Election notes: What if they gave an election and nobody came?

David Bernstein ponders this fall's low-key municipal elections: Will we break 2007's record low turnout of under 14%?

One place where the turnout might be higher is District 3 in Dorchester, where seven people want to replace Maureen Feeney. The Bay State Banner surveys the crowd.

Mike Ball reports that even a veteran pol like City Council President Steve Murphy takes time off from politicking - in Ball's case, at his son's wedding.