public safety

Mitchell, elected to his fourth term in office, reviewed the accomplishments of his administration and detailed his 2018 agenda for multiple areas of the city.

The Shannon Community Safety Initiative Grant award will enable New Bedford to fund its anti-gang programming, which includes community engagement and mentoring.

Two community safety and police initiatives meetings are scheduled to allow the public to provide feedback on the future of the New Bedford Police Department.

After celebrating his re-election to a fourth term Tuesday night, New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell returned to the WBSM airwaves Wednesday afternoon with an eye toward the future.

"We need more help in battling the opioid crisis in Fall River." That was the plea made to Mass. Attorney General Maura Healey during a visit to Fall River on Monday afternoon. According to the Fall River Opioid Task Force, Fall River has seen 41 opioid-related deaths in 2017...

Do you believe that New Bedford is an unsafe place to live or visit?  If you do, you are not alone.  Brock Cordeiro, a Dartmouth resident who represents the Second Bristol & Plymouth District of the Massachusetts Republican State Committee feels unsafe just about everywhere in New Bedford and says he has a very low "level of interest in stores in the city." ...

NEW BEDFORD - Mayor Jon Mitchell painted a positive picture as he delivered his annual State of the City address Thursday at Greater New Bedford Voc-Tech High School.

NEW BEDFORD - The City Council's Special Committee on Licensing & Zoning for Cannabis met for the first time Monday evening at City Hall to hear comments and concerns from both sides of the legalization legislation.

NEW BEDFORD - Mayor Jon Mitchell highlighted a number of accomplishments through the city's Capital Improvement Program while giving an update of the program at the Hillman Street Complex Tuesday.

The Acushnet Fire Department will hold a recruitment drive later this month for individuals interested in joining the department as on-call firefighters.