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Ian Abreu is New Bedford’s new city council president, after he won the coveted seat over fellow nominee Brian Gomes in a 6-5 vote on Thursday.

New Bedford city councilors approved a plastic bag ban for many city businesses in January 2020 — but it has yet to be implemented.

A vote on New Bedford’s next city council president has been delayed, after the council voted on Monday to defer the decision due to three members being out sick with COVID.

New Bedford Ward 4 Councilor Derek Baptiste on his recent incident with a police officer on traffic detail, and why he spoke to the chief about it.

As the Ward Five Councilor, Rita Marinho – then Rita Moniz – was the first Portuguese-American woman to serve on the New Bedford City Council.

Ian Abreu has won more votes than any other New Bedford councilor in two consecutive municipal elections and should be the council president for 2022.

The unofficial results are in: New Bedford City Council President Joe Lopes is out.

Since New Bedford City Councilor Hugh Dunn stepped forward to offer a kidney for Chris McCarthy, there's been no shortage of speculation about his motivation.

A write-in campaign for Henry Bousquet in New Bedford's Ward 3 makes perfect sense.

Any new anti-littering ordinance should include fines, signage, and media campaign to make residents understand they have a stake in keeping New Bedford clean.