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In an effort to encourage patronage of locally owned businesses, the City of New Bedford is waiving parking fees at metered spaces for up to two hours this holiday season. Mayor Jon Mitchell's Office says from Thanksgiving Day (Nov. 24) through New Year's Day (Jan...

City employees are undergoing training for a scenario they hope never unfolds. New Bedford Police Spokesman Lt. Amos Melo says starting this week, City employees have begun learning what to do in the event an active shooter storms their building...

Improperly discarded hypodermic needles pose a serious health risk to everyone in the community, but what steps can be taken to safely remove these items from city streets and parks?

The City has updated the master plan for the Buttonwood Park Zoo in New Bedford. The fifteen year, $22 million plan calls for a host of changes, including more exhibits featuring endangered and exotic species such as tigers, snow leopards, red pandas, and much more...

The City's Department of Public Infrastructure is retiring. Ron Labelle told his staff Thursday he will be stepping down from his position at the end of this fiscal year, June 30. Labelle tells WBSM News he felt it was an appropriate time to announce his retirement...

After fliers were dispersed over the weekend, notifying residents and visitors that they would have to begin paying for parking in the downtwon on Saturdays beginning next month, Mayor Jon Mitchell is apparently rescinding that decision...

For years, parking in New Bedford's downtown has been free on Saturdays. It looks like that will soon change. A letter from the City's Parking Clerk Scott Downing, dated May 4, indicates the City will soon enforce parking regulations for downtown parking meters on Saturday beginning June 4...

City officials dedicated the Front Street Plaza to former Mayor Jack Markey Thursday for his work in setting the stage for a prosperous downtown New Bedford.

City officials continue to move forward with plans to build a dog park in the west end of New Bedford.

In his State of the City address last week, New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell outlined many of his goals for the City in 2016, one of them being a pay raise for some City workers. Mitchell says he wants the City to be able to provide it's lowest paid employees with a living wage...