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Two recreational pot shops are scheduled to open Tuesday in Northampton and Leicester, Massachusetts, but don't look for pot shops to open in New Bedford any time soon. Speaking to WBSM's Brian Thomas, City Councilor Ian Abreu says the Council approved a zoning ordinance in late September, and applications are now coming in...

Mayor Jon Mitchell says the cost of the hiring an outside search firm to help find candidates for the next superintendent of New Bedford Schools is money well spent.

Mayor Jon Mitchell said he had no problem with the New Bedford School Committee voting to continue the No Trespass order against member John Oliveira, because the mayor said he hasn't seen any improvement in Oliveira's behavior.

Things got contentious at the first School Committee meeting of 2018.

The three finalists for police chief in New Bedford are being made public, though, unofficially. A member of the Mayor's screening committee confirmed to WBSM News Wednesday the three candidates they recommended to Mayor Jon Mitchell are Capt...

The search for a new police chief for the City of New Bedford is winding down. Mayor Jon Mitchell says an announcement is forthcoming. "We've done the set of finalists interviews and we've got background checks and whatnot. So, that's got to play out...