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Fairhaven's only contested race during Monday's election saw newcomer Cameron Durant defeat former BPW member and selectman Geoffery Haworth for the open Board of Public Works seat. Since incumbent Jarrod Lussier had withdrawn his name from the race, the two candidates were both write-in's on the ballot...

The town of Acushnet now has a selectman with a stance on the controversial LNG facility. Challenger Roger Cabral won Monday night's town election by a landslide against incumbent selectman Garry Rawcliffe, 709 votes to 419. Cabral previously criticized the Board of Selectmen for not coming out against the potential LNG plant in Acushnet...

NEW BEDFORD - The field of six candidates vying for the vacant Ward 3 city council seat has been whittled down to two, Hugh Dunn and Bethany Ann Fautuex, after Tuesday's primary.

After next week, the Dartmouth Police Department will find out if they get a new home or not. Project officials and Police Station Committee members spoke during Monday's select board meeting hoping to clear up any remaining questions on the $15-million dollar building, and to make a final push for voters to support the debt exemption ballot question on April 4...

NEW BEDFORD - Tuesday is election day in New Bedford. The day will begin with six candidates for the vacant Ward Three City Council seat, and end with just two. Election Commissioner Maria Tomasia tells WBSM News it's a simple one-column ballot for voters in Ward Three, and all you have to do is choose one candidate...

NEW BEDFORD - Despite nearly an hour of discussion, the city council did not take a vote on appointing a new harbormaster Thursday evening.

NEW BEDFORD - Four of the six candidates for Ward 3 city councilor gathered for a community forum at the Painters/Greater Southeastern Massachusetts Labor Council office Tuesday evening.

With Dartmouth's town election a month away, the Police Station Committee held their final presentation Monday night for a joint Select Board/Finance Committee meeting. Project officials discussed the overall project, and changes made since hearing from residents...

The special election for the vacant New Bedford City Council seat in ward three is going to be a battle among at least five political heavy weights and their supporters.

These numbers will make you stagger more than a drug addict. WBSM had the exclusive. Their numbers come direct from New Bedford Police. When it comes to opiate-related overdoses, the numbers are up, way up in 2016 compared to 2015. Overdoses: 2016-- 679;      2015-- 389 Fatals:         2016--   42;      2015-- 25 I don't want to see people die...