Dave Copeland has covered business and local news for a wide range of publications, including the Boston Globe, The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review and the Dow Jones News Service. He joined Patch in September 2017 after spending time teaching writing, journalism, and digital media at Bridgewater State University and Bentley University in Massachusetts. Copeland grew up in Melrose and lives in Reading with his wife and daughter.
Plan your summer nights in Massachusetts around two meteor showers: the long-running Delta Aquariids and the fireball-producing Perseids.
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Of the more than 2,000 firefly species in the worldwide, at least 20 can be found in Massachusetts. But good luck finding them.
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The 11 men arrested Saturday adhere to "Moorish Sovereign Ideology," State Police and Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan said.
Middlesex County District Attorney Marian Ryan said she expects all 11 suspects to be arraigned Tuesday on multiple firearms charges.
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Congress seems unlikely to replenish the fund, which is a "gut punch" to restaurants in Massachusetts, according to a trade group.
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Ramsay’s Kitchen will be the celebrity chef's first eatery in Massachusetts, as well a sthe first in his new restaurant concept.
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State lawmakers are in a food fight over how to implement a law aimed at improving conditions for hens that voters approved in 2016.
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But credit often goes to a Melrose man who helped popularize it and crusaded for American flags to fly over every schoolhouse in the U.S.
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Massachusetts collected more tax revenue than expected during the pandemic, and its rainy day fund is flush.
