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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 Democrat had not won the Fourth Essex District in Massachusetts since 1858 — until last night. Democrat Jamie Belsito of Topsfield defeated Rowley Republican selectman Robert Snow in a special election on Tuesday, November 30, according to Ipswich Local News. The race took place to fill the seat vacated by
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Mario Lemieux and Ron Burkle own the Pittsburgh Penguins, but not for much longer. The team is set to be sold to Fenway Sports Group, pending approval from the National Hockey League's Board of Governors. The board will likely approve of the deal before the end of the
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You can now test yourself for coronavirus in New Hampshire free of charge. The state is giving its residents at-home rapid tests to encourage testing in hopes of mitigating the spread of the virus.
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President Joe Biden spent Thanksgiving in Nantucket last week at a time when he is pushing to give people who own homes on the island a sizable tax cut as a part of his Build Back Better Agenda. One of the largest provisions of the government spending bill is a
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When it comes to paid abortion leave, Boston is not alone. The Boston City Council expanded its paid leave scheme for city workers in September to include loss of pregnancy, including abortion for any reason at any point in the pregnancy. The policy applies to both women and men and
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President Joe Biden was supposed to be wearing a mask based on a sign on the door; he didn't comply with the rules. That's what happened over the weekend when Biden was at Murray's Toggery Shop on Nantucket, Massachusetts, as Fox News reports.
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Vermont has a Republican who has gotten elected statewide. But does he have any interest in running for federal office?
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Should public schools teach 12-year-olds about non-reproductive sex acts like oral sex and mouth-to-anus contact? And if they teach children about these things, should they tell them they can use a product that isn't sold in stores but closely resembles another product that stores sell and people keep