parking meters

Utter Amazement
Utter Amazement
Utter Amazement
I gaze in utter amazement. All along the side and back of the New Bedford YMCA. These new parking meters are scheduled to swallow quarters the first week in May. According to the Parking Commission, the slew of two sided meters cost approximately $21,000...
No More Meters
No More Meters
No More Meters
They stand on circular black poles protruding upright through the cement sidewalk. The city of New Bedford is quenching its thirst for more money by adding additional parking meters in the downtown area. You'll find several being erected behind the YMCA building along School and Water Streets...
Great Move Mitchell Administration [Poll]
Great Move Mitchell Administration [Poll]
Great Move Mitchell Administration [Poll]
It's nothing new. Nothing extraordinary. It is very appropriate. The Mitchell administration is opening it's heart and closing its collection wallet over the holiday season. The parking commission is allowing us to park at some of New Bedford's parking meters for free...
Dirty Snow Piles
Dirty Snow Piles
Dirty Snow Piles
AP - It's disgusting enough to put you off snow cones for the rest of the summer. A Boston public works official says the towering piles of filthy snow left over from the city's record-setting winter are even more grotesque than most people can imagine.
New Bedford’s Red Herring
New Bedford’s Red Herring
New Bedford’s Red Herring
New Bedford’s red herring is not an ocean cash crop our fishermen hall into the canning factories. Instead, it is a red blemish, a scarring reminder of red communism that haunts the city. In my role as Brian The Cab Driver, New Bedford’s red herring is a glaring red sleeve or hoodie...
New Parking Meters?
New Parking Meters?
New Parking Meters?
The New Bedford City Council will consider establishing two funds aimed at improving parking infrastructure in the city. The Council's Committee on Ordinances has reviewed and amended a motion set forth by Mayor Jon Mitchell, which would ultimately compile revenue from parking meters and parking tickets, and reinvest those monies into the downtown and Acushnet Avenue business district...
Someone Has It In For Parking Meters
Someone Has It In For Parking Meters
Someone Has It In For Parking Meters
Someone really has a problem with parking meters in one city in Kansas. Police in Lawrence report a thief is cutting the heads off meters. Authorities believe the meter bandit is using a pipe cutter or similar tool to saw off at least five meters...