West Springfield Mayor Will Reichelt

In West Springfield, Massachusetts, a town council member is challenging the incumbent mayor seeking a third term. WAMC’s Pioneer Valley Bureau Chief James Paleologopoulos reports.

Expensive electric bills during the winter are nothing new in the Northeast, but residents across Massachusetts say they’re really feeling the burn this season – all just to keep the heat going. It’s enough to get state and local officials to call out utility companies as well as regulators who approved some of the most recent rate hikes.