member in a news release.

CHELMSFORD — The town continues to maintain its AA+ stable bond rating, the second-highest possible rating from S&P Global Ratings.

FITCHBURG — In a cream-colored strip mall on Electric Avenue, there's a salon with faded linoleum tiles, the familiar aroma of freshly cut locks and a stylist with almost 53 years of experience.