The nation’s only Portuguese public library branch could be a casualty of the budget battle between Mayor Jon Mitchell and ...

Twenty-year veteran New Bedford City Councilor Linda Morad has announced she will not be seeking re-election as ...

NEW BEDFORD ( WBSM) — State Representative Tony Cabral of New Bedford is calling on Mayor Jon Mitchell to reverse his ...

Rodney Steve Mitchell III, 19, was found shot to death along the bank of the White River on the south side of Indianapolis.

New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell announced a series of “austerity measures” on Friday. The moves are a response, he said, to ...

New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell announced a series of austerity measures to respond to the budget cuts made by the City ...

Mayor Jon Mitchell named Jason Thody, former police chief of Hartford, Conn., to serve as New Bedford’s next police chief.

Morad was first elected as the Ward 1 Councilor in 2003 and was reelected to three more terms, serving for eight years before ...

The reduced total is $550,832,956. In a press release, it’s stated that “among other service reductions,” Mitchell is announcing the following: • A hiring freeze for non-public ...

With nearly 30 years with the New Bedford Fire Department, Deputy Chief Brian Medeiros is set to be the city's new fire chief pending City Council's approval.

Mayor Jon Mitchell is proposing the city enact a procedure to recall elected officials that will require state and City Council approval.

New Bedford City Council’s cut of the entire Zeiterion budget for fiscal 2026 is a threat to its restoration, according to ...