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On Thursday, Massachusetts Congressman Bill Keating voted to limit the President’s ability to engage in hostilities with Iran unless Congress authorizes them or the use is necessary to defend against an imminent armed attack on the United States or our Armed Forces. Below is Congressman Keating’s floor statement in support …

In a 7-4 vote, the New Bedford City Council yesterday passed a motion “requesting that New Bedford City Council go on record against Massachusetts House Bill 3573 and Senate Bill 1401 which would establish Massachusetts as a Sanctuary State.” New Bedford City Council President Joe Lopes and City Councilor Naomi …

A 35-year-old Easton heroin trafficker will serve the next two to five years in state prison, Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III announced today. James Kim pleaded guilty in Fall River Superior Court on January 6th to indictments charging him with trafficking in excess of 18 grams of …

Due to the expected weather conditions, the overflow will be opened again tonight. All inquiries can be forwarded to Sister Rose House and 1-800-homeless. All guests should plan to arrive for 6:00pm and the cutoff time will be 8:30pm. Dinner will be served between 6:00pm and 7:30pm and we wrap …

A fourth person has died of a vaping-associated lung injury, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) announced today. The patient, a man in his 70s from Middlesex County, reported vaping tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), an ingredient found in marijuana. The case is among the 36 confirmed cases of e-cigarette or vaping-associated …

New Bedford City Council President Joe Lopes and City Councilor Naomi Carney have filed a written motion “requesting that New Bedford City Council go on record against Massachusetts House Bill 3573 and Senate Bill 1401 which would establish Massachusetts as a Sanctuary State.” In 2018, New Bedford State Senator Mark …

Beacon Compassion’s recreational marijuana host city draft agreement is scheduled to be reviewed by New Bedford City Council on Thursday. The agreement has already been reviewed and received a favorable recommendation by the Special Committee on Cannabis Regulation & Host Community Agreement Review on September 26, 2019. Beacon Compassion is …

On Thursday, the New Bedford City Council will take up a single-use plastic bag ban. If passed, the ordinance will require businesses with a retail space of 10,000 square feet or greater or with at least two locations in New Bedford to eliminate single-use plastic bags within 6 months. Businesses …

The City of New Bedford Department of City Planning (DCP), with assistance from Southeastern Regional Planning & Economic Development District (SRPEDD), is holding a public meeting on January 14, 2020, for the Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) Study. Public feedback is needed to shape the City in preparation for the arrival of …

Mayor Mitchell is requesting that the New Bedford City Council approve a loan of $628,156 to lease seven snow vehicles and a lift. Mayor Mitchell has stated the goal is to modernize the fleet of vehicles and be better prepared to respond to the needs of the city. The communication …