Politics

New Bedford City Council President Linda Morad issued a response to Mayor Jon Mitchell's veto of a non-binding ballot question on repealing the Community Preservation Act.

UMass Dartmouth Professor Brian Glyn Williams has studied the Russian invasion of Ukraine and has reached some very strong conclusions about the war.

Three New Bedford city councilors are proposing a plan to purchase dilapidated nursing homes and turn them into properties used for new housing developments.

New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell has vetoed the city council's proposed ballot questions on rent stabilization, the four-year mayoral term and repealing the Community Preservation Act.

Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll visited New Bedford to announce the administration's major investments in climate resiliency.

The New Bedford City council voted Thursday to approve a non-binding ballot question on rent stabilization for this year’s election.

Voters in New Bedford’s Ward 3 elected city constable and correctional officer Shawn Oliver Tuesday night as the ward's next city councilor.

Vineyard Wind and the U.S Offshore Wind Business Network are sponsoring a free, three-day training for local business owners in New Bedford.

The New Bedford City Council voted Thursday to reject Mayor Jon Mitchell’s request Thursday to change re-classifications for 151 non-union workers on the City payroll.

New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell is seeking changes to the city council’s salary re-classifications for 151 non-union workers on the City payroll.