City Council passed motions calling for the discussion of implementing online police reporting, and to draft an ordinance that imposes penalties for obstructing traffic as a means of panhandling.
Following a forum that featured the three candidates for City Councilor of Ward One, the candidates for Mayor of New Bedford held one of their own at the Alfred J. Gomes Elementary School on Tuesday night.
City Council voted on a motion Thursday night that would further discussions of implementing signage encouraging responsible donating at popular panhandling areas.
If you thought that the panhandling epidemic that is sweeping the nation erupted almost overnight, you are right. But, it was unintended.
In 2015 the U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling in the case of Reed v. The Town Of Gilbert, Arizona...