City of New Bedford

The City of New Bedford municipal election will be held on Tuesday, November 7, 2017, and the New Bedford Elections Commission has announced that absentee ballots for this election are now available through the Elections Office at New Bedford City Hall.

City Councilor Hugh Dunn is calling on the city to temporarily open its emergency overflow shelter to evacuees from Puerto Rico.

Buttonwood Park Zoo Director Keith Lovett has issued a response to the lawsuit filed against the city over possession of its Asian elephants, Ruth and Emily.

The Friends of Ruth and Emily organization has filed an Endangered Species Act lawsuit against the City of New Bedford, seeking to have the two elephants removed from the Buttonwood Park Zoo.

Following a forum that featured the three candidates for City Councilor of Ward One, the candidates for Mayor of New Bedford held one of their own at the Alfred J. Gomes Elementary School on Tuesday night.

The three candidates for Ward Four City Councilor attended a forum held at Alfred J. Gomes Elementary School on Tuesday night.

Trash collection in the City of New Bedford will be delayed beginning Wednesday morning, September 20, 2017, due to the expected winds and impact of Hurricane Jose.

The Board of Directors of the Veterans Transition House has selected United States Army Sergeant Christopher Gomes (Ret.) as the 2017 Southeastern Massachusetts Veteran of the Year.

The Bristol County Mosquito Control Project will conduct targeted ground spraying for mosquitoes early on the morning of Thursday, August 31, 2017.

NEW BEDFORD- Mayor Jon Mitchell announced that the New Bedford Seafood industry is launching a branding campaign. The announcement came alongside officials of the Harbor Development Commission, which Mitchell also chairs, during the Seafood Throwdown tonight...