mayor mitchell

It's nothing new. Nothing extraordinary. It is very appropriate. The Mitchell administration is opening it's heart and closing its collection wallet over the holiday season. The parking commission is allowing us to park at some of New Bedford's parking meters for free...

1) December 29, 1992, three weeks before the inauguration of President William Jefferson Clinton, al Qa'eda targeted and attempted to murder US troops in a Yemen hotel bombing. Osama bin Laden happily took credit for it. Thankfully the troops had left for Somalia to aid the starving masses there shortly before the bombs went off...

The New Bedford Economic Development Council released redevelopment plans for the city's waterfront on Thursday.

Could it be true, stories of out of control students at Keith Middle School in New Bedford? I've received several complaints. WBSM News Anchor Dan McCready, on Thursday,  called the school department to find out what's going on. A spokesperson told Dan, he'll look into it...

New Bedford School Committee man Chris Cotter comes in to the Brian's Beat studio. The hot topic is the lack of control New Bedford residents, taxpayers, families and the elected school committee have over their schools.

At the conclusion of the City Council's budget cut session Monday night, Councilors voted to set the FY16 budget at $281,630,124. That's nearly $2.3 million less than Mayor Jon Mitchell's proposal.

The City Council appointed former councilor Dennis Farias to the position of city clerk Thursday night, with the body voting nine-to-two to accept Farias over Assistant Carver Town Clerk Elizabeth Nichols. Mayor Jon Mitchell last month had expressed concerns on his afternoon radio show that the hiring process was not as open as it could be...

At the last New Bedford City Council meeting, Mayor Mitchell's appointee to the New Bedford Housing Authority, Robert Schilling, was rejected by a vote 9-2. Earlier this week, Housing Authority Executive Director Steve Beauregard admitted it was he who called City Council members to keep Rev...

Mayor Jon Mitchell, along with Congressman William Keating co-chaired a meeting Wednesday afternoon, inviting representatives from over a dozen federal agencies stationed throughout the area. The discussion revolved around the much-anticipated Marine Commerce Terminal Project in the South End, and what resources can be pooled from the collective agencies...