Joseph Lopes

More candidates are joining the 2021 race for the New Bedford City Council. The candidates are also raising money – well, most are raising money.

The city councilor from Ward 6 will be the next president of the New Bedford City Council, according to numerous sources I have spoken with about the election.

Today is the official opening of the political season in the city of New Bedford. The nomination papers to run for office are there for the picking.

Representative Antonio F. D. Cabral (D-New Bedford) presented Heritage Day of Portugal Awards to two honorees from the South Coast, Joseph Lopes, New Bedford City Council President & Councilor of Ward 6 and Michael Tavares, President of the Prince Henry Society - New Bedford Chapter, at the 33rd Heritage Day of Portugal ceremony at the State House on Tuesday.  ...

The New Bedford City Council is looking ahead to the day when cannabis is legal to sell. Council President Joe Lopes has formed a new committee, the Special Committee on Licensing and Zoning for Cannabis will feature prominent members of the council to question numerous people, pro and con, on recreational marijuana to give their opinions on why or why not to the sale and distribution of all forms

NEW BEDFORD - The New Bedford City Council is wasting no time gearing up for next year's implementation of recreational marijuana dispensaries.

Mayor Jon Mitchell says he understands the concerns of property owners in New Bedford after the City Council raised the tax rate Monday night. Mitchell says however, if the city is going to improve, the residents have to be willing to chip in...

New Bedford City Council President Joseph Lopes feels the voters should have a say when it comes to longer mayoral terms. Mayor Jon Mitchell is proposing a change to the City's charter that would allow for four-year terms for the next mayor...

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

Former City Councilor Denis Lawrence has informed the Council President, he is withdrawing his application for the position of City Clerk. The news of Lawrence's decision has greatly saddened Ward Three Councilor Henry Bousquet..... The Standard Times first reported Lawrence's decision...