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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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Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker's administration announced on Wednesday that there will be eight free coronavirus testing sites in the state from July 10 to August 14 in hopes of mitigating the spread of the virus. The "Stop the Spread" initiative will have locations in Chelsea, Everett,
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U.S. Senator Susan Collins of Maine does not appear likely to endorse President Donald Trump's re-election campaign. Collins, a moderate Republican from a state Trump lost in 2016, did not endorse the president last time around. This time? Nothing has changed.
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One progressive group will take a large amount of money and use it to attack U.S. Representative Richard Neal (D-Springfield). A group called Fight Corporate Monopolies plans to spend $300,000 to give people in Neal's First Congressional District (which covers all of western Massachusetts) the impression
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Supporters of a proposed abortion expansion bill known as the ROE Act gathered via a Zoom call on Tuesday afternoon to stump for the measure, which has stalled in the Massachusetts Legislature since being filed in January 2019. Four elected officials spoke. Only two were state legislators.
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Polyamory is now officially recognized in Somerville, Massachusetts. But what about neighboring Cambridge, one of the other most progressive cities in the country? Somerville's city council voted 11-0 on June 25 to approve an ordinance that would allow polyamorous relationships of three or more people that live together
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New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu is a supporter of Donald Trump, but the Republican has one request for people who attend the president's rally in Portsmouth on Saturday: wear a mask. "It's imperative that folks attending the rally wear masks," Sununu said, according to
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There is a thriving calamari industry in Rhode Island, but it could be more local. Fishermen in the state catch more than 22 million pounds of squid each year, worth around $28 million annually. However, most of it is not eaten fresh. Rather, about 80 percent of the squid is
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President Donald Trump plans to return to New England this coming weekend. On Saturday, July 11, Trump plans to have an outdoor rally at Portsmouth International Airport, set for 8 p.m., as MassLive reports.