NORTHAMPTON—Amid an upheaval in Boston legislative seats, a new delegation took shape here and points north. All three of the Hampshire County-based seats were vacant due to retirements or death. The adjacent 1st Franklin, also picked a new rep along as did the region’s state
Sen. Gillett (Wikipedia) The last Senator for Massachusetts from Western Mass (the four westernmost counties if you think Worcester is Western) was Frederick Gillett. Prior to serving one term in the US Senate, Gillett represented the 2nd Massachusetts Congressional district, the same that Richard Neal
Senate Seal (wikipedia) With the 2012 campaign underway, albeit somewhat passively, it seems appropriate for us to begin looking into the races (and THE race) that will define the 2012 campaign. However, any discussion of Congressional races is up in the air pending redistricting, which
The late Ronald Reagan in 1982 (wikipedia) It seems fitting that the junior US Senator from our home state should have been sworn in so close to Ronald Reagan‘s birthday. In case you were unaware, Sunday would have been the 100th birthday of Ronald Reagan,