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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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A Rochester, New Hampshire man received a nine-year prison sentence for his role in a conspiracy to distribute fentanyl and methamphetamine in New Hampshire, U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young said. Bradford Sargent, 42, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Joseph N. Laplante earlier this week, according to
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A concrete company owner pled guilty to a multi-year scheme to underreport income on his tax returns in federal court this week. Cleber Gomes Pecanha, 48, who lives in Easton, agreed to plead guilty to one count of tax evasion.
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Just because a state issues driver's licenses to illegal immigrants, that does not mean Florida will honor them. Governor Ron DeSantis announced this week that the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles deemed five out-of-state license classes invalid, including some three from New England states: Connecticut,
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Boston at-large city councilor Michael Flaherty will not seek re-election this year. The Democrat from South Boston filed paperwork on Wednesday, July 5 to remove his name from the Boston city election ballot this fall, according to WCVB.
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Several presidential candidates spent Independence Day in New Hampshire, although there were two notable exceptions. Six presidential candidates marched in the Merrimack Independence Day Parade — five Republicans and one Democrat.
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A male transgender runner set a girls' cross country school record at Brookline High School during the 2022-2023 school year. Junior Chloe Barnes is a biological male who identifies as a transgender girl, as TB Daily News reported in January 2023 and Brookline's student newspaper, The Sag,
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A man who lives in Boston recently received a 10-year prison sentence for dealing two kilograms of cocaine, possessing nearly one kilogram of heroin, and an illegal firearm. Carlos Acosta Estrella, 33, received 10 years in prison from U.S. District Court Judge Leo T. Sorokin on Thursday, June 29;
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A woman punched a bear in the face in Porter, Maine recently, and it did not go well for her. The 64-year-old woman punched a bear that was chasing her dog this past weekend — and the bear was not happy about it. The bear responded by biting her right hand,