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One-term incumbent Mayor Gina-Louise Sciarra, of Northampton, is facing Dan Breindel, David Dombrowski and Jillian Duclos in Tuesday's preliminary election. The top-two finishers will advance to November's general election.

The country's top track and field athletes are competing in Eugene, Ore., over the next several days — running, jumping and throwing for a chance to represent the U.S. in this year's summer Olympics.

Ever since he took second place in a junior-division Pillsbury Bake-Off, Greg Patent has loved baking. Now he's collected recipes and lore from two centuries of American bakers in a new cookbook, Baking in America.

The appointment of the first Black American sergeant-at-arms for the House comes as Congress works to overhaul its security procedures in the aftermath of the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

DISTANCE LEARNING ONLINEAs schools and students, families and educators adapt to the current health crisis, NEPM — in partnership with the Massachusetts…

Ballot Question 5 in Massachusetts would increase the hourly pay of tipped workers to the state's $15 an hour minimum. Right now, state law requires employers to pay at least $6.75 an hour. Supporters say the proposal would allow workers to have a more predictable wage. Opponents say it is likely to increase the price of going out to dinner and reduce tipping.

The economic fallout from COVID-19 hit communities of color hard. One official leading the federal response is Labor Department Chief Economist Janelle Jones, the first Black woman in that post.

It shimmies. It shakes. It glides down your throat to evoke memories of a cool treat on summer evenings or ease the sting after a tonsillectomy. Many a Boomer may have thought it was a thing of the past, but there's still room for Jell-O.

The documents in the Pentagon Papers told how U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War was built up steadily by political leaders and top military brass who were overconfident about U.S. prospects.

After two recent attacks on the U.S. Capitol — Jan. 6 and the breach last week when a man rammed a barrier, killing an officer — a debate over fencing and stepped up security is front and center.