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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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Will former President Barack Obama have a birthday party with close to 500 people on Martha's Vineyard this weekend? That was the plan, but it no longer appears to be the case. Now, Obama, who turned 60 on Wednesday, August 4, plans to have a birthday party with
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Where does Massachusetts Republican state committeewoman Lindsay Valanzola live? She is the Republican state committeewoman for the Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire & Middlesex state Senate district, and says that she lives in Wales, which is in the district. Wales is a town of about 1,800 in south central Massachusetts that
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Are you a preschooler? Or are you a young adult who is fully vaccinated against coronavirus? Either way, the Massachusetts Teachers Association wants the state to force you to wear a mask when you go to school.
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Former U.S. Representative Bruce Poliquin (R-Maine) plans to run for his old seat again. Poliquin represented the right-leaning Second Maine district in the central and northern portsions of the state from 2015 to 2019. He lost re-election in 2018 due to ranked-choice voting. He got more first place votes
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A local pro-Trump activist plans to run for governor of Massachusetts. Dianna Ploss, known for her frequent protests outside of Governor Charlie Baker's home in Swampscott, filed to run for governor with the Massachusetts Office of Campaign and Political Finance this week. She listed no party affiliation.
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Should scientists try to mix humans with other animals? An attempt in the U.S. Senate to prevent that from happening failed earlier this year. Every Democrat voted against it, including the two from Massachusetts: U.S. Senator Ed Markey (D-Malden) and U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Cambridge).
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A Massachusetts native took home an Olympic medal on Wednesday morning. Gabby Thomas, who is from Florence, Massachusetts, took the bronze medal in the women's 200 meter race in track. She finished in 21.87 seconds.
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July was a wet month in the capital of New Hampshire. Concord had its second biggest rainfall on record dating back to 1868, as WMUR reports. The city got 13.04 inches of rain.