A flurry of endorsements, if not a slurry, while Somerville Democrats say “dark money” is suddenly in use in a race and an incumbent says she’s been smeared as an “incumbent.”

Somerville Democrats ended their weeklong voting on endorsements for the city’s district-level races; and challenger Daniel Lander gets a big endorsement too.

MacKay voting record evidence answers allegations, a Decker birthday party fundraiser, three officials flip to Lander and Barber scores an endorsement from the state senator she seeks to replace.

Nine candidates running to represent Somerville, Cambridge, Medford and Winchester gather under roof, Hopcroft withdraws and more from the campaign trail.