Western Massachusetts Politics

Berkshires would lose a House seat, Senate districts shift eastward

Voters in three western Massachusetts cities are guaranteed to elect new mayors Tuesday. Incumbent mayors are not on the ballots tomorrow in the cities of…

Chelsea Kline, a political newcomer, now appears all but guaranteed to succeed Stan Rosenberg in the Massachusetts Senate. Kline, a Democrat from…

Colleagues and constituents are mourning the sudden death of a long-time state legislator from western Massachusetts. Northampton State Rep. Peter Kocot,…