Matt Camara
City Releases Six-Point Plan to Revive Struggling Fisheries
A new report by UMass Dartmouth's School for Marine Science and Technology outlines a series of policy recommendations to revive the northeast's struggling groundfish fishery. Officials including Mayor Jon Mitchell and State Sen. Mark Montigny attended the plan's unveiling at SMAST Tuesday...
Committee Chair: New Dartmouth High School Principal to be Announced Soon
Dartmouth High School's search for a new principal should be settled in the next few days. That's according to School Committee Chairman John Nunes, who addressed concerns from residents last night about Superintendent Ana Riley's departure from the district and whether that would set the search back...
Two Wounded in North End Shooting
Two men were wounded by gunfire early this morning at Coggeshall Street and Acushnet Avenue. Police Department Lt. John Chaves said both victims were transported to Rhode Island Hospital, but that the investigation is ongoing and no more information could be released at this time...
Rebeiro’s Absence From Meeting Prompts Response From Councilors
Ward 4 City Councilor Dana Rebeiro's absence from Thursday night's meeting drew a sharp response from her fellow councilors.
At-Large Councilor Linda Morad repeatedly insisted that almost all items on the agenda receive a full roll-call vote, highlighting Rebeiro's absence every time her name was called...
FEMA to Allow Fire Department Positions to Stay Vacant as SAFER Money Runs Out
A day of reckoning is on the horizon as the clock ticks down on the federal grant funding a third of the fire department through fiscal year '15. New Bedford's Chief Financial Officer Ari Sky told the City Council during Monday's budget hearing that the Federal Emergency Management Agency will grant the city waivers to allow vacant positions due to retirements or fire fighters leaving to remain th
Councilor Wants Another Look at Low Level City Employee Pay
At-Large City Councilor Linda Morad wants the city to look at whether employees at lower ranks are being paid appropriately. This comes in response to a move by the Mitchell administration to boost pay for some senior-level jobs that have proven difficult to fill ...
Long Applause for Graduating Dartmouth Senior Originally Told She Would Not Walk
A long applause for Dartmouth high school senior Ashlyn Conde at Sunday afternoon's graduation ceremony. School officials had first told Conde that she would not be allowed to walk across the stage after the senior missed a month of classes due to a hospitalization for Steven-Johnson syndrome...
North End Homicide Leaves 1 Dead, Another Injured
A man was killed and another person injured in a shooting Friday night on Collette Street in the North End. The incident happened at about 9:20 p.m. District Attorney's Office Spokesman Gregg Miliote said he could not release more information because the scene is still "a very active crime scene...
City Honors the Fallen in Memorial Day Ceremony
World War II veteran and New Bedford resident Eddie McLane was the keynote speaker at Monday's Memorial Day ceremony at Clasky Common park. The 91-year-old talked about how he entered Normandy by glider ahead of the D-Day invasion. He recalled the harrowing experience ...
Acushnet Town Meeting Approves Funds For New Library
Acushnet is getting a new library, sort of. Town Meeting voters agreed Monday night to spend $321,000 to renovate the closed Marie S. Howard School on Middle Road into a library. Previous library initiatives had failed in Acushnet, but Library Trustees Chairwoman Kristen Leotti said this time there was no tax increase on the table ...