Thomas Hoye

A sleepy mayor's race all of a sudden has come alive.

The polls are open until 8 pm and the weather is perfect so there is no excuse not to vote.

Mashpee Wampanoag tribe and Taunton city officials on Monday touted the economic benefits of a $500 million casino the tribe hopes to build in the southeastern Massachusetts city. Mayor Thomas Hoye said the city would see at least $8 million annually from casino revenues and have the casino operator subsidize dozens of new police and firefighter jobs, not to mention provide thousands of local jobs