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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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For the ninth straight weekend, United Cape Patriots held a standout to support both the police and President Donald Trump — this time with a couple of special guests. Organizer Adam Lange hosted both Charlie Chase, an 82-year-old veteran who was recently physically attacked in Fall River for supporting Trump, and
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In his quest to be elected to the U.S. Senate, Democratic U.S. Representative Joseph P. Kennedy III is not taking a dime of corporate political action committee money. Previously, that was not the case. Kennedy (D-Newton), who represents Massachusetts's Fourth Congressional District, has received a significant
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Although Saint Jerome School in Weymouth is scheduled to close for good at the end of this school year, some still hope that the Archdiocese of Boston reverses that decision — including the school's former principal. Kathy Puleo, who worked at the elementary school for 41 years and served
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A former state legislator in Maine is expected to open up a medical marijuana dispensary next month. CentralMaine.com reports that Ed DuGay, a Democrat who represented the 33rd district in the Maine House of Representatives from 1998 to 2006, will open a place called Hallowell 4Twenty in Hallowell. It
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Amtrak's Downeaster is ready to resume service between Brunswick, Maine and Boston, Massachusetts after nearly two months of no service. Starting on June 15, there will be one round trip on weekdays between the two stops, according to the Penobscot Bay Pilot.
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Snow days will soon be obsolete in the state of Rhode Island. The state's education commissioner Angelica Infante-Green says there will no longer be snow days when students go back to school in the Ocean State, according to CBS Boston.
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Former Vice President Joe Biden's list of potential running mates this year is dwindling, but Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren is still on the list, the Philadelphia Enquirer reports. Biden, who is the Democratic Party's presumptive presidential nominee this year, has narrowed his choices down to as
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The New Hampshire House of Representatives has 400 members, so legislators need a large venue to do their work amid the coronavirus emergency social distancing. As The Associated Press reports, they found one. The New Hampshire House plans to use Whittemore Center Arena in Durham to meet on Thursday, June