Boston mayoral election approaching, voters are focusing on the candidates and the key issues shaping the race.

Kraft, son of Patriots owner Robert Kraft, right now is fighting an admirable but likely futile battle to beat a powerful incumbent, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu.

Cats and their owners in Somerville, Mass., are participating in a mock election for Bike Path Mayor. Incumbent Mayor Berry and other felines are running campaigns that promise kibble, cat naps, and outdoor access.

A city councilor in Cambridge, Massachusetts will not run for re-election after being named as one of the alleged clients in a high-end brothel.Paul Toner annou

More than a quarter-century after voters revoked the right to vote from Bay Staters incarcerated on felonies, the Massachusetts body politic might be asked to revisit the topic.

A group of cats are campaigning for Bike Path Mayor in Somerville. One promises to “Make Cats Outside Again,” another is part of the Com-meow-nist Party.

City Council President Salem Derby will assume the role of interim mayor of Easthampton on Tuesday, July 15, following the resignation of Mayor Nicole LaChapelle.

Two years after saying she wouldn’t seek re-election, Easthampton, Mass. Mayor Nicole LaChapelle now plans to vacate 50 Payson Ave early. Ahead of her departure next week, she spoke with WAMC about her next role.

There are multiple protests, as well as a boycott, being planned for America’s birthday this year to protest President Donald Trump and his policies.