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U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey, our darling Democrat duo who graced us with their presence over the weekend, have failed once more to make a real local connection. Warren and Markey have been roundly criticized by current and former elected officials throughout the region for their lack of attentiveness to local concerns...

There is a buzz in the air in Fall River again.  The natives are restless but, this time the focus of their angst appears to be with the City Council and not with the Mayor. Fall River seems almost always to be in the throws of political chaos these days...

Fall River City Councilor Paul DaSilva has resigned.

A Fall River man is arrested after allegedly threatening former Mayor Will Flanagan with a large pair of scissors. The Fall River Herald reports 28-year-old Andrew Rak faces multiple charges after allegedly breaking into Flanagan's car Saturday afternoon, and threatening to kill the former mayor with a pair of large ceremonial scissors taken from the vehicle...

Massachusetts's newest Mayor has taken the oath of office in front of a standing room only crowd at Fall River's Government Center. Bristol County District Attorney Sam Sutter was sworn in as Fall River's Mayor on Tuesday. Sutter, who previously ran unsuccessfully for Congress, defeated Will Flanagan in a recall election earlier this month...

In a historic recall election, Fall River Mayor Will Flanagan has been ousted and Bristol County District Attorney Sam Sutter will replace him.

Fall River Mayor Will Flanagan has conceded a mayoral recall election to Bristol County District Attorney Sam Sutter, one of seven challengers he faced in a two-part recall vote. Flanagan conceded Tuesday night after coming up short on both parts of the ballot...

A New Bedford Superior Court judge has made a ruling in the decision whether the move to recall Fall River Mayor Will Flanagan can proceed. According to the Herald News, Judge Thomas McGuire Jr. released the ruling this morning, saying the recall is constitutional, and Flanagan's name can appear on the recall ballot as a candidate in the December 16 recall election...

Bristol County District Attorney Sam Sutter has pulled nomination papers to run for Mayor in the city of Fall River. But in a statement given to the Herald News,  the District Attorney said he would not begin his campaign till after the conclusion of a court hearing next Monday to determine whether the recall election of Mayor Will Flanagan will go forward...

Fall River City Councilor Jasiel Correia II has announced he's filing a civil lawsuit against Mayor Will Flanagan. According to the Herald News, Correia made the decision to file suit after meeting with his own legal counsel and special prosecutor William Connolly...