The Berkshire Eagle reports on the upset at the opposite end of the state:
After an historic 26-year reign, John Barrett III — the state’s longest serving mayor — has lost his title. And voters in North Adams — some of whom have known no other mayor in their lifetimes — will have a new corner officeholder when he takes the oath in January: Mayor Richard Alcombright.
Barrett, in pursuit of his 14th two-year term, lost to Alcombright, the city councilor who mounted an aggressive, popular campaign that struck a chord of change with city voters.