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An important vote Thursday night at the City Council meeting. 

The Council approved the transfer of several parcels of land in the South Terminal to the New Bedford Redevelopment Authority, to be part of  the site for the Marine Commerce Terminal

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New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell is asking the City Council to approve a Sister City agreement with Cuxhaven, Germany. 

Mitchell says Cuxhaven has a history similar to New Bedford, a fishing port always dealing with a tough economy

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Bill White of the Mass. Clean Energy Center says to some,  the proposed Marine Commerce Terminal in New Bedford when completed,  may look like a giant parking lot.  But White says the $100 million Terminal will put New Bedford in a very unique position.....

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Mayor Jon Mitchell is making emergency appointments to fill two vacant department head positions. 

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Mayor Jon Mitchell is dismissing criticism from the City Council that he's trying to ram through an ordinance to crack down on problem properties in New Bedford.  The ordinance would require property owners  to reimburse the city for the cost of police responding to their property, if it happens more than six times over an 18 month period

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Mayor Jon Mitchell is touting a new ordinance to address "problem properties" in the city, and that's not sitting well with some City Councilors.

The Council debated the recently-drafted ordinance Thursday, which would bill property owners for excessive police calls or code violations

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Mayor Jon Mitchell says people who listen to comments from the New Bedford City Council must sometimes wonder what city they're talking about.  The Mayor responded to comments last week that his administration didn't hire enough women

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New City Council president Bruce Duarte Jr. says he wants to put New Bedford people to work.  The Ward Four Councilor says one of his first priorities as Council President will be to form a Special Committee on Employment Opportunities

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The City Council is about to inject itself into the controversy over hiring for the Maritime Commerce Terminal project in New Bedford.  The Old Beford Village Development Corporation says it wants more local people on the job, and is threatening to take the project to court

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An organizer of the petition drive to collect signatures for a city-wide vote on the City Council pay raise says the campaign is not going away. 

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