Ward One

Voters turned out on Tuesday to submit their choices for mayor and city councilor of their respective wards for the city's preliminary elections.

A forum featuring the seven candidates for city councilor of New Bedford's Ward One was held at the Casimir Pulaski Elementary School to answer questions about the job in front of the public.

Ward One City Councilor Jim Oliveira will not be a candidate for re-election this fall. Oliveira has served six years as the Councilor for the far North End, but now he says its time to move on. "I'm getting a little bit older and I have other personal preferences I want to attend to...