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Monday's election in Fairhaven saw residents voting on members of various boards, and one of the boards all together. While incumbent Robert Hobson and Dan Freitas were elected to the Board of Public Works, that still didn't guarantee their positions...

Fall River Mayor Will Flanagan may have an advantage on December's recall election ballot.

Voters have approved a ballot question that supporters say will give Massachusetts the nation's strongest requirement for providing paid sick time to workers.

Ever walk into a polling booth and know who you're planning to vote for but have no idea what the questions on the ballot are referring to?

A new fund dedicated to preserving historical buildings and city parks could soon be a reality.

The Massachusetts State Primary Election will be held on Tuesday, September 9, 2014 and the New Bedford Elections Commission has announced that absentee ballots for this election are now available through the Elections Office at New Bedford City Hall ...

Supporters of ballot questions that would raise the minimum wage, create a statewide earned sick time policy and update the state's bottle deposit law say they've delivered more than enough certified signatures to put the issues before voters next year...

Supporters looking to get several questions on next year's state ballot have until Wednesday night to turn in signatures. State Representative Geoff Diehl is working to let the public decide if the state's gas tax should be tied to the rate of inflation...

Ensuring efficiency in a hospital is key to the best of care, and the Massachusetts Nurses Association is trying to help that initiative along. MNA representatives will be at the Buttonwood Senior Center Thursday, collecting signatures to get the Patient Safety Act on the 2014 ballot...

Fourteen ballot questions for 2014 have been approved by Attorney General Martha Coakley.