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BOSTON – Embattled state Sen. Brian Joyce won't seek re-election this year, announcing his plans on Twitter barely a week after FBI and IRS agents raided his Canton law office and on the same day that Milton Democrat Rep. Walter Timilty took steps to challenge Joyce if he did
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Most governors, state commissioners of education, state boards of education, and Chambers of Commerce seem to have an unshakable confidence in Common Core's standards as the silver bullet that will make all K-12 students college and career ready. This confidence is remarkable for two reasons. First, Common Core&
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WATERTOWN, Mass. (AP) — Producers of a Mark Wahlberg movie about the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing want to recreate the police shootout with the Tsarnaev brothers in the Watertown neighborhood where it happened. Representatives for "Patriots Day" sent fliers to residents of Laurel Street this month asking for their
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BOSTON – In a brief public hearing lacking of any counter-arguments, members of the Legislature's Joint Revenue Committee listened Tuesday to a western Massachusetts lawmaker's pitch to let cities and towns decide whether to slap drivers with a 3-cent-a-gallon fuel tax surcharge at the pump. "I
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During the week, Sivia Sadofsky rides her bike through the Boston area on her commute to work. Each day brings new challenges, such as open car doors, inattentive pedestrians, and double-parked cars blocking bike lanes that she has to circumnavigate on her journey through busy streets. "Give me a
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A list of significant dates in New England history: Feb 22
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BOSTON – Massachusetts Treasurer Deborah Goldberg, an active supporter of former U.S. secretary of state Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign, on Tuesday refuted a report that she had suggested two prominent female surrogates ought to be kept off the campaign trail. Earlier this month, the New York Times posted
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BOSTON – New charter schools will open in Springfield and Brockton, while charter schools in Boston and Everett will be able to add additional grades after votes by the state Board of Elementary and Secondary Education on Tuesday. The board approved a series of recommendations from Education Commissioner Mitchell Chester, authorizing
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