Politics

A campaign headquarters for the Kamala Harris-Tim Walz presidential campaign will open in New Bedford on Sunday in the city’s South End.

The Massachusetts primary election had its share of surprises, and now the stage is set in the contested races for the upcoming general election on November 5.

Professor Ken Manning, chair of the Political Science Department at UMass Dartmouth, joins us this week on Townsquare Sunday to help sort it all out.

Downtown New Bedford will not be getting a Business Improvement District as organizers have withdrawn their petition to the city council to create one.

Former New Bedford Ward 3 City Councilor George Smith has passed away, leaving behind a legacy of service that went well beyond his time as a councilor.

Dartmouth voters elected Christopher O’Neil to the Select Board and Mary Beckwith to the School Committee as part of Tuesday’s 2024 town election.

Fairhaven held its 2024 municipal election Monday, and here are the unofficial results.

One of the SouthCoast’s longest-serving politicians is retiring, as Representative Bill Straus of Mattapoisett has announced he will not be seeking re-election.

New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell is looking to do away with the City’s residency requirement for Unit C employees, and changes for other employees as well.

Think back to what you were doing when you were 19 years old. For me? I promise you, it wasn't as productive as what 19-year-old Amanda Peterson is doing. The Suffolk University first-year student just booted out her incumbent opponent in the March 5 Super Tuesday election. She will ...