Should New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell be drafted into the administration of President Joe Biden, there will be a special election to fill out his term.
Mayor Jon Mitchell vetoed the city council's overhaul of the long-standing ordinance requiring some city employees to live in the city. What will happen now?
There's been a decades-long political controversy in New Bedford surrounding the residency rule for some city employees. The simmer is starting to boil again.
The two leaders in this budget session are veteran City Councilor Linda Morad and City Councilor Maria Giesta, a relative newcomer to the local legislature.
The battle over the residency requirement for some city employees has been picked up by former city council candidate Lisa White in the form of a petition.
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.