Michael Bissonnette
In November, 2005, Michael Bissonnette won a landslide victory over former Mayor Richard Goyette, just one week after Goyette was arrested on federal extortion charges.Bissonnette, a well-known local attorney, has been a member of the Democratic State Committee since...Mary Clare Higgins
Mary Clare Higgins, a Democrat, was elected to her first term as mayor of Northampton in November, 1999. An openly lesbian mayor, the city's first, Higgins was elected to a fifth two-year term in November, 2007. Before becoming mayor, Higgins worked in early...Mike Sullivan
Michael J. Sullivan, Jr. became Holyoke's mayor in 1999, defeating incumbent Mayor Daniel Szostkiewicz, whom Sullivan criticized for failing to deal with rampant corruption in the Holyoke Police Department and for allowing an expanded quarrying operation on Mt....Christine Forgey
Christine Forgey was elected Greenfield's first mayor in June, 2003. Her tenure has been marked by her heavy-handed but so far unsuccessful effort to clear the way for big-box retail development on the French King Highway.In 2004, in support of a non-binding...E-Edition
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