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The City Council candidate who lost by one vote could end up serving in a temporary post-election spot.

By WHAV Staff | Sen. Diana DiZoglio with Michael Smolak. (Courtesy photograph.) Michael Smolak, right, recently hosted a Merrimack Valley Chamber of Commerce networking event. He is pictured with Chamber Vice President Michael Bevilacqua. (Courtesy photograph) Michael Smolak of North Andover’s Smolak Farms received special honors last Thursday within the Senate chambers at the State House. Sen. Diana DiZoglio, seated in the Senate president’s chair, read a resolution she filed commending S...

Myna-Anaistazsa Desmarais Myna-Anaistazsa Desmarais is a Fall River resident and a student at Bridgewater State University.  As a longtime Fall River resident, and current social work student at Bridgewater University, I am compelled to alert the community to an important policy issue. Raising the juvenile jurisdiction age provides youth offenders with the best treatment possible for rehabilitation. Although youth offenders should be held accountable for their crimes, the consequences shoul...