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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
U.S. Representative Richard Neal (D-Springfield) recently congratulated the Labour Party of the United Kingdom on its landslide victory last week. "The partnership between the United States, United Kingdom, and Irish governments has been crucial to peace on the island of Ireland, and I look forward to working with
Around New England
Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey has privately expressed concern about President Joe Biden's ability to win the 2024 presidential election. On a conference call with other Democratic governors earlier this week, Healey reportedly thinks Biden's campaign will not recover from his tumultuous CNN debate performance last week.
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A left-leaning newspaper in Massachusetts called on President Joe Biden to step aside this week. The Boston Globe, a publication that consistently endorses Democrats, wants someone other than Biden to be the Democratic Party's nominee. The editorial board published an editorial urging Biden to step aside on Wednesday,
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By Jennifer Smith CommonWealth Beacon Massachusetts state gaming officials are weighing new recommendations to curb some troubling impacts of advertising, with an eye on the booming sports betting industry as a particular risk for younger and problem gamblers.
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A private Christian college in Quincy, Massachusetts is shutting its doors to students, but not to migrants. The Board of Trustees of Eastern Nazarene College announced last week that it voted unanimously to start the process of closing the school and transitioning it into a "new educational enterprise"
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It's almost blueberry-picking season in Massachusetts. The state, home to over 80 pick-your-own blueberry farms, is approaching the short window of the year when the local crop is ready to eat, according to Mass.gov.
Around New England
Massachusetts is the only state where no form of consumer fireworks is legal — and the state is doubling down on this fact. As Bay Staters purchase fireworks from each of the surrounding five states, plus Maine, State Fire Marshal Jon Davine has a familiar message for the state's
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Most members of Congress from Massachusetts are backing something called the Transgender Bill of Rights. The bill (S.Res.144), introduced in the U.S. Senate by Ed Markey (D-Malden), would have a broad range of effects, including expanding transgender rights, legalizing elective abortion nationwide, and banning conversion therapy.