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Local Officials Press For More Tax Relief, Say New Hampshire and Florida Are Beckoning Massachusetts Tax Refugees
By Alison Kuznitz and Colin A. Young State House News Service
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UMass To Offer Scholarships To Top Community College Graduates
The University of Massachusetts is now offering the top 10 percent of community college graduates a minimum of $5,000 scholarships per year above federal and private financial aid if they enroll at the system's campuses in Amherst, Boston, Dartmouth, or Lowell. "We want to send a
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Lawrence City Councilor-Elect Indicted On Voter Fraud Charges
A Lawrence city councilor-elect in Massachusetts is one of two women an Essex County grand jury indicted on charges of fraudulent voting in the November 2023 city election there, prosecutors said. Councilor-Elect Fidelina Santiago was indicted on the following charges: Illegal Voting or Attempt to Vote (four counts), Conspiracy to
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Massachusetts Republican Party Chairman Helps Deliver Nikki Haley’s Filing For Presidential Primary Ballot
The chairman of the Massachusetts Republican Party joined seven GOP state representatives and a former state party chairman in delivering a copy of a filing to make sure Nikki Haley makes the March 2024 presidential primary ballot in Massachusetts. Amy Carnevale, state party chairman, and the other Republicans delivered the
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Massachusetts House and Senate’s Self-Generated Audits Provide Little Information
By Colin A. Young State House News Service
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Chicopee Man Gets 42 Years For Murder and Kidnapping
Chicopee resident Brandon Batiste, 36, received a 42-year prison sentence from U.S. District Judge Omar A. Williams in Hartford, Connecticut this week for the kidnapping and murder of a Massachusetts man in 2020, according to a press release from the office of the U.S. Attorney for the District
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‘Choose Life’ License Plates Organization Affiliating With Massachusetts Citizens for Life
The organization that sponsors pro-life license plates in Massachusetts is affiliating with Massachusetts Citizens for Life. Choose Life Massachusetts has made "Choose Life" license plates an option in the state since 2010, as NewBostonPost has reported.
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Five Standout Transgender High School Girls’ Sports Athletes In New England In Recent Years
One of the things New England is known for is its great professional sports teams. The Boston Red Sox have won the World Series nine times, the New England Patriots have won six Super Bowls (all in the 21st century), the Boston Celtics have won 17 National Basketball Association championships,