IS THE RACE ON? — Jamaica Plain Attorney Patrick Roath outraised Rep. Stephen Lynch. Roath pulled in $287,691, which includes ...

Patrick Roath is among scores of younger Democrats across the country who say the last election is proof their party desperately needs new ideas and new blood. But he faces a tough incumbent in next ...

Secretary of State Bill Galvin hasn’t officially said whether he’ll seek another term, but multiple #mapoli observers we ...

Flames roared through an assisted-living facility in Massachusetts, killing nine people and trapping residents inside, ...

Cats and their owners in Somerville, Mass., are participating in a mock election for Bike Path Mayor. Incumbent Mayor Berry ...

Twenty-year veteran New Bedford City Councilor Linda Morad has announced she will not be seeking re-election as ...

More than a quarter-century after Massachusetts voters rescinded incarcerated felons’ right to vote, there’s another effort ...

The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with ...

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

Cambridge City Councilor Paul Toner, who is accused of paying for commercial sex multiple times at a local brothel, announced ...

Voters on Tuesday rejected the implementation of 3A zoning, overturning multifamily housing overlay districts approved at the ...

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