WBUR TODAY: A mayoral recall effort begins
❤️ Donate Thursday, October 22, 2026 🌤️ Partly cloudy, with a high near 60. Good Morning Boston, The New England Patriots have a little 1986 rematch tonight in Chicago on Thursday Night Football. While Amazon's Prime Video has the national broadcast, you can still watch locally on WCVB and WMUR . But first, the news: Recall me maybe: Facing criminal charges at both the state and federal level, Lawrence Mayor Brian DePeña has reiterated that he will not resign from office. But now, a citizen-initiated effort is underway to put his future up to a vote. As WBUR's Kevin Vu reports from Lawrence , a recall effort is officially moving forward, after city officials certified more than 100 signatures needed to start the process. It comes a day after the Lawrence City Council passed a resolution Tuesday night declaring "no confidence" in DePeña. "He's a person that is managing $400 million a year in the city, and people don't trust him," Sarah Perez, a ...