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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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Campaign donations — and where they came from — provided the most electric moments of Wednesday's debate among the three candidates hoping to represent Peabody on Beacon Hill. The Re...

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It was a big week in the race for U.S. Senate, with both Republican and Democratic candidates facing off for the first time in a debate Wednesday night.  Candidates in the Apr...

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  Mandatory minimum sentence laws remain popular on Beacon Hill. Just last summer, the state passed the so-called "three strikes" bill, which Gov. Deval Patrick signed despite reserv...

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Over the past week, Republican candidates in the race for U.S. Senate met face to face for the first time to talk issues and make themselves known in the race for U.S. Senate, while their...