Election season is here in Fall River, with residents preparing to narrow down four candidates for mayor to the top two. But what can the next mayor expect out of the job? And does everyone grasp the responsibility involved?

According to former mayor Ed Lambert, candidates have to expect “busy days, and many times busy nights — and through the night.”

To former mayor Will Flanagan, “it was almost being a parent.”

“You were the father of the city. You had a responsibility to make sure the city was reaching its fullest potential and to keep the city safe and healthy,” Flanagan said.

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