Politics

With a Feb. 3 deadline just two weeks away, Massachusetts Democrats warned Tuesday that the Trump administration’s move to end protections for Haitians could upend thousands of families statewide. At a Boston hearing, U.S. Sen. Ed Markey and Reps. Ayanna Pressley and Seth Moulton sharply criticized the administration’s plan to …

The New Bedford police department issued 506 parking tickets and towed 170 vehicles during New Bedford’s recent parking ban. At $50 per ticket, the City of New Bedford issued $25,300 in tickets (does not include any fees associated with towing.

A Guatemalan national has been sentenced in federal court in Boston for assaulting multiple officers during an immigration arrest. Guido Andres Cuellar Batres, 24, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Angel Kelley to eight months in prison, to be followed by one year of supervised release. The defendant is …

At a time when sheriffs’ spending is under scrutiny, I am announcing that at the BCSO I have eliminated nearly $3 million in non-jail positions since becoming Sheriff in January 2023. I put this money previously spent outside of the jail back into the jail. After arriving at the jail in January 2023, …

BY ELLA ADAMS Attorney General Andrea Campbell again suggested the future of the legislative audit law is in the hands of the auditor, who in turn accused Campbell of “public corruption,” continuing a saga that has metamorphosed since more than 70% of voters cast ballots in favor of the review …

BY SAM DRYSDALE, STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE With enhanced federal health subsidies now expired, Beacon Hill leaders on Thursday endorsed a one-year plan to tap $250 million from a state trust fund to provide relief to a quarter-million middle- and low-income residents. Senate President Karen Spilka and House Health Care Financing Committee …

“Check out the latest on the New Bedford/Fairhaven Municipal Harbor Plan Update at the upcoming public meeting on Jan. 15. There’s also a virtual session on Jan. 28. Join us for a recap of key findings, planning process outcomes, and an overview of the draft Municipal Harbor Plan report. Continued …

BY KATIE CASTELLANI, STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE As customers continue to turn away from using cash, businesses say credit card fees are hampering their margins. On Wednesday, a bill to allow businesses to charge customers paying with cards for those fees moved out of committee with a favorable recommendation from …

New Bedford officials held a joint City Council and School Committee meeting on January 7, 2026, to fill the vacant School Committee seat left by the death of longtime member Bruce Oliveira in November 2025. The meeting, presided over by Mayor Jon Mitchell, resulted in a deadlock: after multiple rounds …

BOSTON – Today, the Massachusetts Senate approved legislation filed by New Bedford Senator Mark Montigny that will provide updated procedures for filling a mayoral vacancy in the city. In November 2017, 53 percent of New Bedford voters approved a new, 4-year term for mayor, marking a significant change from the …