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Obituary For Massachusetts State Representative Susan Williams Gifford

Editor's note: former Massachusetts state representative Susan Williams Gifford, who had cancer, died on October 22, 2024. Her campaign team sent a press release featuring her obituary. NewBostonPost has shared it below: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Massachusetts ballot questions

Tipped Worker Ballot Question Would Benefit Illegal Immigrants, Yes Side Says

Massachusetts Question 5 would be good for illegal immigrants, according to the organization leading the effort to make it law. One Fair Wage, an organization that seeks to end the sub-minimum wage for tipped workers nationwide, led the effort to get Question 5 on the state's general election

Around New England

Longtime Massachusetts GOP State Rep Susan Williams Gifford Dies

Longtime Massachusetts state Representative Susan Williams Gifford (R-Wareham) died Tuesday of cancer, according to a press release from her campaign team. "Throughout her more than two decades of service as both a State Representative and Selectman, Susan always followed her promise to 'Put People First,' advocating for

Anthony Red Sox prospect

Five Questions For Roman Anthony: Boston Red Sox Top Prospect and MLB’s Top Prospect

The Boston Red Sox have the best prospect in Major League Baseball, according to Baseball America: Roman Anthony. The Major League Baseball prospect publication ranked the Red Sox farmhand as the Number 1 prospect in its end-of-the-season rankings, released last month.

AI podcast

In Melrose, An Experiment In Hyper-Local Artificial Intelligence Podcasting

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Former Democratic Sheriff Endorses Steve Xiarhos In Re-Election Bid

A Democrat who is a former officeholder in Massachusetts endorsed state Representative Steve Xiarhos (R-Barntable) in his re-election bid. Xiarhos, a former police chief on Cape Cod, recently announced an endorsement from Guy Glodis, the former state legislator and former sheriff of Worcester County. "Rep. Xiarhos has become the

Around New England

Massachusetts Black Republican Caucus Endorses State’s Lone Black Republican State Rep

The Massachusetts Black Republican Caucus recently endorsed state Representative Marcus Vaughn (R-Norfolk) in his re-election bid. "Representative Marcus Vaughn is an exceptional role model for young Black Republicans," Elizabeth Hinds-Ferrick, chairman of the Massachusetts Black Republican Coalition, said in a press release from the Massachusetts Republican Party. "

Massachusetts polling

Trump Gingerbread Man Leading Big In Quincy Bakery’s Peppermint Poll

A bakery south of Boston has a tasty way for people to voice their choice in the 2024 presidential election. Ginger Betty's Bakery, located at 215 Samoset Avenue in Quincy, is conducting an unofficial 2024 presidential poll using gingerbread men.