special election

NEW BEDFORD - Six candidates vying for a Ward 3 City Council seat took part in a forum Wednesday night during the monthly Mount Pleasant Street/Ward 3 Neighborhood Association meeting at Holy Name of the Sacred Heart Church.

NEW BEDFORD - The New Bedford Firefighters Association, IAFF Local 841, officially endorsed Hugh Dunn for Ward 3 City Council during Friday's meeting of the Professional Firefighters of Massachusetts.

All six potential candidates for the Ward 3 special election have made it through the next step of the process. New Bedford Election Commissioner Maria Tomasia tells WBSM News that all six made it through the certification process of validating the 50 signatures needed to officially become a candidate to fill the vacant Ward 3 seat on the City Council...

The deadline has come and gone, and six people are in the mix for the upcoming special election to fill the vacant Ward 3 seat on the New Bedford City Council. Election Commissioner Maria Tomasia tells WBSM News the list of possible candidates returning the nomination packet includes Republican state committeewoman and former school committee member Jill Marie Ussach, former Ward 3 councilor Kathy

NEW BEDFORD—Nomination papers are now available for anyone interested in running for the recently vacated Ward Three City Council seat in the upcoming special election. Nomination papers may be obtained from the Office of the Board of Election Commissioners in New Bedford City Hall...

With Henry Bousquet retiring from the New Bedford City Council last Friday, the Ward 3 seat is currently vacant. City Council President Joe Lopes told WBSM's Barry Richard today that there will be a special election to fill the seat. Because the next election isn't scheduled until October, there will need to be a special election, per council rules...

Nomination papers are now available for those interested in become Dukes County Register of Deeds.

With the official resignation of former Dartmouth Select Board member, John George, Jr. on Monday night, the current members must now decide to replace him or not. The Board chose to take public opinion in the coming week, and will decide at next week's meeting to have the special election, or not...

Voters in Revere have approved Mohegan Sun's plan to build a resort casino on land owned by Suffolk Downs.       Tuesday's vote was the second casino vote in the city in just over three months. Revere voters in November approved a proposal at Suffolk Downs, on the East Boston line, but East Boston rejected it. Moh...

The results of the special election primary are in, and Ed Markey will be representing the democratic party, while the Republicans will be represented by Gabriel Gomez.