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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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Welfare fraud continues to be a problem in Massachusetts. Investigators in state Auditor Diana DiZoglio's office found nearly $2.9 million worth of public benefits fraud from October 2023 through December 2023, according to a press release from her office. Most of that welfare fraud occurred via MassHealth,
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The Massachusetts legislature and Governor Maura Healey put a new restriction on the state's emergency shelter system, but it won't fix the problem. While pouring another $426 million into the system, on Thursday state legislators and the governor also imposed a nine-month limit on how long
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A former Berklee College of Music student from the People's Republic of China was sentenced to nine months in federal prison this week for stalking and threatening a person who posted fliers around campus in support of democracy in China. Xiaolei Wu, 26, was also sentenced by U.
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U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) is not happy with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Sanders took issue with Netanyahu's position that anti-Semitism is a driving force for opposition to Israel's actions in its war against Gaza, according to The Independent.
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With injuries behind him, Boston Red Sox relief pitcher Zack Kelly looks to pick up where he left off in the big leagues. Kelly, 29, cracked the Red Sox Opening Day roster last year but missed much of the 2023 season due to a right elbow injury. He returned to
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Some Massachusetts gas stations are already seeing the cost for a gallon of gasoline exceed $4, but will that be the norm this summer? Many gas stations will likely reach that benchmark, and it's possible the average price for a gallon of gas could exceed $4 per gallon
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Kearsarge Regional High girls' track athlete Maelle Jacques, a male who identifies as transgender, recently weighed in on the transgender athlete debate. Jacques, who won the New Hampshire Interscholastic Athletic Association Division 2 state championship in the high jump this past winter, told The Concord Monitor that the athlete
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Massachusetts should have a standardized test graduation requirement, according to Massachusetts Senate President Karen Spilka (D-Ashland). While Spilka said the graduation requirement doesn't have to be passing the MCAS, as the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System is known, she doesn't want to see it repealed unless the