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NEW BEDFORD - Steven Martins, Ward Two City Councillor since 2008, has announced his plans for this year's municipal election. Through his Facebook page, Martins announced that he was giving up his seat on the New Bedford City Council to run for Assessor, a six-year term...

NEW BEDFORD — The City Council continued to asses Fiscal Year 2018 (FY18) budget proposals by department during a three hour informal session Wednesday evening at City Hall.

NEW BEDFORD - New Bedford Ward Three City Councillor Hugh Dunn is looking to safeguard his constituents from undesired marijuana shops. State law currently allows medical marijuana dispensaries, like Beacon Compassion Center under development on Hathaway Road, to transition to full-blown retail marijuana stores...

NEW BEDFORD - A citizens group is looking to garner support to lengthen the mayoral term in New Bedford. The group, "New Bedford Fourward," is looking to expand the term for mayor from two years to four, beginning in 2019. The group will work to gather the necessary 2,500 certified signatures of New Bedford residents who support the initiative in order to have the question appear on the

NEW BEDFORD — City councilors reacted to the recent announcement of developing part of the Whaling City Golf Course into a business park during Tuesday's meeting with calls of greater transparency.

NEW BEDFORD - With several elected officials in New Bedford having already announced they will not be seeking re-election, it's sure to be a lively election season in the city. Nomination papers for Mayor, School Committee, City Council, and Assessor-At-Large are available in the Election Office at City Hall beginning Monday...

Ward One City Councilor Jim Oliveira will not be a candidate for re-election this fall. Oliveira has served six years as the Councilor for the far North End, but now he says its time to move on. "I'm getting a little bit older and I have other personal preferences I want to attend to...

NEW BEDFORD — Thanks to a generous charitable donation, Buttonwood Park Zoo's newest aquatic exhibit now has a new name after final approval by the city council Thursday night.

NEW BEDFORD — Mayor Jon Mitchell presented the city council with his budget proposal for Fiscal Year 2018 Wednesday night at City Hall.

Despite seeing multiple cuts in next year's budget, New Bedford officials say student won't see any loss of services. During Monday's meeting, the New Bedford School Committee reviewed the latest version of the FY18 school operating budget, and passed it with a 5-2 vote...