SPRINGFIELD – Presidential candidate and current Democratic front runner Bernie Sanders is planning to visit the city this week in anticipation of the March 3 primary election.

The rally with Bernie Sanders is scheduled for 7:30 p.m., Friday, at the MassMutual Center on Main Street in downtown Springfield. Doors will open at 6 p.m., according to Sanders’ campaign website.

It is being hosted by Bernie Sanders for Massachusetts. Officials for the campaign organization could not be reached last night.

The Vermont senator is leading in the early Democratic primaries. The rally is scheduled or the home state of one of his rivals, Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren.

Massachusetts will be among 15 states and territories holding primary elections on March 3, so-called Super Tuesday. Early voting has already begun in communities across the state.

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