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BOSTON (AP) — Michael Costello knew being a selectman in a small town wouldn't be a glamorous job, but he never imagined he'd be called a "thug," "scumbag," "loser" and other, unprintable names in anonymous letters mailed to his home. Now
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Rep. Jeffrey Sanchez, at a gathering of newly-elected Latino officials, advised them to learn the issues effecting their entire constituency and not just focus on issues effecting Latinos. "Get engaged with everyone. Just because you're Latino doesn't mean you stick to your Latino community. You&
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BOSTON – Secretary of State Bill Galvin said seven initiative petition campaigns submitted enough certified voter signatures to meet the requirement for consideration by lawmakers and that he will send the proposals to the Legislature for consideration during the session that starts in January, moving the initiatives one step closer to
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BOSTON – Activists marked International Migrants Day at the State House Friday by delivering a declaration pledging support for undocumented immigrants and calling on Beacon Hill leaders to join them in taking up the cause. Representatives of Centro Presente, the Student Immigration Movement and the Brazilian Worker Center brought copies of
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BOSTON — Boston's new environmental commissioner called the Hub an example of why cities need to take an active role in addressing their own climate concerns and believes the city could gain from the new international climate change deal. Shortly after his appointment by Boston Mayor Martin Walsh, Environmental
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To mark International Migrants Day, activists plan to visit the State House Friday and deliver a declaration outlining positive contributions of immigrants in Massachusetts and knocking the "cynical use of xenophobic and racist scapegoating of immigrants and refugees" by presidential candidates and other public officials. According to Centro
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MENDON – Up a gravel driveway about an hour from downtown Boston, rows of Christmas trees of all sizes rise from a stone-strewn field that is also riddled with stumps as harvest season comes to a close at Vandervalk Farm & Winery. "Everybody is looking for the perfect Christmas tree,
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Ongoing market consolidation and higher U.S. health care spending growth rates are identified as reasons for concern in the Massachusetts Health Policy Commission's 2015 cost trends report, which concludes that a low rate of growth in hospital and physician services, a well-functioning Connector Authority website, and stabilized
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