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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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A Brockton man pleaded guilty last week to his role in a large-scale drug trafficking conspiracy around Weymouth and Quincy. Neylton Fontes, 36, pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute controlled substances, including cocaine and fentanyl; and conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine, and fentanyl,
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A male competing on the girls' side of the New Hampshire Interscholastic Athletic Association Division 3 outdoor track and field state championship meet could win yet another state title this week. Kearsarge Regional High School sophomore Maelle Jacques, a biological male who identifies as a transgender girl, is scheduled
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Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey plans to appear at a fund-raiser for President Joe Biden this week. Biden is scheduled to attend three fund-raisers for the Biden Victory Fund on Tuesday, May 21, including one hosted by Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey, according to Puck News.
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A Massachusetts town with about 11,600 residents will soon get 450 more residents, thanks to Governor Maura Healey's administration — and the town's state representative is not happy about it. The Healey administration plans to use the former Bay State Correctional Center to house people in
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A Rhode Island man has been sentenced to six years in federal prison or selling oxycodone pills on multiple occasions to an undercover officer. Brandon Jones, 35, of Providence, received a six-year prison sentence, plus three years of supervised release, according to a press release from the U.S. Attorney
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Vermont Governor Phil Scott will seek re-election. The liberal Republican is running for a fifth two-year term.
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By Gintautas Dumcius CommonWealth Beacon The Cape Cod lawmaker who misled campaign finance regulators has resigned from the nonprofit trade association that he has led since 2019.
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Massachusetts state Senator Peter Durant (R-Spencer) ripped Governor Maura Healey over the influx of migrants coming to Massachusetts this week. Durant said there are plenty of actions the state could take to slow the influx of migrants to the Bay State — but Governor Healey refuses to take the necessary actions.