After 37 years in the U.S. House, Democratic U.S. Rep. Edward Markey has now won a seat in the U.S. Senate.
These were the most read stories on MassLive.com yesterday. If you missed any of them, click on the links below to read them now. The most viewed item overall was the best of 2013 proms photo gallery, seen above.
1) Live updates: Massachusetts Special Election 2013 [MassLive.com staff]
2) White Hut in West Springfield, JM Curley in Boston make list of 33 best burgers in the country [Ray Kelly]
3) Democrat Edward Markey defeats Republican Gabriel Gomez in Massachusetts U.S. Senate race [Shira Schoenberg]
4) Jay Franklin gets 2½-year sentence in Westfield crash that killed Emily Savery [Buffy Spencer]
5) Emergency crews respond to swimmers in distress on Westfield River in West Springfield [The Republican Newsroom]