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NEW BEDFORD- Ward-Five City Councilor Kerry Winterson announced he will be campaigning to be the next Mayor of New Bedford in the middle of a City-Council session Thursday. Winterson, who is serving his last term as Councilor of New Bedford's Ward Five, said he's been planning for his retirement in the coming months and hadn't seriously considered starting a campaign until recently...

NEW BEDFORD — Gubernatorial candidate and Newton Mayor Setti Warren paid a visit to City Hall Wednesday as part of his campaign's grassroots approach to Beacon Hill, while also addressing recent comments made by Governor Charlie Baker.

NEW BEDFORD--The New Bedford Public Schools launched a new attendance campaign Wednesday entitled "Every Day Counts." The campaign kicked off at the Sgt. William H. Carney Academy, with New Bedford Police Chief Joseph Cordeiro addressing students on the importance of attendance...

Mayor Jon Mitchell of New Bedford is going to run for re-election and his going to run without a major opponent in 2017.

NEW BEDFORD - The New Bedford branch of the Salvation Army's "Red Kettle Campaign" has ended for the year, meeting its $100,000 goal. Kettles were placed with bell-ringers around the area to reach its goal, and because it met its goal this year, Major Gil Parkhurst says it will be getting an additional windfall...

On your mind, Monday included some local and national talk. Locally, the authorities use Narcan to save a homeless man collapsed in an encampment. Needle strewn all over the ground. Donald Trump goes onto 60 Minutes. There's a reason why I'm terming him back track Trump...

The New Bedford City Council decided to move forward with discussions of implementing a "Neighborhood Needle Recovery" program during Thursday night's meeting.

Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus is among a handful of high-profile Republicans considering whether to confront Donald Trump about his approach to his presidential campaign. That's according to a Republican official with direct knowledge of Priebus' plans, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss internal party strategy...

New Bedford city councilors continue to work out solutions to the city's increased number of panhandlers that won't face legal challenges.

Former President Bill Clinton released a statement Friday afternoon after a lawsuit was filed in Boston Federal Court. The lawsuit claims Clinton violated campaign laws on March 1 at several polling locations in Massachusetts. One of the campaign stops was the Buttonwood Warming House in New Bedford, where Clinton thanked Hillary Clinton supporters...