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According to the latest statistics released by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health’s, Weapon Related Injury Surveillance System, gun-related homicides are up by 100 percent, and...

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Election day is quickly approaching. We watch commercials, listen to speeches and watch the news—but do we really know what candidate best matches our  positions? A website launched ...

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If you could ask the Fourth Congressional District candidates one question, what would it be? Democrat Joe Kennedy III and Republican Sean Bielat will join Patch this week for two se...

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Local Republican and Democratic Party members from across Massachusetts discussed the Oct. 3 presidential debate between President Barack Obama and Gov. Mitt Romney live in our chat room ...

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Massachusetts Democrats got more of a confidence boost out of their party conventions than Republicans did: that's the major finding from Red and Blue Commonwealth surveys sent out to ...