Fall River Fire Chief John Lynch speaks at a press conference about the city's Safe Stations program.

New Fall River fire station program seeing results

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Making of a mayor: Settling in at city halls, new mayors navigate ‘connecting phase’

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Frustration with ‘unwritten rules’ of redistricting

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South Hadley Town Hall.

As longtime managers retire, towns seek next generation of leaders

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A map showing the communities across Massachusetts with their own municipal light plants.

Environmental League targets muni light plants

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Local clerks face a deluge of vote-by-mail applications

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Diversity, and diversity data, elusive for cities and towns

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Two years in, pot biz adding up for municipalities

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Dracut hay harvest raises questions

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Rural communities say PILOT program is steering them in the wrong direction

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State, local governments facing their own labor squeeze

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Fitchburg policy highlights complexity of muni comms

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MA cities and towns struggling to enforce state's COVID restrictions

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Public meetings went virtual due to the pandemic. Should they stay that way?

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Some Gateway cities see crime drop amid pandemic

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Though underrepresented, women managers, administrators push forward

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