This week, I voted by mail. For the first time in my life, since I cast my first vote 28 years ago, I did not vote for the Republican. Despite being a proud member of the Grand Old Party since I could vote, I found myself compelled by my conscience to reject my party’s presidential nominee.

In addition to casting ballots for the next President of the United States, millions of Massachusetts voters are being asked to decide on five ballot questions that span a wide range of issues.

Voters don't have to wait until Election Day to cast their ballot, as early in-person voting is allowed in Massachusetts.

Ballot Question 1, if approved, would grant the state auditor the authority to review legislators’ documents and accounts.

Massachusetts voters can begin casting early ballots in person on Saturday, joining the hundreds of thousands who have already begun submitting their ballots by mail.

Early voting in Massachusetts for this year’s elections started on Saturday. This period for in-person voting runs until Nov. 1. Other dates to keep in mind are the voter registration deadline, which is Oct.

The 2024 presidential election is fast approaching and Massachusetts residents can begin casting early ballots in person this weekend.

Democrat Jonathan Zlotnik is seeking a seventh term in the Massachusetts House of Representatives, representing the 2nd Worcester District. The district includes Ashburnham, Gardner, Templeton and part of Winchendon. Zlotnik is facing a challenge from Republican Bruce Chester. Both men live in Gardner.

Voters in Arizona and Massachusetts are set to decide whether employers should be able to continue to pay tipped workers such as servers and bartenders a lower minimum wage than non-tipped workers.

But first, we’re diving into rising costs for consumers despite a strong economy, and how expensive it is to live in Ma$$achu$ett$. Former president Donald Trump laced into Vice President Kamala Harris and other Democrats in a pointed and at times bitter speech as he headlined the annual Al Smith charity dinner in New York.