city

It's never too early for young people to begin seeking employment for the summer months. The City of New Bedford Department of Parks, Recreation, and Beaches is already offering applications for seasonal summer jobs. The applications are available to New Bedford residents, with positions appropriate for people ages 16-24, and other jobs available to those with professional experience...

NStar has awarded the City of New Bedford nearly $1.2 million. The energy company granted the funds to the City for the first two phases of the streetlight conversion project, in which New Bedford is replacing nearly 10,000 street and traffic lights with LED fixtures...

What are you doing New Year's Eve? The City of New Bedford has your evening planned out for you, with a multitude of activities and live music events to choose from. The Toe-Jam Puppet Band, children's folk singer Bill Harley, jazz musicians, and even a West African drum ensemble are just some of the performers to be featured downtown Wednesday night...

You may notice some new signs around schools in the City of New Bedford. The new signs, being posted by the City, read "drive like your kids live here." The signs are being posted in and around school zones throughout the city to encourage drivers to be more aware as they make their way through neighborhoods where there may be a large number of students going about their daily activities

New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell has made an official move to change the City's charter, allowing for four-year mayoral terms instead of the current two-year terms. Mitchell presented the City Council with the proposal on Wednesday, saying the modification would bring stability to the City's executive branch, allow the mayor to focus on long-term improvements, and cutting down on the relative amount

New Bedford's loss is Fall River's gain. Fall River Mayor Will Flanagan announced Monday the city will be hosting a festival similar to the now absent Whaling City Festival next year. In fact, organizing the Spindle City Festival is former Whaling City Festival President Joe Eugenio, who joined Mayor Flanagan in Monday's press conference...

A new clerk for the City of New Bedford will be chosen Thursday. There are two nominees: current Carver Assistant Town Clerk Elizabeth Nichols and New Bedford's current Clerk of Committees Dennis Farias. Both candidates are vying for the job held by outgoing Clerk Rita Arruda...

The New Bedford Public Art Committee has selected a mural design to be painted on the walls of the North Front Street overpass. The committee sifted through a number of submissions, ultimately choosing a design created by New Bedford artist Alex Jardin, a 2007 New Bedford High School graduate...

It looks like the Whaling City Festival is being given a one-time trial with a closing time of 9pm instead of 8pm. Mayor Jon Mitchell spoke with festival representatives, saying if they provided another hour of police details, more lighting, and cleaned the park, he'd give the later closing time a trial run...

UPDATE 12PM:  Two people are dead, as many as 20 are hurt and others are missing after an explosion triggered the collapse of two buildings in New York City. Con Edison confirms it was responding to a report of a gas odor in the area just before the explosion occurred in East Harlem...