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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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Suicides ticked upward in Massachusetts last year; 626 people died by suicide in the Bay State in 2022, according to preliminary data from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It marked a 3.6 percent increase over the previous year. However, the upward tick came after a period
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Another New Hampshire Republican primary poll has been released — and former President Donald Trump holds a commanding lead. The former president has 49 percent support among Republicans in a poll released by Emerson College this week. It gives him a 40-point lead over the runner-up: former New Jersey governor Chris
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If you plan on visiting Kowloon Restaurant in Saugus this weekend, maybe rethink your plans. The popular Chinese food restaurant located on Route 1 in Saugus will be voluntarily closed for the first time ever on Saturday, August 19, though it will be doing takeout orders; it has been in
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Faced with a surge in migrant arrivals, Massachusetts lacks the resources to provide temporary housing for everyone coming here. The state's emergency shelter system was housing about 5,600 families as of last week, 80 percent more than it was housing one year ago. That's on
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If the 2024 New Hampshire election for governor were held today, the Republican would have the edge. Former U.S. Sen.Katie Kelly Ayotte (R-New Hampshire) leads two opponents in hypothetical head-to-head matchups, a poll released by Emerson College this week found.
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Is it democracy in action? It's more like democracy inaction in Beverly this year.
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Has President Joe Biden's son Hunter profited from selling access to his father? It's an allegation many have made, expressing dismay with past payments to Hunter Biden in the millions of dollars from oligarchs from Russia and Kazakhstan.
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Quincy Mayor Thomas Koch is seeking re-election and his challenger is trying to make hay with an issue that often doesn't make its way into municipal races: abortion. Koch is notable in that he is a serious Catholic and a pro-life mayor in a left-leaning state. He left