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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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[UPDATED Tuesday, March 5, 10:23 a.m.] Twelve Charlestown residents will be representing the community at the Massachusetts Democratic Party’s 2013 Platform Convention on Saturday, J...

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Sen. Scott Brown is reportedly en route from Washington D.C. to Boston in order to make it for tonight's debate versus Democratic challenger Elizabeth Warren, after speculation that he ma...

Credit Senator Scott Brown

UPDATE, 4 p.m.: Senator Scott Brown has boarded a plane and is en route to Boston. He will be at tonight's debate. Original post: Incumbent Senator Scott Brown may not make it to ton...

Credit Katie Curley-Katzman

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 ...