MAYORS

Municipal elections in Westfield are non partisan, but 63-year-old Mayor Michael McCabe lists himself as a Republican, according to the Massachusetts Office of Campaign and Political Finance. His opponent, 39-year-old Andrew Mullen is a Democrat, and has no record of donations or expenditures.

Western Mass voters head to the polls Nov. 4 as mayoral races heat up in Easthampton, Northampton, Westfield, West Springfield, and North Adams. We break down the contenders.

Early voting in Northampton’s local election is underway with ballots being cast before the general election next week. The city’s mayoral candidates are taking on major issues this season, like the city budget, education, and downtown development.

We speak with North Adams mayoral candidate Sean Berglund, take a tour of Pittsfield Cemetery with the Berkshire Historical Society and chat with band The Autumn Defense.

We talk to the final candidate in our Northampton mayoral race marathon, Jillian Duclos, chat with hosts of BPR Jim Braude and Margery Eagan before they visit the 413 and taste wines with NEPM's own Nirvani Williams.

We speak with the third candidate running for mayor in Northampton, Dan Breindel, in our series leading up to the preliminary elections next week. Plus, we speak with local author Jeanne Birdsall about her new book and McGovern with Rep. Jim McGovern.

We speak to David Dombrowski, candidate for the 2026 Northampton mayoral race, learn about a new opera exploring the boundaries between humanity and AI and speak with actors of movie "Psycho Beach Party" before their screening at The Triplex Cinema.

We begin our conversations with the Northampton mayoral candidates ahead of the primary elections with Mayor Gina-Louise Sciarra and talk to comedian Daniel Shar's show, "Near Sex for Work."

The former city council president is looking ahead at his plans for the next three months on the job.

A city councilor in Northampton, Mass., who was recently reprimanded or "censured" by fellow councilors said she was taking care of her constituents.