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Michelle Wu, the first woman and person of color elected to be mayor of Boston, was sworn in on Tuesday, the latest historic achievement for the former city councilor in her adoptive city. Wu took the oath of office flanked by her two children and her husband, vowing to “faithfully and impartially discharge and perform all the duties incumbent on…

A City Council race in Maine’s largest city that was decided via a random drawing has moved onto its next low tech phase, a hand recount. Brandon Mazer and Roberto Rodriguez were the top two finishers in a Portland City Council race that was supposed to be determined via ranked choice voting. However, when the ranked ballots were counted,...

The unofficial results from Tuesday night’s Boston preliminary mayoral and city council elections were finally released Wednesday morning, a full 14 hours after the polls closed. The issue, Boston’s election commissioner said, was that approximately 7,000 ballots were received inside 22 drop boxes around the city close to 8 p.m. Tuesday, when polls officially closed. Election officials said they didn’t…

Danny and Tony Damian of Baldwin Park were both active in the community. After putting off vaccination, Tony died due to COVID-19. Now Danny is advocating for others to get vaccinated.

Tito Jackson, the former Boston City Council member who lost to Martin Walsh in the 2017 mayoral election, has formally endorsed Kim Janey in this year’s race for mayor. Jackson, who was among the city’s Black leaders who appeared in Janey’s launch video back in April, plans to join Janey on Thursday night for a campaign event, although further...

Police in Brockton, Massachusetts, are investigating a possible hate crime after jugs of urine with degrading and racist messages were left in a family’s driveway.

A mother whose child was yanked from her arms at the hands of NYPD officers in Brooklyn has been awarded a $625,000 settlement from the city

Boston’s mayor has approved an overhaul of the city’s marijuana business review process meant to boost the involvement of minority entrepreneurs in Massachusetts’ burgeoning pot industry. The ordinance signed by Democratic Mayor Marty Walsh Tuesday calls for the creation of an independent Cannabis Board.

Boston is overhauling its marijuana licensing process to boost involvement of minority entrepreneurs in Massachusetts’ burgeoning pot industry. The City Council on Wednesday approved an ordinance calling for the creation of an independent Cannabis Board to oversee local approval of marijuana businesses.

The Baker administration’s vape sales ban will be lifted for medical marijuana patients beginning at noon.

Embattled Fall River Mayor Jasiel Correia has lost his re-election campaign, according to the unofficial results of Tuesday’s race. Paul Coogan, a member of the school committee in the Massachusetts city, received 10,653 votes against Correia’s 1,002, according to the Fall River Board of Election Commissioners. There were 1,756 votes for write-in candidates, and the results will not be made...

Sleeping on public sidewalks or streets may soon not be an option for homeless people in Las Vegas, NBC News reports. On Nov. 6, the City Council is slated to vote on an ordinance that would make it illegal to camp or sleep on the streets in parts of the city. Drafted in September, the ordinance would make it a...

The city of Dallas honored legendary Dallas Mavericks star Dirk Nowitzki Wednesday when they renamed a street in front of the American Airlines Center in his honor.

Former U.S. Rep John Conyers, who represented part of the city of Detroit for more than 50 years, has died at the age of 90.

Former U.S. Rep. John Conyers, one of the longest-serving members of Congress whose resolutely liberal stance on civil rights made him a political institution in Washington and back home in Detroit despite several scandals, has died. He was 90. Conyers, among the high-profile politicians topped by sex harassment allegations in 2017, died at his home on Sunday, said Detroit police...

New York City lawmakers moved a step closer to closing Rikers Island, a massive jail complex notorious for violence and dysfunction that is increasingly seen as a relic.

Embattled Fall River Mayor Jasiel Correia has announced that he is taking a leave of absence and suspending his campaign for re-election.

Embattled Fall River Mayor Jasiel Correia, who faces several federal charges following his two arrests within a year, is taking leave from his job and will “forgo” his campaign for reelection, he announced Tuesday. The City Council president will handle the duties of the mayor, Correia said, in front of the active construction of a $300 million new high school....

The city of Charlottesville is preparing to appeal its defeat in a lawsuit over two Confederate monuments.

Stephen and Tabitha King are ready for the next chapter for their Victorian mansion that stands behind a wrought iron gate festooned with winged creatures and spiderwebs. The authors want to transform the home where they raised their children in Bangor, Maine, into the location for Stephen King’s personal archives. A guest house they own next door would host writers...