ward 5

Let's hope a spirited campaign in New Bedford's Ward 5 will generate interest for the city's other elected positions when the 2023 election rolls around.

Ward councilors represent the entire city.

Macedo served as the City's Ward 5 councilor from 1980 to 1992.

One Ward 5 resident has already thrown his hat into the ring for the upcoming City Council election in New Bedford. Paul Chasse, the CEO of the Realtors Association of Southeastern Massachusetts and the Chairman of the Rail to Boston Coalition, is the first person to officially announce he's seeking the Ward 5 seat this fall...

The New Bedford Election Commission Office has confirmed Ward Five candidate Jan Baptist has pulled recount papers. Baptist lost last week's election to Kerry Winterson by 36 votes. Election Commissioner Maria Tomasia tells WBSM News Baptist has until 5pm Friday to return the papers with at least ten valid signatures from Ward Five residents...

In our second "Meet and Greet" installment, John "Jack" Radcliffe stopped by the studio for an hour to talk about his candidacy for the Ward 5 seat in New Bedford, being vacated by Jane Gonsalves.

There's no shortage of candidates in the Ward 5 City Council race less than a week after incumbent councilor Jane Gonsalves announced she was not running for re election.