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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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Many Republicans in Massachusetts don't like Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker, according to a Public Policy Polling survey shared with Politico on Wednesday morning. It showed that 54 percent of likely 2022 Massachusetts Republican primary voters have an unfavorable opinion of the state's incumbent governor Charlie Baker;
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Yet another poll gives at-large city councilor Michelle Wu a commanding lead in the Boston mayoral race. A Suffolk University poll released at the beginning of this week purports to show a potential blowout in the making. It shows that 62 percent of voters plan to vote for Wu while
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Former Boston Red Sox pitcher and Japanese phenom Daisuke Matsuzaka pitched for the last time as a professional baseball player on Tuesday, October 19. The 41-year-old Matsuzaka played for the Red Sox from 2007 to 2012. He was known for featuring seven types of pitches, and also for wild ups
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Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker once opposed mandating vaccination against coronavirus for public sector employees. Now, he's all for it.
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U.S. Representative Jake Auchincloss (D-Newton) isn't running for re-election unopposed. A libertarian-minded Republican from Newton, Emily Burns, announced that she will challenge him in the Fourth Congressional District in a video posted to YouTube on Tuesday, October 12. She is the second Republican to join the race;
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts spent more than $6.5 million on a program to try to get more people vaccinated against coronavirus. It was a dud, a new study shows.
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Former Boston Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine wants to be the next mayor of Stamford, Connecticut. In his campaign, he is touting his managerial experience.
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At-large city councilor Annissa Essaibi George is down big in the polls in the Boston mayoral race. A poll released by WBUR last week showed fellow at-large city councilor Michelle Wu with a dominant lead; Wu had 57 percent support while Essaibi George had 25 percent.