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Tom Joyce is a seasoned journalist and political commentator with a rich background in covering politics, sports, and pop culture. Since 2019, Tom has been a prominent contributor to NewBostonPost.
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Chicopee resident Brandon Batiste, 36, received a 42-year prison sentence from U.S. District Judge Omar A. Williams in Hartford, Connecticut this week for the kidnapping and murder of a Massachusetts man in 2020, according to a press release from the office of the U.S. Attorney for the District
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One of the things New England is known for is its great professional sports teams. The Boston Red Sox have won the World Series nine times, the New England Patriots have won six Super Bowls (all in the 21st century), the Boston Celtics have won 17 National Basketball Association championships,
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Who will be on the presidential primary ballot in Vermont next year? Vermont's Secretary of State, Sarah Copeland Hanzas, announced that six Republicans and six Democrats made the cut this week, according to VTDigger.
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The average price for a gallon of gasoline in Massachusetts is down five cents a gallon in the past week. At $3.26 per gallon, it is 16 cents per gallon cheaper than it was a month ago, and 18 cents per gallon less than it was a year ago
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U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) has a plan that would lift several hundred thousand people out of poverty, while cutting far more jobs altogether. The senator wants to the United States to gradually increase its federal minimum wage from $7.25 an hour to $17 an hour by 2029.
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If only staunch Republicans vote in the 2024 New Hampshire GOP presidential primary, then former President Donald Trump will have no problem winning it, New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu said. Sununu, who supports former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley, thinks his preferred candidate will need a high-turnout race to stand
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Who does U.S. Senator Mitt Romney (R-Utah) support in the 2024 Republican presidential primary? He won't say, and he doesn't plan on making a public endorsement.
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A male high school indoor track and field runner won an event at a girls' meet in Boston last week. Brookline High senior Chloe Barnes, who identifies as transgender, came in first place in the opening Bay State Conference meet of the season. It took place on Thursday, December