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Raise Up Massachusetts has launched a campaign in New Bedford--and across the state--to see questions placed on the November 2018 ballot supporting paid family leave and a $15 minimum wage.

New Bedford voters will decide this year whether to lengthen the mayoral term.

NEW BEDFORD - The special election to fill the Ward Three vacancy is Tuesday in New Bedford. The winner of the election will complete the term that had been awarded to Henry Bousquet before he stepped down earlier this year. Election Commissioner Maria Tomasia says even though the winner of Tuesday's election is serving for less than a year, they can get a head start on the next campaign if they w

In a tight race for Freetown's open Board of Selectmen, Charles Sullivan won with 295 votes over Craig Cabral's 210 votes, and Joel Pacheco with 118 votes. The other contested race in Freetown saw incumbents Robert Clark and Derek Gracia defeat challenger David Beard for the two Regional School District Committee seats up for grab...

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...

The City of New Bedford is undergoing an election recount of sorts tonight. Secretary of State William Galvin's Office randomly selected precincts throughout Massachusetts that would hand-count ballots from last week's election to ensure that regular and early voting was correctly implemented...

Below are the four statewide referendums you will see on your ballot today.

The New Bedford School Committee has officially joined the list of around 190 other school committees in the state opposing question 2. The ballot question for the upcoming November election asks to lift the cap set on charter schools in Massachusetts...

An advocate for more charter schools in Massachusetts says Question Two on the November ballot is all about greater choice. If approved by voters, Question Two would lift the cap on charter schools across the state. Dr. Stephen Furtado, Executive Director at Global Learning Charter Public School in New Bedford says the demand for charter schools is extremely high...

The New Bedford City Council passed along four proposed items to one of their committees Thursday in preparation of the passing of Question 4 on the November ballot, which would legalize the recreational use of Marijuana in Massachusetts.