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Arnold Arboretum Officials Plan Restoration of Five Gates
Harvard University is planning to restore five gates into Arnold Arboretum in order to improve their beauty and accessibility. The gates have deteriorated since the 281-acre botanical public park in the Jamaica Plain and Roslindale neighborhoods of Boston opened in 1872, said Danny Schissler, a Harvard employee and head of operations and project management of......
Joe Biden Touts Support From Bernie Sanders
President Joe Biden touted his support from U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) on X, commonly known as Twitter, this week. Biden posted a video of Sanders expressing support for Biden on the social media platform. “You may have disagreements with President Biden,” Sanders said in the video. “I certainly do. But if you believe in......
Donald Trump Would Beat Taylor Swift In A Landslide, UMass Lowell Poll Says
A national political poll from UMass Lowell asked a hypothetical question — and the results were overwhelming. If Taylor Swift were the Democratic nominee for president, how would she fare? Not well, it turns out. In a hypothetical three-way race among Swift, former President Donald Trump, and Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Trump would win in......
New Hampshire GOP Candidate For Governor Calls Maura Healey ‘Soft On Crime’
New Hampshire candidate for governor Kelly Ayotte called Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey “soft on crime” after police said a man driving a car with Massachusetts license plates robbed a mailman in southern New Hampshire. “Shocker: Mass. license plate involved in Nashua robbery,” Ayotte said on the social media platform widely known as Twitter on Wednesday,......
MassGOP Voices Support For Israel Amid Iranian Attacks
After Iran launched over 300 drones and missiles toward Israel last weekend, the Massachusetts Republican Party has been standing with Israel. “Israel has consistently expressed their desire for peace. Hamas holds the key to ending the loss of thousands of lives by releasing the Israeli hostages, yet they persist in refusal, only seeking one outcome:......
Most Massachusetts Residents Think Migrant Crisis Is A Serious Political Problem
The current migrant situation is viewed as either a crisis or a major problem by 67 percent of Massachusetts residents, according to a newly released MassInc poll. “These poll results come as no surprise,” MassGOP chairman Amy Carnevale said in a press release. “The Healey-Driscoll Administration, along with the Democratic supermajority in the legislature, have......
Feds Arrest Brazilian Man Charged With Raping A Minor In Massachusetts After Massachusetts State Court Doesn’t Honor Immigration Detainer
Federal immigration authorities say they recently arrested in Lowell a 20-year-old Brazilian man accused of raping a minor after a Milford District Court judge “failed to honor” a request to detain him. U.S. Border Patrol initially arrested the unnamed man July 28, 2021 along with his father and mother after they illegally entered Arizona from......
Massachusetts and Maine Get Two Extra Days To File Taxes
April 15 is usually tax day, but it’s not if you live in Maine or Massachusetts. That’s because the IRS has granted residents of those states two extra days to file both their state and federal income taxes, according to its web site. The reason? Two local holidays give Mainers and Bay Staters these extra......
Transgender Brookline High Track Runner Wins Girls’ 100-Meter Hurdle Event
A male won a girls’ track and field race in Massachusetts last week. Brookline High senior Chloe Barnes took first place in the 100-meter hurdle event against Newton North on Wednesday, April 10. Barnes ran the race in 15.6 seconds — a full 1.1 seconds better than the runner-up, according to Athletic.net. This dual meet......
GOP Challenger To Elizabeth Warren Calls Himself ‘Charlie Baker-Type’ Republican; Supports Abortion, Same-Sex Marriage
The leading funds-in-hand candidate among GOP contenders seeking to take on U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren this fall calls himself “a Charlie Baker-type” Republican and supports abortion and same-sex marriage. John Deaton, 56, a lawyer originally from Michigan, said he “doesn’t support any of the presidential candidates who are running,” including likely Republican nominee Donald Trump,......
MassGOP Chairman Lays Out Vision For The State
Massachusetts Republican Party chairman Amy Carnevale laid out her party’s vision for the future this past week. Carnevale did so in a press release issued by the MassGOP. Here is what she said: As the party moves forward, my focus and determination to secure victories have never been stronger. There’s a palpable shift in......
