City Programs Awarded Over $2 Million to Tackle Homelessness
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has awarded New Bedford programs more than $2 million in grants to provide assistance and services to people experiencing homelessness.
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City Releases 22-Point Plan to Address Housing Crisis
At a press conference Wednesday morning, New Bedford officials unveiled a 22-point plan focused on increasing the supply of housing to address the growing cost of housing in the city.
Former School Committee Member Appointed to Housing Department
A former New Bedford School Committee member has been named as the city's next Housing and Community Development director, the mayor's office announced in a press release Friday.
Save Our Schools Discussion Held
Parents, teachers, and City officials made impassioned pleas as they voiced their opposition to any expansion of charter schools in the city.