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  • Advocates seek to ease license suspension rules

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    BOSTON — Massachusetts is among a minority of states where you can lose your driver’s license for unpaid parking tickets, tolls and other minor violations.

    But advocates want to change that. A proposal on Beacon Hill would effectively end debt-based driving restrictions by prohibiting the state Registry of Motor Vehicles from suspending drivers’ licenses over unpaid fines for non-criminal infractions.

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  • AAA: Ring in the New Year responsibly

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    WESTWOOD — As 2025 comes to a close, AAA Northeast urges those who plan to take part in year-end holiday celebrations to designate a sober driver.

    In December 2023, 1,038 people were killed in drunk-driving crashes nationwide — with more than a quarter of those fatalities occurring during the Christmas and New Year holiday periods according to the latest data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Nighttime driving is significantly more dangerous than daytime driving: 30% of drivers involved in fatal crashes between 6 p.m. and 5:59 a.m. were drunk.

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  • Lowell’s Boat Shop race slated for Oct. 18

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    AMESBURY — Lowell’s Boat Shop officials will soon ask folks to start their engines – or better put – dip their oars into the water as they gear up for the annual Mighty Merrimack Rowing Race and Fall Haul extravaganza.

    The festive tradition, taking place Oct. 18, will feature human-powered boats racing down the Merrimack River to celebrate the start of autumn.


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  • Row, row, row your boat: Lowell’s Boat Shop race weeks away

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    AMESBURY — Lowell’s Boat Shop officials will soon ask folks to start their engines – or better put – dip their oars into the water as they gear up for the annual Mighty Merrimack Rowing Race and Fall Haul extravaganza.

    The festive tradition, taking place Oct. 18, will feature human-powered boats racing down the Merrimack River to celebrate the start of autumn.


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