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6-1 West Bridgewater Football Misses Playoffs; Several Teams With Losing Records Across Massachusetts Made It

The West Bridgewater High football team lost one game this year — against a team in a higher division. Even though West Bridgewater had one of the better records in the state, the team won't make the playoffs this season — even though several high school football teams with losing

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Pro-Trump Braintree Teacher Who Resigned After January 6 Protest Photo Surfaced Wins School Committee Seat

Matthew Lynch was a teacher at Braintree High School for about a decade. Then January 6 happened.

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How Six Elections Worth Watching For Conservatives In Massachusetts Went Last Night

Election night is over in Massachusetts. NewBostonPost gave conservatives six races to watch in the state Tuesday night. Most of the races featured a conservative challenger running on something different from what most candidates in their respective races were running on, while a couple of other races were notable for

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Westfield Republican Mayor Loses Re-Election Bid — To A Republican

Soon enough, former state senator Don Humason will no longer be mayor of Westfield. The incumbent Humason lost to fellow Republican and challenger Michael McCabe. Humason got 3,846 votes (44.9 percent) while McCabe got 4,714 votes (55.1 percent), according to WWLP.

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Jerry Remy’s Family To Hold Public Visiting Hours Thursday, November 4

Longtime Boston Red Sox NESN color commentator Jerry Remy died on Saturday, October 30, ending his long battle with cancer. The family of the former Red Sox second baseman released a statement saying there will be public visiting hours from 2 to 8 p.m. Thursday, November 4 at Mary

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Mainers Block Bay Staters From Getting Clean Hydropower From Quebec

The voters of Maine spoke — and they denied the Commonwealth of Massachusetts the opportunity to get a low-carbon renewable energy source from Canada. Mainers voted 60 percent to 40 percent on Tuesday, November 2 to reject allowing 53 more miles of a 145-mile conduit to be built in the woods

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A Second Joe Biden Term? Only A Little More Than One-Third of Democrats Say Yes, Poll Shows

Should President Joe Biden be the Democratic Party's nominee for President of the United States in 2024? Among Democratic voters, a lot of them say no, according to a Marist poll released earlier this week.

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Marty Walsh Doesn’t Endorse In Boston Mayoral Race

Former Boston mayor and current U.S. Labor Secretary Marty Walsh won't endorse a candidate in the Boston mayoral race. The Hatch Act prevents him from doing so; it prohibits most civil service employees who work in the executive branch of government from participating in political activity. Walsh