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Taiwan Ties In Focus As Ambassador Visits Massachusetts State House
By Sam Doran State House News Service
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Ayanna Pressley Announces She’s Seeking Re-Election To Congress
U.S. Representative Ayanna Pressley (D-Hyde Park) formally announced this week that she's seeking re-election. "It is a deep honor to represent the bold, diverse, brilliant residents of the Massachusetts 7th in Washington," Pressley said in a press release from her office. "Working together over
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Kingston Hotel Providing Migrants With Bicycles To Get Around Town
If you drive past the Baymont by Wyndham Kingston Plymouth Bay, you may notice a rack of colorful bicycles with about a dozen bikes on it. That's because Baymont, which is currently closed to the public, is a migrant hotel — and the bikes are there as a mode
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Falmouth To Have Surplus Police Guns Destroyed Instead of Trading Them In For Discount On New Guns
Falmouth town manager Michael Renshaw has announced that the police department's surplus of 26 shotguns will be destroyed rather than used as trade-ins for future guns. Renshaw made the announcement during a selectmen's meeting Monday, April 1. The shotguns have a trade-in value of $4,125,
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Chris Christie Named Graduation Speaker At Endicott College In Beverly
Former New Jersey governor, former Republican presidential candidate, and former Trump supporter Chris Christie is the scheduled commencement speaker at Endicott College next month. "With examples like leading the people of New Jersey through the devastation of Superstorm Sandy, Governor Christie is known for putting people before politics and
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Maura Healey Hitting Brakes On Hiring
By Colin A. Young State House News Service
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Trump and Biden Dominate Connecticut Presidential Primary
President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump dominated the 2024 presidential primary in Connecticut on Tuesday. Biden had 84.8 percent of the vote with 95 percent of the vote counted, according to The Associated Press. Uncommitted was the next highest vote-getter on the Democratic side, with 11.5
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Springfield Carjackers Unknowingly Picked Plainclothes Detective’s Car, Police Say
Two Springfield men were arrested after police say they tried to carjack an unmarked police cruiser being driven by a plainclothes detective. The detective, whom police didn't name, was investigating in the area of Reed Street in Springfield at about 8:15 p.m. Friday, March 29 when