A Northampton Democrat hoping to unseat one of the Senate's longest-serving lawmakers — its former president — plans to make her case by touting her local ties and a fresh perspective.
The mayor of Attleboro, Massachusetts is reveling in his city's location on the Rhode Island border, hoping that people in Rhode Island will come to Attleboro to buy marijuana when pot shops become legal in Massachusetts this summer.
Paul Heroux, a Democrat and a former state representative who was elected mayor last November, says he wants more than five recreational marijuana stores in Attleboro and maybe a lot more than that.
