Massachusetts had some noteworthy political occurrences in 2022.
It elected Maura Healey as its governor. Its voters backed an initiative 52 percent to 48 percent to create a 9 percent state income tax on income exceeding $1 million per year. And liberal Republican state representative Lenny Mirra of Georgetown lost his re-election bid by one vote to Kristin Kassner (D-Ipswich) in the Second Essex District.
For nearly 1,700 years, New Year's Eve in the Roman Catholic Church has been the feast of St. Sylvester, after a fourth century pope. Someday, it will also be the feast of St. Benedict XVI.
The former Joseph Ratzinger died this morning, at age 95.
