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The Pittsburgh Pirates start a three-game series at home against the Boston Red Sox on Friday.
HOPKINTON — For students and families at Hope Valley Elementary School, the passing of the 2024-25 Chariho Regional School District operating budget all but secures the school’s eventual closing. The question now simply is, school officials explained, what comes next?
HOPKINTON — PVD Food Truck Events is ready to roll a cavalcade of culinary options into Hopkinton this summer.
State lawmakers are taking very different approaches to public safety following high-profile shootings. Maine's Democratic-led Legislature gave final approval to new restrictions on guns before adjourning Thursday. The move comes six months after a deadly mass shooting in Lewiston. Iowa's Republican-led Legislature meanwhile approved allowing teachers and staff who get firearms safety training to carry guns on school property. That comes three months after a fatal shooting at an Iowa school. About 20 states have passed gun-related legislation this year, and more than half the states did so last year. Democrats generally favor more limits and Republicans more freedoms for gun owners.