Ward to seek re-election

State Rep. Karl Ward, R-Dedham, has announced that he will be seeking re-election in House District 131, which includes the towns of Otis, Dedham, Orland, Penobscot, Verona Island, Prospect and Stockton Springs. Ward won election to his first term in the House in 2014, defeating Veronica Magnan of Stockton Springs by nearly 30 percent of the vote. He serves on the Joint Standing Committee on Labor, Commerce, ...