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Massachusetts' top elections official has chosen Sept. 4, the day after Labor Day, to hold the state's 2018 primary.

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.

With very few contested races to speak of, voter turnout across the Southcoast was dismal. In New Bedford, only 3.1% of the electorate made it to the polls - less than half the amount of last year's historic low turnout of 7.9% in the city's primary election...

Friday is the last day to register for the Sept. 8 primaries in Massachusetts.

The Associated Press is reporting that John Kasich will be ending his presidential campaign.

WASHINGTON (AP) _ Donald Trump will collect at least 45 delegates for his victory in Indiana, putting him on a solid path to clinch the nomination and avoid a contested convention. There are still 12 delegates left to be allocated. Trump needs to win just 43 percent of the remaining delegates to capture the nomination by the end of the primaries on June 7...

Donald Trump is declaring himself the "presumptive nominee" after a clean sweep in five primary states.

I don't know who picked the spot for President Bill Clinton's visit to New Bedford, but what the heck were they thinking?! President Clinton visited the Whaling City today, stumping for his wife, Hillary. The visit wasn't officially confirmed until Monday evening, with city officials saying the former president would be at the Buttonwood Park Warming House around noon on Super Tuesday...

Massachusetts voters head to the polls Tuesday to vote in the presidential primary. New Bedford election officials are busy testing ballot machines and taking absentee votes. Election Commissioner Maria Tomasia says absentee voting will be available until 12pm on Monday, and no later...

AMHERST, Mass. (AP) _ Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders is planning a campaign stop in Massachusetts. The Vermont senator will hold a rally on Monday at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst. Sanders campaign officials say he plans to discuss a range of issues, including eliminating big money from politics, combating climate change and making college affordable...