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By ALEXA LEWIS

Hunched against the cold in a warehouse filled with freshly picked vegetables, a farm laborer sat down for lunch. But her mind was somewhere else.“I’m feeling scared, because when I go out, I’m not feeling safe to walk to the supermarket. I’m worried...

By STEVE LeBLANC

BOSTON — Massachusetts voters said yes to auditing the Legislature and to giving union rights to drivers for ride-hailing companies like Uber and Lyft, but rejected a measure that would have allowed the use of certain plant-based psychedelics.Question...

By STEVE LeBLANC

BOSTON — U.S. Reps. James McGovern and Richard Neal easily won reelection on Tuesday, as Massachusetts Democrats maintained their hold on the state’s Congressional delegation.In addition to McGovern and Neal, two other incumbents fended off Republican...

By ZEKE MILLER, MICHELLE L. PRICE, WILL WEISSERT and JILL COLVIN

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump was elected the 47th president of the United States on Wednesday, an extraordinary comeback for a former president who refused to accept defeat four years ago, sparked a violent insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, was convicted...

By STEVE LeBLANC

BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts voters said yes to auditing the Legislature but rejected increasing the hourly wage for workers who collect tips.Those were among five measures on Tuesday’s ballot, including giving union rights to drivers for ride-hailing...

By CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY and ALI SWENSON

WASHINGTON (AP) — Election Day unfolded relatively smoothly as voters faced only scattered disruptions and delays after an election season marked by concerns over disinformation, foreign influence and threats to election workers and voting...

By COLIN A. YOUNG

Gov. Maura Healey cast her ballot at an Arlington elementary school Tuesday morning, and after dropping off Dunkin’ coffee and donuts for poll workers turned north to spend most of Election Day in her native — and more electorally active — New...

By ZICHANG LIU

Massachusetts voters will decide on Election Day whether ride-hailing drivers working for companies like Uber and Lyft should be allowed to unionize, an initiative that if approved would make Massachusetts the first state in the nation to grant such...

By EMILEE KLEIN

SPRINGFIELD — U.S. Rep. Richard Neal knows his accomplishments speak for themselves.As the former chair of the House Committee on Ways and Means and current ranking member, Neal helped pass the Inflation Reduction Act, Infrastructure Investment and...

By EMILEE KLEIN

SPRINGFIELD — Just as Nadia Milleron began to address the press on a recent afternoon, standing in front of bright yellow banners that read “Nadia Milleron for Congress,” the bells of the Springfield Courthouse rang out, as if announcing her campaign...

By ZEKE MILLER, MICHELLE L. PRICE, JILL COLVIN and JOSH BOAK

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Kamala Harris and Donald Trump showcased starkly different visions for the country Tuesday on abortion, immigration and American democracy as they met for the first time for perhaps their only debate before November’s presidential...

By STEVE PEOPLES and ZEKE MILLER

CHICAGO — Over and over, from the massive stage in the electric convention hall, the Democrats this week predicted that Kamala Harris would defeat Donald Trump. They described her as a historic figure, the embodiment of hope, “the president of...

By LIESEL NYGARD

Editor’s note: The Greenfield Recorder is publishing stories about what Franklin County residents can likely expect to see happening in their communities in 2024.Montague, Gill and Erving are ringing in the new year with wide-ranging plans that...