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Happy New Year!
As the calendar turns to 2016, the NewBostonPost looks back on the year that was and makes predictions for the year to come. The Bay State's most memorable moments of 2015 (with video)
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Reader favorites from 2015: a countdown
BOSTON – You clicked, we listened. Although 2015 was littered with tragic stories and wacky tales, NewBostonPost's most-popular posts ranged from columns and editorials to political stories sniffed out away from the beaten path. Here's our countdown of the year's top 10 items: 10. Column:
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Probe clears City Hall in alleged ‘Top Chef’ extortion attempt
BOSTON – A probe of a city official's calls to a Boston hotel and restaurant to warn of impending Teamsters picketing in June 2014 found no evidence of collusion with the union to influence either establishment, and concluded the official acted on his own. The Omni Parker House hotel
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Clinton, Obama top lists of most-admired, Gallup says
BOSTON – Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and President Barack Obama topped this year's Gallup poll of the most-admired woman and man, while U.S. survey results since 1948 show several people with ties to Boston, Massachusetts and New England have made regular appearances. The late Ted Kennedy, the
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Ex-Rep’s bank boxes found stuffed with cash, prosecutors say
BOSTON – John George Jr., a former state representative from Dartmouth convicted earlier this year on embezzlement-related charges, concealed more than $1 million in wads of cash in safe deposit boxes after telling a federal judge he had less than $200,000 in available assets, according to U.S. Attorney Carmen
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Merry Christmas!
Top Christmas stories from the NewBostonPost: Why the Christmas spirit has power beyond Christianity
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Bay State may avoid losing a congressional seat as population grows
BOSTON – Massachusetts may avoid losing another congressional seat if its population growth continues at the pace set over the past five years, Secretary of State Bill Galvin said Tuesday, citing newly released U.S. Census data. "As we stand halfway from the next federal census, our robust growth in
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T fare hikes coming as huge paychecks go to some workers
BOSTON – Officials of Boston's financially beleaguered transit system revealed Monday that the top-paid worker on the T has received over $300,000 so far this year, including about 2,600 hours of overtime, while the system's general manager said fares will begin rising starting July 1.