special election

Former Fall River Mayor Will Flanagan has opted to stay out of the recall election.

A Special Ward 3 Municipal Election will be held on Tuesday, April 25, 2017 to fill the vacant Ward 3 City Council position. On Saturday, April 22, City Hall, 133 William Street, will be open from 8:00 a.m. until 12 noon for absentee voting...

Tonight, the two candidates in the New Bedford Ward 3 special election will face off in a unique forum here on WBSM. Both Hugh Dunn and Bethany Fauteux will be in-studio to answer questions composed by the WBSM News staff, and also take questions from callers...

Today, Hugh Dunn’s campaign for Ward 3 City Council is announcing two major endorsements, one from former Ward 3 Councilor Kathy Dehner and the other from former Ward 6 Councilor, Mark Zajac – both Ward 3 residents and rivals in the preliminary election...

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.

New Bedford Ward 3 City Council candidate Hugh Dunn has received another endorsement from a local union, as his campaign announced today the endorsement of the New Bedford Police Union. Dunn, a former aide to Congressman Bill Keating, worked with the New Bedford Police Department on various public safety issues...

Amidst continued questions regarding his official residency, City Council candidate Hugh Dunn has confirmed to WBSM News that he is indeed a legal resident of Ward 3. Dunn has shown WBSM News an official copy of his lease, stating that he moved into his residence in the Wamsutta Lofts at 24 Logan Street on January 27, 2017 after placing a deposit in December...

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.

The divisiveness between Republicans and Democrats in the United States has now reached all the way to the New Bedford Ward 3 City Council special election. There will be a Candidate Forum Tuesday night in advance of the March 28 special preliminary election, which will whittle the race down to two people for the April 25 special election...

Ward 3 City Council candidate Hugh Dunn's campaign announced two major endorsements today. Dunn, who was previously endorsed by the New Bedford Firefighters Association IAFF Local 841, has now also been endorsed by the Greater Southeastern Massachusetts Central Labor Council, and the Southeastern Massachusetts Cape Cod & Islands Building Trades Council. ...