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Suffolk County Sobriety Checkpoint Coming
Check out our report from Tuesday's mayoral candidate forum at Suffolk Law School.
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Good morning, Beacon Hill! Here are five things you need to know today, Thursday, July 11:
1. SOBRIETY CHECKPOINT: Massachusetts State Police will be operating a sobriety checkpoint this weekend at an undisclosed location in Suffolk County.
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The checkpoint will operate sometime between Friday, July 12 and Saturday, July 13. Read more here.
2. MAYORAL FORUM AT SUFFOLK LAW: Earlier this week Suffolk Law School hosted a mayoral candidate forum. Take a look at our report here.
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4. THIS DAY IN HISTORY: On this day in 1804, in a duel held in Weehawken, New Jersey, Vice President Aaron Burr fatally shoots his long-time political antagonist Alexander Hamilton. Hamilton, a leading Federalist and the chief architect of America's political economy, died the following day. Information courtesy of History.com.
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