Boson, Massachusetts

As with almost every holiday there is a controversy across the city of Boson, and positions have been announced at Boson City Hall. This is about Halloween, but not about Storm Trooper costumes or kids not being allowed to be super heroes or other characters of color.  The issue is the size of the candy handed out as some kids went door-to-door for traditional 'trick-or-treat.' Mayor Welsh has been famous since he was a city councilor from the wealthy neighborhood of Pleasant Valley for his handing out full sized candy bars in an array of brands.  When some pointed out that Marty Welsh was 'buying votes' he retorted that, 'these kids don't vote.'   By now, of course, many of those kids from a decade or more ago are of voting age, and the mayor does have a good reputation in his base neighborhood of Pleasant Valley. The west side of neighborhood of Pleasant Valley, in Boson, Mass, is lined with large stately homes, brick and stone exemplar