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Massachusetts’ chief advocate for the deaf has been fired following a state investigation into his connections to a college fraternity known for wearing robes resembling those of the Ku Klux Klan and making Nazi-like salutes. Steven Florio, who had been head of the state Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing since February 2019, was issued a letter of…

A substitute teacher is out of a job after school officials say the instructor was allegedly caught smoking marijuana in a Massachusetts classroom. Students quickly reported the “unfortunate and unprecedented experience” on Monday, North Attleborough High School Principal Peter Haviland said in a statement. “It was their quick decisions to report the concerns which allowed our school to immediately intervene…