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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 Boston Red Sox were a last-place team this season. The Red Sox season ended Wednesday, October 5. The Red Sox beat the Tampa Bay Rays 6-3 in their season finale. With the win, the Red Sox improved to 78-84 on the season. That put the Sox in last place
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Should Massachusetts become a sanctuary state? Massachusetts attorney general Maura Healey is not opposed to the idea.
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By Christian Wade The Center Square
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A pair of weekly newspapers on the South Shore of Massachusetts have gutted their sports coverage. The Whitman-Hanson Express and The Plympton-Halifax-Kingston Express will no longer be covering sports for the foreseeable future, according to internal memos reviewed by NewBostonPost. The two papers are a part of the same company:
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Massachusetts attorney general Maura Healey made an endorsement in a Massachusetts congressional race this week. Healey, the Democratic nominee for governor, endorsed U.S. Representative Ayanna Pressley (D-Hyde Park) in her election bid. Pressley's campaign team announced the news to Politico on Wednesday, October 5. Neither Healey nor
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Which candidate running statewide in Massachusetts voted to grant 12 weeks of paid abortion leave to both women and men in the candidate's previous elected position? The answer: former Boston city councilor Andrea Campbell, the Democratic nominee for attorney general of Massachusetts.
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U.S. Senator Ed Markey (D-Malden) still wants to expand the federal Supreme Court. Markey put out a tweet vouching support for this idea once again.
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What type of Republican is Cranston mayor Allan Fung? Fung, who is running for the U.S. House of Representatives seat in Rhode Island's Second Congressional District, recently said he is more of a Charlie Baker Republican than a conservative.