new bedford city council

The illegal alien lobby was out in full force in New Bedford this weekend. They hate the choices made by the voters in our democratic republic.

The council voted 7-4 to register opposition to the Safe Communities Act.

According to the Sierra Club, 134 Massachusetts communities have already instituted such bans.

Mitchell spoke of a new, positive vision for the city as firefighters protested outside the Zeiterion Theater.

Let's hope that among the first orders of business councilors address upon beginning the new term is the crisis with the police department.

Who knows what ideas folks might come up with if only they were asked.

At-large City Councilor Brian Gomes put five resolutions on the table this week.

Elected officials need to figure out how to bring more revenue into New Bedford.

Perhaps CleanSlate should look to the suburbs for a new location.

The council upheld a mayoral veto of their own prior move to ban treatment centers in residential neighborhoods. CleanSlate plans a treatment center at 52-54 Brigham Street, several blocks from St. Luke's Hospital.