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Charlie Baker Popular Among Bostonians
Boston is one of the most heavily Democratic parts of Massachusetts. And yet, they generally like Republican governor Charlie Baker in the state's capital.
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Socialist Plans To Run For State Representative Against Alyson Sullivan
If all goes according to plan, Massachusetts state Representative Alyson Sullivan (R-Abington) won't run unopposed for re-election once again. That's because Brandon Griffin, a self-described socialist and member of Whitman's board of health and planning board, plans to run. He created a campaign account
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MassGOP Chairman To Charlie Baker: Change Your Party Affiliation
Massachusetts Republican Party chairman Jim Lyons is not happy with his party's incumbent governor Charlie Baker — who is also not happy with Lyons. Baker told a reporter on Friday that Lyons should resign as Massachusetts Republican Party chairman — and Lyons wants Baker out of the party.
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Worcester School Committee Candidate Argues Against District’s Graphic Sex Education Curriculum
Should Worcester Public Schools keep its current sex-ed curriculum in place? Shanel Soucy, a candidate for school committee, explained why she doesn't support the current curriculum during a debate on Wednesday night.
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All-Star Boys’ Soccer Player Playing For Carver High Girls’ Team This Year
Kevin Ginnetty is no stranger to playing varsity soccer. Although he is a junior at Carver Middle High School, he is in his fourth season as a varsity soccer player. He was on varsity on the boys' team when he was in eighth grade and he was one of
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Boston Red Sox To Face Houston Astros In American League Championship Series
The season continues for the Boston Red Sox. The Red Sox will face the Houston Astros in the American League Championship Series, which starts this weekend. The Red Sox beat the Tampa Bay Rays in the American League Division Series in four games on Monday to advance to this round.
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Coronavirus Vaccine Mandate Polls Well In Massachusetts
Vaccine mandates poll well in Massachusetts. That was made clear by research published last week by the COVID-19 Consortium for Understanding the Public's Policy Preferences Across States. It found that 75 percent of adults in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts support a universal vaccine mandate against coronavirus.
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Geoff Diehl To Baker Administration: End The Vaccine Mandate
Massachusetts Republican gubernatorial candidate and former state representative Geoff Diehl (R-Whitman) has a message for incumbent Republican governor Charlie Baker: end the vaccine mandate. The Baker administration issued a coronavirus vaccine mandate for all executive branch employees on August 19; it gave these employees until Sunday, October 17 to be