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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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Businesses in Massachusetts will no longer have to close after 9:30 p.m. as of the start of next week. Starting on Monday. January 25, an array of businesses, including restaurants that serve alcohol, will be able to close at their normal times. The rest of the restrictions on
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A college professor in Massachusetts wrote a column calling supporters of President Donald Trump "American Nazis" this week. Smith College professor Loretta Ross wrote a piece for the left-wing magazine Counterpunch rejecting calls for national unity and instead attacked Trump supporters in a piece titled "The Nazification
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Dr. Anthony Fauci praised abortion late this week as a right and good for women's health. Fauci, 80, who remains the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, also received a new distinction under President Joe Biden: Chief Medical Advisor to the President.
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It's official: Fenway Park will be a coronavirus vaccine site in Massachusetts. That's what Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker announced earlier this week. Additionally, he announced on Tuesday, January 19 that the state will be partnering with both CVS Health and Walgreens pharmacies for vaccinations by appointment
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Think the elderly should be first in line for the coronavirus vaccine? That's not how it's working out in the Ocean State. In Rhode Island, as of Monday this week, there had been 51,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine administered. However, the large majority of
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President-elect Joe Biden is no fan of charter schools, but what about his pick for education secretary? Biden nominated Miguel Cardona, the education commissioner of Connecticut, for the post.
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Joe Biden is new to being president of the United States, but some on the political Left in Massachusetts are already expressing skepticism about him. Members of the Massachusetts Green-Rainbow Party don't trust the 78-year-old Democrat and 46th president in the country's history just yet. Many
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December 2020 was a good month for fund raising for both the incumbent governor and the lieutenant governor, as the Massachusetts Office of Campaign and Political Finance reveals. From December 1 to December 31, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker, a Republican, raised $165,418.88, boosting his campaign account total to