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In a decisive victory, the ballot question asking voters to double the length of the mayoral term was supported by 68 percent of voters. In Tuesday's races, incumbent Ward 4 Councilor Brian Palmucci rolled past challenger Michael Healy, taking 80 percent of the votes. In the citywide school committee race, newcomer Noel DiBona won a seat by topping the ticket, winning 30 percent of the vote. Incumbents Anne Mahoney and Barbara Isola took the other two seats, while incumbent Emily Lebo lost her seat.

House lawmakers on Wednesday will consider a comprehensive reform of the state’s welfare system as the state grapples with stagnant unemployment and a spike in homelessness that has policymakers searching for ways to get the poor off public assistance and into more stable employment.

News on Charlie Trotter, Chris Christie and Rob Ford.

Quincy City Clerk Joseph Shea said voter turnout has been slightly higher than expected as of 2 p.m. today, as residents decide two contested races and three ballot questions in the city election.

State Rep. Bruce Ayers, D-Quincy, has renewed his efforts to shut down the Long Island bridge by trying to halt the city of Boston’s latest plans to repair the structure.

A hiker found bones in the woods off of East Street near the East Bridgewater town line Monday morning, police said.

The polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday in Quincy, Weymouth, Braintree and Randolph. In Quincy, where there are more ballot questions than races, City Clerk Joseph Shea is expecting a voter turnout of 20 to 22 percent.

About 20 parking spaces at the new East Bridgewater Junior-Senior High School are “Reserved for low emitting & fuel efficient vehicles,” according to signs posted at those parking spaces. The parking spaces serve as an incentive for members of the school community to drive fuel-efficient cars, officials said.

Her late grandfather’s World War II scrapbook led Julie White to new discoveries about Jack Knight’s role running a rest camp for U.S. soldiers in Italy in 1944-45. The Watertown resident says the knowledge helps ‘complete the circle’ her mother began.

A recent discovery in a basement of a Holbrook home has turned a new spotlight on the young paratrooper who died when he was only 19 years old.