George Leighton

Postal Service Says No To Appeal
Postal Service Says No To Appeal
Postal Service Says No To Appeal
The U-S Postal Service is not backing away from its decision to close the Downtown Post Office on Pleasant St. in New Bedford. Mayor Jon Mitchell had appealed the decision in May, claiming the Post Office was an historic building, named after retired federal Judge George Leighton, who is a New Bedford native, and was an important part of the daily life in the Downtown...
Mitchell's Inaugural Address Highlights Need For School Reform
Mitchell's Inaugural Address Highlights Need For School Reform
Mitchell's Inaugural Address Highlights Need For School Reform
Mayor Jon Mitchell has begun his second term in office with an Inaugural Address that contained repeated references about the need for change in New Bedford Schools. Speaking Monday night at the Zeiterion Performing Arts Center, the Mayor insisted that school reform is absolutely necessary........