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Gas prices have fallen slightly in Massachusetts. The average price for a regular gallon of gas in the Bay State was $3.639 per gallon as of Tuesday, October 17. That marked a five-cent drop from one week prior when the average price was $3.689, according to AAA.
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By Colin A. Young State House News Service
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Bad news, America: Joe Biden has been president for 1,000 days. Biden's 1,000th day in office began on Monday, October 16, 2023 — and, to put it nicely, it's not going well.
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By Sam Drysdale State House News Service
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Is there an end in sight to the war between Israel and the Gaza Strip? U.S. Representative Jake Auchincloss (D-Newton) does not think so.
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A 56-year-old woman from South Hadley in western Massachusetts on Sunday became the first person known to have swum the entire length of the Connecticut River. Kari Kastango swam the 410-mile-long river in 83 portions between Memorial Day and Labor Day over the course of four years, starting in 2019
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A Dominican Republic national pleaded guilty in federal court in Boston on Friday to distributing fentanyl after re-entering the United States after previously being deported, federal prosecutors said. Juan Carlos Santos-Ocasio, also known as "Cristhian Aybar-Done," 40, was arrested in November 2022 and later indicted on one count
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Several dozen protesters demonstrated outside the Massachusetts Family Institute's annual fund-raising dinner Friday night, briefly blocking access to the Newton Marriott hotel in Auburndale. Protesters chanted "Hey-hey, ho-ho, transphobia has got-ta go" and "We're here, we're queer, we're fabulous,