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By MARY BYRNE

GREENFIELD — A race is shaping up for the corner office at City Hall after Mayor Roxann Wedegartner announced her candidacy for reelection on Monday in a bid to make up for the time the COVID-19 pandemic “robbed” from her first term.Running for a...

By BELLA LEVAVI

HEATH — This year’s annual town election features a new candidate running for Selectboard, as well as contested races for constable and a two-year Planning Board position.Polls will be open at the Heath Municipal Building on Friday, May 5, from noon...

By BELLA LEVAVI

HAWLEY — Wayne Lemoine and Ashley Harrison have stepped up to be write-in candidates for a three-year assessor position in this year’s annual town election. Polls will be open at the Town Office on Monday, May 1, from 11:45 a.m. to 7 p.m. There will...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

ERVING — A contested School Committee race highlights an otherwise uncontested ballot for this year’s annual town election.Polls will be open on Monday, May 1, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. at Town Hall.Mark Blatchley, who served on the Erving School...

MONROE — There are seven positions for which there are no candidates on Monday’s annual town election ballot, and three positions that have incumbents running for reelection. The positions with candidates on the ballot are: ■Selectboard/Planning...

By DOMENIC POLI

NEW SALEM — There are no contested races in Monday’s annual town election, but voters will usher in a new Selectboard member.Polls will be open at Town Hall from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.SelectboardRichard Taupier is running for a two-year Selectboard seat...

BERNARDSTON — There are no contested races on Monday’s annual town election ballot, and two seats for which no one is running.Polls will be open at Town Hall from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Positions on the ballot are as follows:■Assessor, one seat with a...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

LEVERETT — A legislative petition seeking to allow permanent non-citizen residents in Leverett to help make local government decisions, a requirement that all future Town Meeting sessions begin with an acknowledgment of the community’s Indigenous...

By CHRIS LARABEE

DEERFIELD — While every race in the May 1 town election is uncontested, residents will have a chance to elect a new Deerfield School Committee member.With School Committee member Ken Cuddeback choosing not run for reelection after more than 30 years...

By CHRIS LARABEE

WHATELY — Residents will have a chance to decide who will finish a remaining two-year town clerk term at this year’s election following the resignation of current Town Clerk Amy Schrader, who was recently appointed treasurer/collector.Due to longtime...

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE — In consideration of voter turnout, the Selectboard opted this week to make an adjustment to election polling hours following a recommendation from Town Clerk Nancy Blackmer.Blackmer went before the board Wednesday to suggest elections be held...

By MAX BOWEN

ATHOL — Louis Marino, a lifelong Republican turned Libertarian, is hoping to unseat U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren in the next election.Marino, of Athol, announced his candidacy at the Unified Libertarians of Massachusetts convention earlier this month....

By MARY BYRNE

GREENFIELD — Precinct 3 Councilor Virginia “Ginny” DeSorgher has announced she is running for mayor in the upcoming election, making her the first candidate who has officially announced their candidacy.“Greenfield is at a turning point,” DeSorgher...

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE — The 2023 Annual Town Meeting will be called to order by Matthew Fortier.The town’s health agent ran uncontested for moderator and won with 164 votes in Monday’s election. He replaces Christopher Woodcock, who decided not to seek reelection to...

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE — There are no contested races in Monday’s annual town election.Of the 15 municipal positions that are up for grabs, nine have candidates running — but there is no race in which the number of contestants outweighs the number of slots. Polls...

By BELLA LEVAVI

CHARLEMONT — William Harker won a five-month term on the Selectboard during Tuesday’s special election, earning six more votes than challenger Robert Handsaker.“I’ve been in this town since 1944. I’m just trying to help the board out,” Harker, 86,...

By DOMENIC POLI

CHARLEMONT — The three candidates vying for two Selectboard seats made their appeals to the public on Wednesday evening in a lightly attended meet-and-greet at Hawlemont Regional School.Robert Handsaker and William Harker are competing for the...

By CHRIS LARABEE

CONWAY — Voters opted for a new face in town government in Thursday’s election, choosing political newcomer Christopher Waldo to join the Selectboard.Waldo, 42, earned a three-year term on the Selectboard with 190 votes to Fire Chief Robert Baker’s...

Editor’s note: This questionnaire was completed by Susan Hollins, one of five candidates on the ballot for three School Committee seats with four-year terms in the Nov. 2 election. Look for more questionnaires from City Council and School Committee...

By JOSHUA SOLOMON

GREENFIELD — The former superintendent is running for re-election, aspiring to move from a two-year term to a four-year term on the Greenfield School Committee.Susan Hollins is the current head of the policy subcommittee, an influential group that has...