New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell

On Monday, the state reported 188 COVID-19 cases in New Bedford. But the city that day was tracking 250 cases in numbers directly from health care providers.

Members of the New Bedford City Council beware, the unions are great at organizing but the taxpayers vote.

The junior Senator from Massachusetts will take the promotional tour to New Bedford Wednesday night, planning the event at GNBVT for 6:00 p.m.

So, the Mayah wants to go after absentee landlords, claiming they are responsible for harboring hoodlum tenants, you know, the type that's dealing in illegal drugs and recklessly spraying gunshots throughout New Bedford. "People move into town with criminal records and there are landl…

Hannah Jope graduates next week from New Bedford's premiere high school. Jope was home schooled by her mother when she decided change was paramount. Stating her folks did an excellent job at educating and rearing, Hannah knew she wanted more...

New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell has stated loudly and clearly his opposition to WBSM's decision to run with a news story about a six year old girl who claimed to have been assaulted by another student at the Hayden McFadden Elementary School on August 22nd.  W...

We are what we eat. On the South Coast, we are experiencing a high rate of obesity, diabetes and high blood pressure. To help reverse some of these unhealthy trends, five local 'mom and pop' neighborhood markets will participate in a new program designed at getting customers to make health…

A new road at the New Bedford Business Park was celebrated on Wednesday. The road, Flaherty Drive, opens up 45 acres of land for new development. Mayor Jon Mitchell tells WBSM News, the site will be marketed to larger companies...
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Ed Markey is the new senator from Massachusetts.  Vice President Joe Biden administered the oath of office to Democrat Markey.
Markey spent years on the other side of the Capitol as a congressman from Massachusetts. 
Markey won a special election to replace veteran Senator John Kerry, who is…

State government is stepping up to save what some call  "The Heart of New Bedford.' 
Secretary of Environemtnal Affairs Rick Sullivan Tuesday announced a $500,000 grant to help preserve the six acre Allen Haskell property off Shawmut Avenue...