The Massachusetts Senate has approved a bill setting the state primary election date for September 1, 2026, in order to optimize voter participation and ensure compliance with state and federal

Polls open 7am-8pm in 18 communities including Somerville, Fall River, Northampton and Methuen as voters narrow fields for November's general election.

GOOD TUESDAY MORNING, MASSACHUSETTS. Voters in Chicopee, Gardner, Lawrence, Medford, Gloucester, Fall River all have elections today, as do people in some parts of Holyoke, Revere, Salem, Framingham, Methuen, Newburyport, Leominster, Malden and Chelsea.

While the Boston mayor's race may have gotten all the attention this summer, a half dozen other cities in Massachusetts are holding Sept. 16 preliminary elections to narrow down the final two candidates to be their next mayors.

Mail-in ballots will not be available in Lawrence for the upcoming election after the City Council voted last week to opt out of the program after a contentious hearing where supporters cited security concerns and critics warned about the potential impact on voters.

The largest immigrant community in Massachusetts is also being arrested in larger numbers since President Donald Trump took office. Fear is ricocheting through the community — even among those who once supported Trump during his election.

U.S. Representative Seth Moulton, a Democrat who has sometimes bucked his party's leadership, said he is considering a possible run for U.S. Senate in Massachusetts next year, setting up what could be a high-profile intra-party midterm contest against Senator Ed Markey.

The South Hadley man operated multiple websites claiming to be associated with the Democratic and Republican parties.