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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.
Around New England
A lot of items won't have sales tax on them in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts this upcoming weekend. The sales tax holiday gives consumers an opportunity to save 6.25 percent on Saturday, August 14 and Sunday, August 15 on many items that ordinarily come with a sales
Around New England
The U.S. Census Bureau released data from its 2020 Census on Thursday — and it shows a substantial decline in the percentage of people who identify as non-Hispanic white in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. As of 2010, "white" described 76.1 percent of the state's residents.
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Most Bay Staters eligible for the coronavirus vaccine are vaccinated, but they support people's right to not get the vaccine in many circumstances, a recent poll shows. Emerson College conducted a poll commissioned by the Coalition for Parental Choice called "Massachusetts Public Opinion Survey of Vaccination Attitudes.
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Thomas Bowes has experience working in government, and he wants one of his old posts back. The former Braintree town councilor, who unsuccessfully ran for mayor in 2019 after being fired from the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles amid a scandal, is running for a seat in Braintree's
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When the people speak, lawmakers ought to respect those decisions. Unfortunately, that doesn't always happen on Beacon Hill.
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Former U.S. Senator Scott Brown appears as though he wants to re-enter the political sphere — in New Hampshire. Brown, who served as a U.S. senator from Massachusetts from 2010 to 2013, resigned from his post as dean and president of New England Law School in Boston. It was
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A pair of bills on Beacon Hill aim to outlaw sex dolls that look like children, something used by pedophiles in many states around the country. Proposals in the Massachusetts House of Representatives (H.3789) and Massachusetts Senate (SD.2716) (filed by state Representative Alyson Sullivan (R-Abington) and state Senator
Around New England
Yes, New Hampshire has earthquakes. There was a minor earthquake in the state on Wednesday, August 11. During the morning, there was a reported earthquake centered in Canterbury, north of Concord, which is the state capital.