City of New Bedford

New Bedford residents are invited to take part in two public meetings next week to discuss the best use of federal funding to improve the quality of life for those living in the city.

New Bedford is about to get hit with its first major snowstorm of the season, and it's shaping up to be the bomb--blizzardbomb, that is.

The City of New Bedford's 2018 inauguration ceremony at the Zeiterion Performing Arts Center on Monday night saw the swearing in of new and incumbent elected officials.

Gloria McPherson, an experienced planner who most recently served in that role in Provincetown, has been named the City Planner for the City of New Bedford.

Elected officials joined the Team Noah Foundation on Monday to officially open Noah's Place Playground, a playground dedicated to children with physical disabilities.

Area native Margo Saulnier has been selected to serve as Cultural Coordinator for New Bedford's arts and culture community.

HELP! The City of New Bedford is looking for a willing donor who has a large 30 foot or so evergreen tree to give as the official 2017 Christmas Tree, to be proudly displayed on the front steps of the New Bedford Free Public Library. In years past, residents have approached the City to donate a tree, but the Department of Public Infrastructure hasn't located one yet...

The Baker-Polito Administration and the City of New Bedford announced Thursday that nearly $670,000 in funding will be used to design and construct the first phase of the RiverWalk project along the Acushnet River.

After celebrating his re-election to a fourth term Tuesday night, New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell returned to the WBSM airwaves Wednesday afternoon with an eye toward the future.

Mayor Jon Mitchell took home 59% of the vote with 8,371 in his favor to secure a fourth term in the Whaling City, while his opponent Charlie Perry garnered 5,496 votes for 39%.