Super PAC Jumps Into 2021 MA Municipal Races: Patch PM

Framingham MA

26 October, 2021

2:44 PM

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MASSACHUSETTS — It's Tuesday, Oct. 26. Here's what you should know this afternoon: A super PAC affiliated with Gov. Charlie Baker is involved in local elections (again).A mask mandate for schools in Massachusetts will last into 2022. A local high school employee is on leave after using a racial slur in an email. Scroll down for more on those and other stories Patch has been covering in Massachusetts today. Today's Top Story: Super PAC is back The Mass Majority PAC first emerged in the 2019 municipal races to back a number of moderate and right-leaning candidates across the state. The PAC is back in 2021, pouring money into campaigns for mayor and city council in Worcester, Framingham and Marlborough. The PAC raised close to $1 million in recent money, much of it from top corporate leaders in the state. Read more Like this article? Sign up for our newsletter and get it delivered every weekday. It's free! Tuesday's Other Top StoriesSchool Mask Mandate Extended Into January: The mask mandate will be in effect will stay for all K-12 public schools through at least Jan. 15. Nor'easter: Wayland Cancels Town Flu Clinic Due To Weather: The Wednesday event was scheduled to happen during the tail end of a wet, windy storm hitting the area. Turkey Giveaway In Framingham Benefits Families In Need: Cynthia MacLean, who was crowned Mrs. Framingham in 2021, is sponsoring the giveaway. Concord-Carlisle High School Employee On Leave After Racial Slur: An email from the high school says an employee is accused of using the N-word while coaching in another district. They Said It "Best day of my life." A tweet by ex-New England Patriots player Patrick Chung right before he was arrested on Sunday. In case you missed itA candidate for the Braintree school committee and a former teacher at Braintree High School said he has been visited twice by the FBI since participating in the Jan. 6 rally in support of President Donald Trump that turned violent as some attendees stormed the Capitol.