Lisa White

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

It is election season in many Massachusetts cities and towns. The smart candidates have started early because COVID-19 is making retail politics more difficult.

Guest writer Lisa White follows up on last year's piece on how to fully fund the New Bedford Fire Department.

There will be a new New Bedford at-large council member elected next year. Long-time councilor Deb Coelho is retiring and that means a new councilor in 2021.

Introducing a new video podcast series, 'New Bedford Citizens' Council,' recapping city council meetings, this week featuring Lisa and Ian White.

Guest writer Lisa White takes a look at how the City of New Bedford tickets its residents as a revenue source.

Guest writer Lisa White offers some solutions for ending blackouts of fire apparatus in New Bedford and returning to a fully-funded fire department.

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.

New Bedford is in the process of re-evaluating a 40-year-old rule that requires many city employees to reside in the city unless they get a waiver.

It was another year of low voter turnout in New Bedford, with 9.5 percent of registered voters casting 5,618 ballots, the same turnout as in the 2017 preliminary.