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Handful of Mass. cities to elect new mayors this year Katie Lannan BOSTON — Boston Mayor Martin Walshs status as labor secretary nominee for the forthcoming Biden administration means the states largest city will likely have a new mayor a year from now, and its not the only one. While Walshs expected departure for the national stage creates the most high-profile opening, a handful of other mayors have also announced plans to move on instead of running for re-election this year, setting up ope...

Boston Mayor Martin Walshs status as labor secretary nominee for the forthcoming Biden administration means the states largest city will likely have a new mayor a year from now, and

Boston Mayor Martin Walsh's status as labor secretary nominee for the forthcoming Biden administration means the state's largest city will likely have a new mayor a year from now, and it's not the only one.

Go Straight To September: Expect Special Boston Mayoral Election To Be Waived City Hall and a pedestrian reflected in a puddle on City Hall Plaza. Boston Globe/Boston Globe via Getty Images By Adam Reilly, Mike Deehan, and Peter Kadzis January 14, 2021 Boston will be able to skip special elections and proceed directly to Septembers non-partisan primary and Novembers final contest, officials on Beacon Hill and at City Hall have told GBH News. Gov. Charlie Baker, who has the fi...

Judge approves gas settlement for locals By Jill Harmacinski jharmacinski@andovertownsman.com Jan 7, 2021 Jan 7, 2021 In March 2020, just as the COVID-19 pandemic was emerging, the $143 million class action settlement for the Merrimack Valley gas disaster was approved. Superior Court Judge James Lang signed off on the settlement, which was aimed at compensating victims for everything from lost property to emergency lodging, to spoiled food, mental hardship and more. The ...

The coming of the new year carries at least one sign of progress: Vaccines have arrived. As of Thursday, Massachusetts has administered 78,643 potentially life-saving doses.

Tucked into the roughly $900 billion coronavirus relief package that Congress passed late Monday is a gas pipeline safety provision that U.S. Sen. Edward Markey has been trying to get enacted for two years. Markeys Leonel Rondon Pipeline Safety Act, which is named for the 18-year-old man who was killed as a result of the explosions and fires that rocked Lawrence, Andover and North Andover on Sept. 13, 2018, his office said. "The passage of this legislation is a critical step in ensuring that we...

Lawrence Mayor Daniel Rivera in his City Hall office. (Jesse Costa/WBUR) Lawrence Mayor Dan Rivera has set his resignation date for Jan. 8. That means the city of Lawrence must now hold a special election. The city council would need to hold a special election within 90 days of Rivera stepping down, according to city ordinances. The winner of the election would serve the remainder of Riveras term. However, the city council may seek to bypass the special election with permission from the state....

UpdatedFri, Dec 11, 2020 at 3:52 pm ET Reply Wilmington police encouraged drivers to avoid the Concord Street area Thursday due to backups. (Shutterstock) WILMINGTON, MA — Its Friday, Dec. 11. Heres what Patch has been covering in the Merrimack Valley and across Massachusetts today. Wilmington police warned of traffic backups around the award-winning Concord Street light display after the display won ABCs "Great Christmas Light Fight" Wednesday. This is not the first year the display has cau...

Reply Mayor Dan Rivera speaks, with Gov. Charlie Baker behind him, in the wake of the 2018 Merrimack Valley gas explosions. ( (Jenna Fisher/Patch) LAWRENCE, MA — Lawrence Mayor Dan Rivera was named the new CEO of MassDevelopment, the agency said Thursday. Gov. Charlie Baker nominated Rivera and the agencys board voted unanimously to confirm him at their meeting Thursday. The Democratic mayor, an ally of the Republican governor, will succeed Lauren Liss as CEO of the semi-public development an...