Politics

After lawmakers failed to push a bill to punish “revenge porn” over the finish line last year, a new bill favorably reported out of the Judiciary Committee on Tuesday seeks to crack down on distribution of sexually explicit content without the subject’s consent. Disseminating nude photos of another person without …

Popular Massachusetts blogger Aidan Kearney otherwise known as “Turtleboy”, was arrested late Wednesday morning. Kearney is being charged with 6 counts of witness intimidation and one count of conspiracy. This video captures Aidan being escorted by law enforcement following his arrest. Aidan Kearney aka Turtleboy being escorted by LE after …

Two groups of protesters were formed outside the “Seaport Resort & Marina” in Fairhaven, Massachusetts on Saturday morning. One group in opposition to the housing of migrants, while the other being in favor. It was quite the scene with signs being held, horns constantly beeping, and both sides loudly speaking …

Argues For a More Deliberate Approach to Commercial Fishing Regulation in Marine Monument Areas. New Bedford, MA – Mayor Jon Mitchell was invited by the U.S. House of Representatives to submit written testimony to the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations in conjunction with a recent Congressional hearing …

Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut recently announced the nations first offshore wind multi-state coordination memorandum of understanding (MOU). Through this MOU, the three states will together seek multi-state offshore wind proposals. “The climate crisis requires us to act in new and innovative ways. Massachusetts is proud to join with our …

President Joe Biden “better start paying attention” to the emergency shelter crisis straining Massachusetts and other states and cities, House Speaker Ron Mariano said Wednesday while signaling he still has not gotten the information he wants from the Healey administration about the costs of the situation. Three weeks after Gov. …

The New Bedford Police Union is raising concern over officers not seeing the promised pay increase from the collective bargaining agreement reached between the City of New Bedford and the Police Union in July. “The wage increase is yet to be seen by officers, despite the three-month mark approaching. The …

“As part of the continuing effort to modernize and professionalize municipal government, the City has launched a Leadership Institute so that department heads and senior managers refine skills needed to be more effective in their roles. The initiative, managed by the Personnel Office with support from AllOne Health Employee Assistance …

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New Bedford saw an extremely low voter turnout on Tuesday night with only 6.10% of registered voters casting a ballot. 4,018 of a possible 65,876 registered voters in New Bedford decided to make their voice heard. The area with the lowest voter turnout was ward 2B (a neighborhood in between …