Have a problem with a law? Tax? Want to voice your opinion outside of Facebook, but don’t know who to e-mail or call? This article lists your local, state and federal government representatives, and how to best get in touch with them. There are 19 government officials that you should …

At press conference today New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell, other City officials, and neighborhood leaders announced their support for an innovative new “Problem Properties Ordinance” that will give the City new tools to crack down on buildings where chronic illegal activity occurs and undermines the health, safety, and quality of …

If you followed the 2011 New Bedford elections, you know that Mayor Jon Mitchell made the “absentee landlord” issue a major part of his campaign. It looks like he’s taken action on the promise by proposing a new ordinance that tackles problem properties in New Bedford. I define absentee landlords as …

The Greater New Bedford unemployment rate is much higher than the rest of Massachusetts, but believe it or not there really are a lot of jobs available for qualified applicants. Sometimes the barrier to a new job can be the lack of information on available job openings.  To solve this, …

The City of New Bedford has announced that the citywide snow emergency parking ban, which was effective as of 7:00 p.m., Monday, January 21, 2013 in the residential areas and 11:00 p.m. in the business districts, was lifted as of 9:00 a.m. today.

This parking ban has been lifted by the City of New Bedford as of Tuesday, January 22nd, at 9 a.m. Details: http://www.newbedfordguide.com/snow-emergency-parking-ban-lifted/2013/01/22 The City of New Bedford has announced a snow emergency parking ban to take effect today (Monday, January 21, 2013) in residential areas as of 7:00 p.m. and as of 11:00 …

This morning at approximately 01:41 a.m., Officer Abraham Nazario was conducting a directed patrol in the Buttonwood Park area.

The Women’s Fund of Southeastern Massachusetts will be hosting a networking event on Thursday, February 7th at the New Bedford Whaling Museum from 5-8 p.m. Tickets are $30 and can be purchased on their website http://www.womensfundsema.org/ or by calling Jeanette at 508-717-0283. You can also e-mail jdoyle@cfsema.org.

The City of New Bedford Parks Recreation & Beaches has announced it will offer a lifeguard training program in partnership with the Friends of Fall River Heritage State Park and the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation. The program will train participants in American Red Cross lifeguarding, first aid, Cardiopulmonary …

New Bedford Parks Recreation & Beaches has announced the release of the “2013 Field Permit Application” for the use of city parks and fields. Applications can be obtained through the administrative office of Parks Recreation & Beaches at 181 Hillman St., Building # 3. The 2013 application has been updated …