Jim Phillips

A court hearing to determine whether there should be a new Board of Health election in Fairhaven will likely wrap up Tuesday  or Wednesday. 

Incumbant Peter De Terra was the declared winner by one vote back in April, following a recount

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A new poll shows Democrat Edward Markey winning the backing of 48 percent of voters compared with 41 percent for Republican Gabriel Gomez as the state's special U.S. Senate election heads into its final two weeks.

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Two "historic" votes Monday by the Fairhaven Board of Selectman and the Board of Health concering the town's wind turbines. 

Because of a flood of complaints about noise from the turbines, the Board of Health voted to shut down the turbines at night, from 7pm to 7am, effective immediately. 

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Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts is calling on Congress to take steps to prevent interest rates on student loans from doubling on July 1st. 

Warren says Senate Republicans have so far blocked legislation that would allow interest rates on Stafford Loans to remain at 3.4%.�

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President Obama insists classified intelligence gathering has been fully authorized by Congress. 

In a news conference in San Jose, Obama said, quote,  "Nobody is listening to your telephone calls

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Authorities in Texas now believe a pregnant actress who told FBI agents that her husband had mailed letters tainted with ricin had really carried out the scheme herself.
 
    The letters were sent to President Barack Obama and to New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, and to his gun-control group in Washington

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This weekend's Day of Portugal celebration kicked off Thursday night with a flag raising ceremony outside New Bedford City Hall. 

One of the speakers was State Rep. Antonio Cabral.  He leads a Day of Portugal ceremony each year at the State House in Boston

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Cancer survivors will be in the spotlight Friday night and Saturday at the annual Relay For Life at Paul Walsh Field in New Bedford. 

The event is sponsored by the American Cancer Society. 

Ana Costa is a cancer survivor and organizer of the Relay For Life

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An 18 year old New Bedford man is charged with robbing a second hand store Wednesday night, and getting away with a pair of sneakers. 

According to Det. Lt. John Chaves, Edwin Rosado  entered the store at 1857 Acushnet Avenue, and asked an employee for $10

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A Massachusetts business group is strongly backing the Cape Wind offshore wind project, after two other business groups recently attacked the project in newspaper ads.
 
    The Alliance for Business Leadership called Cape Wind ``an historic opportunity'' in a statement Wednesday

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