On Wednesday morning, hours after notching a victory for a fourth consecutive term, Mayor Paul Coogan was back in his office surrounded by paperwork.

With a massive binder holding plans for the city parking garages, copies of department budgets, and plans for a new sensory park in front of him, Coogan also said this will be his last term occupying the sixth-floor corner office at Government Center. He will not run for a fifth term in 2027.

Coogan on Tuesday narrowly defeated a challenge from Gabriel “Boomer” Amaral, who has waged two unsuccessful City Council campaigns and has no previous political experience but came within 225 votes of winning. It was an exceptionally narrow victory for Coogan, who said he is nevertheless moving on and back to work.

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