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Stop blaming my late husband, Arthur Sackler, for the opioid crisis

By Jillian Sackler
Special To The Washington Post
We live in an age when assigning blame has become a national obsession, especially when it comes to the horrors of the opioid crisis.

 

Dealership makes donation

HUDSON -- Granite Subaru has donated $38,750 to the Nashua Soup Kitchen & Shelter as part of the 11th national Subaru Share the Love event.

 

Off-stage, but very much a starring role

This is the latest in The Sun's "Be a Volunteer" series.
By Emma R. Murphy
emurphy@lowellsun.com
LOWELL -- Francine Clay has spent much of her life volunteering.

 

Transit leaders welcome call for funding hike

By Elise Takahama
Boston University Statehouse Program
BOSTON -- Massachusetts' 15 regional transit authorities need increased funding to enable them to provide reliable, environmentally sustainable service that better meets the needs of their

 

Road to grave, saluting Westford's patriot

WESTFORD -- With a few loud bangs and a puff of musket smoke, officials unveiled signage renaming a portion of Route 225 after Col.

 

Kennedy answers multiple choice question

Sun staff report
AT LEAST two applicants for a part-time position on state Sen. Edward Kennedy's staff had the same line on their resumé: Lowell School Committee.

 

'Learning city' effort goes on despite snag

LOWELL -- Efforts to make Lowell the first UNESCO-recognized "learning city" in the United States hit a snag when the nation withdrew from the international organization earlier this year.

 

Silent partners in '20 presidential campaign deserve a better script

By Karen Tumulty
The Washington Post
Richard Nixon once offered Bill and Hillary Clinton some unsolicited advice on how married couples should conduct themselves if one of them happens to be running for president.

 

Injection site proponents not giving up on Baker

By Michael P. Norton
State House News Service
BOSTON -- Having seen his influence in helping to pass two major laws addressing the opioid epidemic, activists who support supervised drug injection sites are keeping the pressure on Gov.

 

Bedford cop named school resource officer of the year

Sun staff report
BEDFORD -- The Massachusetts Juvenile Police Officers Association has recognized a Bedford police officer as the Massachusetts school resource officer of the year.

 

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