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Two Boston Tea Party participants buried in Worcesters Hope Cemetery will be honored for their role in the legendary political protest on Thursday afternoon.

The Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum, in partnership with the City of Worcester and Hope Cemetery, will place commemorative markers at the grave sites of Peter Slater Jr. and Benjamin Tucker Jr. for the first time ever.

The museum is placing a total of 85 commemorative markers at graves of known Boston Tea Party participants buried within some of the states oldest burial grounds leading up to the 246th anniversary of the historic protest on Dec. 16.

The commemorative plaques will mark the final resting places of many of the brave people, including tradesmen and young adults, involved in the single most important event leading up to the American Revolution, the museum said in a statement.

Other upcoming plaque placements will take place in the Old burial Ground in Cambridge, Phipps Street Burial Ground in Charlestown, Green Street Cemetery in Marblehead, Pine Grove Cemetery in Lynn, and Harmony Grove Cemetery and Broad Street Cemetery in Salem.

The markers include an image inspired by Nathaniel Curriers The Destruction of the Tea at Boston Harbor lithograph created in 1846 a popular depiction of the Boston Tea Party.

In subsequent years, the museum hopes to place additional plaques at graves of participants buried throughout New England and the United States.

A ceremony will take place at Hope Cemetery on Thursday at 2:30 p.m.

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Two Boston Tea Party participants buried in Worcesters Hope Cemetery to be honored with commemorative markers - MassLive.com

Democrats in Washington County plan to ramp up criticism of what they call a lack of access to their Congressional representative, U.S. Rep. Guy Reschenthaler, starting with a Tuesday-afternoon protest at his Washington County district office.

Its been 328 days since he took office and he has not had any town halls, said Sharon Laffey, a social worker in Buffalo Township who organized the Wheres Guy? protest. Laffey said Reschenthalers office has told her to sign up for his e-newsletter when she asks about upcoming town halls.

I grew concerned about the fact that hes not having a town hall when hes in his home district, Laffey said. I know congresspeople have town halls all the time. Conor Lamb has very frequent town halls.

Reschenthaler is far from the first elected Republican to be targeted with such protests. After President Trump's election in 2016, Democratic activists began seeking out Republican town halls to raise concerns, emulating similar "Tea Party" protests by conservatives during the Obama Administration. Republicans who have declined to hold the gatherings, like U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey or former Congressman Tim Murphy, have been the subject of weekly demonstrations with names like Mondays with Murphy and Tuesdays with Toomey.

Laffey is a Democratic committee chairperson in Buffalo Township and a member of the Washington County Democratic Committee, though she said Tuesdays rally is not affiliated with the committee. She said Reschenthaler's office told her held an agriculture town hall with farmers and also held a tele-town hall.

Reschenthaler's office documented his October meeting with farmers by posting photos on Facebook photos. Its unclear when Reschenthaler held a tele-town hall. There appear to have been no announcements by his office, which did not respond to a request for comment for this story.

Laffey said shes most concerned about Reschenthalers stance on issues of national interest, such as the impeachment investigation against President Trump, and the Congressmans support for the administrations immigration policy at the southern border. Laffey grew particularly frustrated with her representative when he called Special Counsel Robert Muellers investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 election un-American during Mueller's testimony before the House Judiciary Committee in July.

[Reschenthaler] is very vocal in parroting the White House, Laffey said. He is very vocal in calling the investigation going on right now ... a sham. If he would just not say anything about the things that are going on nationally that are clearly wrong, that would be one thing. But he goes out of his way to perpetuate the lies that are coming out of the White House.

Laffey said she wants Reschenthaler to know there are people in his district who dont agree with him, though she understands Democrats are significantly outnumbered.

Reschenthaler's district is made up of rural southwestern Pennsylvania counties where Trump racked up two-to-one margins in the 2016 election. Reschenthaler won his first Congressional race over Democrat Bibiana Boerio two years later by nearly 16 percentage points.

This is a red area, I get that, Laffey said. But we need to have somebody who represents us who is not carrying the water for Donald Trump no matter what he says or does.

The Tuesday afternoon event is to include a photo of Reschenthaler with President Trumps personal attorney, Rudolph Giuliani. Laffey said thats emblematic of Reschenthaler's priorities.

Theres also a picture of him on Air Force One, theres a picture of him with Donald Trump and theyre both giving thumbs up, Laffey said. There are several pictures of him on Fox News. Well, where is he in our district?

Laffey planned the protest when Congressional representatives are scheduled to be in their home district based on the House calendar. She said she plans to hold a follow-up event in December.

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The American anti-government movement may have gotten its start here in Alaska with the Alaska Independence Party, the Libertarians, the Succeed or Succumb slogan or later the tea party. Unlike some right-wingers, I do not know what others truly think nor have the audacity to tell others what they are really saying. However, I suspect that many in those movements have a willful know-nothing attitude about civil government in Alaska and the nation. Both Alaskas governor and the U.S. president have demonstrated a severe lack of understanding of basic American civics, that is, how our government operates, why it does things or the way it deals with issues. These groups claim to hate the bureaucracy as if it were alien or unnatural; these attitudes reveal their misunderstanding or willful, outright ignorance.

One of the realities of those views are the insults inflicted upon all governmental actions and actors of the past. It is as if every bill debated, law enacted or regulatory hearing ever conducted was corrupt at its heart. Every individual testifying was concerned only with their own self interests and those were corrupt. This is obvious nonsense. If applied to the revolution of 1776 or even the writing of the Alaska Constitution, the basic lie is revealed, because they were honorable citizens doing their best. Actually, those uninformed viewpoints are un-patriotic and counter-revolutionary. Sadly, our president too often heeds the words of a czar or other autocrat, which leads to a descent into the divine rights of the king, something our revolution set out to overthrow.

Politicians should have the decency to learn the operations of that necessary bureaucracy and the many reasons for the expenditures that have been sustained not merely for decades but generations. If you do not understand the whys, the hows, other means and the history, you have no business running for or holding any high office of public trust.

Chopping up and discarding our system of public education, our university system, some of the means to better public health or a fundamentally necessary Marine Highway System are the actions of enemies of our great state. Our president and governor ought to stop inflicting damage and resign.

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For nearly two & one-half decades, Bob's Holiday Office Party has earned a solid cult following with audiences and critics alike! Playwrights Joe Keyes and Rob Elk are proud to bring back the longest running Holiday hit, Bob's Holiday Office Party. Now in their 24th year, the hilarious and irreverent comedy has become a vital part of every Christmas season in Los Angeles since 1995.

Eleven performances will be at The Atwater Village Theatre, 3269 Casitas Ave. Los Angeles, CA. 90039. Tickets on sale: bobs24.brownpapertickets.com

Every year, insurance agent Bob Finhead's whacked out friends and clients stop by his small-town Iowa office for their annual holiday bash. The town mayor, the sheriff, the twin farmer sisters, the stoner, the town floozy and the pastor's wife have already RSVP'd for this year's event. But Bob has dreams of a bigger life and wants to escape their narrow-minded thinking. Will he be able to fulfill his dream of becoming a professional inventor and move to the big city, or will he come to realize how much he is the heart and soul of the town? Will any of this matter once the party starts, the bickering and fighting begins, and the drinks hit the floor?

The play is set in the office of insurance salesman Bob Finhead in Neuterburg, Iowa (population 382). Bob is carrying on a flirtation with the mayor's wife, while the mayor himself is busy accommodating a male houseguest.

Joe, the alcoholic town sheriff, is attracted to Brandy, the town party girl who is the twin sister of Carol, the minister's emotionally disturbed wife. There's one other set of twins in town, La Donna and La Voris Johnson, wealthy farmers who are proud members of the Neuterburg Tea Party.

Written by Joe Keyes and Rob Elk. Directed by Matt Roth.Starring David Bauman*, Michael Bonnabel*, Cody Chappell*, Melissa Denton*, Rob Elk, Mark Fite*, Maile Flanagan*, Michael Halpin, Andrea Hutchman*, Sirena Irwin, Joe Keyes, Johanna McKay*, Mary Scheer*, and Justin Tanner.

All are veterans of Bob's madness.

*Alternating Cast Member

For more info and cast schedule visit http://www.bobsofficeparty.com. Atwater Village Theatre, 3269 Casitas Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90039.

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By Jamie Samhan.21 Nov 2019 5:35 PM

Earlier on Thursday, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge spent time with the winners of the Tusk Conservation Awards.

A private tea party was held at Kensington Palace where Prince William and Kate Middleton mingled with those to be honoured Thursday evening.

From the small get-together, both William and Kate were expected at the Tusk Conservation Awards gala but the duchess had to cancel at the last minute due to the children.

A source tells ET Canada that the duchess could not find a babysitter, but where nanny Maria Teresa Turrion Borrallo was is unclear. Kensington Palace would not comment further on the situation.

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While at the gala, which was followed by a reception at the National Portrait Gallery, Prince William, who has been patron of the Tusk Trust since December 2005, gave a short speech and presented three of the awards.

Earlier today, Catherine and I spent some time with the nominees and finalists. Their bravery, single-minded determination, and commitment to African conservation is deeply, deeply humbling, William said.

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As we approach the start of a new decade, the challenge ahead of us is clear and urgent. Climate change, human population growth, exploitation of natural resources, and habitat loss all pose major threats to the precious balance of our natural world, he added. My father has been ringing the alarm bell on these issues for years. He inherited his passion for the environment from my grandfather, and passed it on to the next generation.

William then honoured those who protect Africas wildlife, including the Wildlife Ranger Award, the Award for Conservation, and the Prince William Award for Conservation.

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