Although it still has to pass a School Committee vote, Mayor Jon Mitchell said the new Campbell School playground will be named for slain officer Sean Gannon.
Councillor At-Large Brian Gomes presented a motion that calls for the placement of the cobblestones at even more busy intersections in New Bedford. The Council voted for the motion to be sent to the Public Safety Committee for review.
While some City Councillors spoke out against the "spiked cobblestones" installed at one intersection to ward off panhandlers, Councillor Brian Gomes wants more.
New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell said he's "disappointed" that some City Councillors have taken issue with the "spiked cobblestones" installed at the "octopus."
At the Fort Rodman - Fort Taber Military Museum on Saturday a memorial ceremony was held in honor of the service members who perished in Exercise Tiger in April of 1944.