Senator Mark Montigny

Senator Montigny has filed legislation to authorize retired New Bedford police officers to serve as special officers that would fill detail work vacancies.

Bernadette Souza, a longtime advocate for children in New Bedford, was honored as an Unsung Heroine.

Sen. Mark Montigny secured bipartisan legislation today to ensure protections for commercial fishing prior to any future increased offshore wind procurement.

BOSTON — Senator Mark Montigny has announced that New Bedford has been awarded $10,000 from the Division of Marine Fisheries' Seafood Marketing Pilot Grant Program. The grant is being present to the New Bedford Harbor Development Commission for "Moveable Feast: Cultivating New Markets for Underutilized Species...

The Massachusetts Senate voted today to pass legislation which will implement significant state dollars toward local public schools.

BOSTON — On Wednesday, Senator Mark Montigny (D-New Bedford) voted in favor of a three-year, $600 million transportation financing bill that will provide cities and towns with much needed support for local road and bridge repairs over a three-year period...

Sen. Mark Montigny (D-New Bedford) announced today that New Bedford-based employers will receive over $575,000 in workforce training funds.

On Friday, Governor Charlie Baker filed an economic development bill that advances Senator Mark Montigny’s longtime vision to transform New Bedford State Pier, including authorizing the Department of Conservation and Recreation to lease the property to MassDevelopment.

The Mass. Senate has passed Sen. Mark Montigny’s legislation creating an annual day to honor Frederick Douglass. Frederick Douglass Day will be celebrated every February 14th, beginning on the 200th anniversary of his birth this coming Wednesday.

Senator Mark Montigny is cautiously optimistic of having South Coast Rail service by 2022 after being notified of a key filing for the project.