Maria Giesta

Pocket parks on New Bedford's Acushnet Avenue have been given a new lease on life, at least for now, while officials determine if they are worth saving.

New Bedford Police Chief Joseph Cordeiro must formulate a plan to drive the scourge out of the pocket parks and make them safe once more for families.

New Bedford's pocket parks have become havens for drug dealing, open prostitution, public defecation, and are littered with needles.

The New Bedford City Council is asking Mayor Jon Mitchell not to decommission Engine 8 or close the downtown police station this fiscal year.

The list of potential candidates, should New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell take a job in the Biden Administration, continues to grow.

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?

Mayor Jon Mitchell said deep cuts to his already bare-bones budget are short-sighted, concerning, and could have long-term consequences.

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.

Kennedy said people throughout Massachusetts deserve more leadership from people now in the Republican-led Senate.

Too many local politicians stick around too long.