When Alex Morse was elected mayor of Holyoke last year at age 22, it was big news: features on network telecasts, an invitation to the White House Christmas party. But it was bigger news last week when word leaked that he was considering a casino in town.
His Monday morning press conference was swarmed by news crews, politicians past and present, and hecklers who shouted, “You betrayed us,” and, “You lied” — rapt attention of the sort Morse had never drawn before.
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5 to 2 he doesn't get re-elected.