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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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The Billerica Board of Selectmen voted 4-1 on Tuesday to allow a pro-life flag to be flown at the Billerica Public Library for two weeks in October in recognition of Pro-Life Month. DeeDee Dorrington, one of the residents who led the push to get the flag flown, told The Lowell
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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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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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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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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.
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The controversy surrounding Boston city councilor Kendra Lara's operation of motor vehicles has not stopped one carmaking union from endorsing her re-election bid. United Auto Workers is backing the controversial candidate this fall, Lara revealed when rolling out some of her endorsements last week.
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New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu won't be the next president, but he wants to offer help to a GOP candidate in the 2024 Republican primary. Sununu, who no longer supports former president Donald Trump, said recently he plans to endorse one of his primary challengers before the New
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Another New Hampshire Republican primary poll has been released — and former President Donald Trump holds a commanding lead. Trump has 47 percent support among Republicans in a poll released by NMB Research last week. It gives him a 37-point lead over Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley (former U.