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Around New England

Kendra Lara Loses Boston City Council Re-Election Bid — Badly

Boston city councilor Kendra Lara will need a new job next year. The controversial city councilor lost her re-election bid badly on Tuesday. She finished in a distant third place among three candidates in the District 6 preliminary election on September 12. The top two vote-getters, Ben Weber (42.25

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Massachusetts Shelter System Now Hosting 6,300 Families

By Chris Lisinski and Colin A. Young State House News Service

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Dorchester Heights Revolutionary War Monument To Get $30 Million Restoration — And Why It Matters

A 115-foot-high tower in South Boston that commemorates the evacuation of Boston by British troops in March 1776 will undergo a $30 million restoration starting this coming weekend, officials said. The project, which is scheduled to begin Friday, September 15, is designed to restore the tower and the surrounding landscape

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Don’t Eliminate MCAS Graduation Requirement, Former Governor Jane Swift Says

At least one former governor opposes a potential ballot initiative that would eliminate passing the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System tests as a graduation requirement in Massachusetts public schools. While the Massachusetts Teachers Association is working on a ballot initiative that would make this change, former Governor Jane Swift, a moderate

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Governor Maura Healey, House Speaker Ronald Mariano On Guest List For Vineyard Wind Ribbon-Cutting In New Bedford

By Colin A. Young State House News Service

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Healey Ditches Political Event In New Hampshire To See Flooded Communities In Massachusetts; Makes Apparent Reference To Climate Change

Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey cancelled an appearance at a centrist political event in New Hampshire on Tuesday to visit communities in Massachusetts damaged by an intense rainstorm. Parts of the state got 6 to 9 inches of rain Monday night into Tuesday.

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Attending Scott Brown Backyard Barbecue This Week

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. plans to reach across the aisle to appeal to voters on Wednesday. The Democratic presidential candidate is headlining former Massachusetts U.S. Senator Scott Brown's No B.S. Backyard BBQ in Rye, New Hampshire on Wednesday, September 13 (6 p.m. start time), according

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Cornel West Says Bernie Sanders Must Know Democratic Party Doesn’t Help Working People

Former Havard professor and current Green Party presidential candidate Cornel West is not happy with U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont). Although West and Sanders are friends, West is perplexed by the self-described democratic socialist's decision to back President Joe Biden in the 2024 presidential election.