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GOOD MORNING, MASSACHUSETTS.
INAUGURATION DAY A new era of American politics will begin today when President-elect Joe Biden takes the oath of office. The inauguration will be like no other: It will happen in the wake of insurrection in Washington, and amid a pandemic that has killed 400,000 people in the United States.
BROCKTON After leading the Brockton City Council for a year amid a pandemic that presented many challenges, Ward 7 Councilor Shirley Asack has virtually turned over her gavel.
Councilor-at-large Winthrop Farwell Jr. officially became the city council president on Monday evening, two weeks after his colleagues selected him to lead the body in a private caucus.
Farwell was named the president by a 9-2 vote, with Councilors-at-large Tina Cardoso and Moises Rodrigues abstaining. It s a privilege and honor to serve as council president, Farwell said. This is one of the times in your life you wish your mom and dad were around to see that maybe that mischievous little kid that they had to try to corral actually had some degree of success.