Super PAC Jumps Into 2021 MA Municipal Races: Patch PM

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.

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Tuesday's Other Top Stories

School 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 it

A 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.