Politics

Mayor Jonathan F. Mitchell January 1, 2018 Zeiterion Performing Arts Center, New Bedford, Massachusetts [text as prepared] Judges Veary and Fernandes, members of the City Council, School Committee and Board of Assessors, honored guests, citizens and friends of New Bedford: Let me begin by thanking everyone for braving the cold …

Mayor Jon Mitchell, Police Chief Joseph Cordeiro, and members of the City Council announced an important new investment in public safety, proposing to expand the use of police cameras in public areas of key neighborhoods. The plan comes in response to recent feedback from neighborhood leaders and residents in key …

It’s been an interesting year in New Bedford. We had municipal elections and a spike of homicides year-over-year to include a double-murder and a 16-year old murder suspect. Click on the title to read the story. Here are the top 25 New Bedford Guide stories of 2017 based on readership: …

Massachusetts legislator Barbara A. L’Italien is the sponsor of Bill SD.2431, which hopes to eliminate fees for anyone “below 300 per cent of the federal poverty guidelines.” Here is the text of the bill that was referred to the Joint Committee on Rules on December 21, 2017: SECTION 1. Section …

By Bruce Ditata In a historic special election to choose a United States Senator, the people of Alabama responded decisively against reactionary politics as well as racism by voting, albeit narrowly, for Democratic candidate, Doug Jones over embattled Roy Moore. In the latter stages of the contentious battle for US …

The following is New Bedford’s proposed ordinance on use of marijuana in public submitted to the New Bedford City Council for a second reading on 14 December, 2017:

By Julie Lavoie First, let me congratulate those members who have sought and won re-election. As you all know, it was a very energizing election and in some races, it was closer than some of those running would have liked. Second, I’d like to bring up the elephant in the …

New Bedford mayor Jon Mitchell has submitted three ordinances regarding outdoor café permits to be reviewed by the City Council during their December 14, 2017, meeting.

Throughout the entire 2017 NFL season, we’ve been told that Colin Kaepernick should be playing on a NFL team. Anytime a starting quarterback goes down to injury, ESPN and people who rarely watch the NFL push Colin Kaepernick as the savior. Kaepernick fans are already pushing for Philadelphia Eagles to …

In October of this year, the Massachusetts Senate passed a bill that included moving the threshold for felony larceny from $250 to $1,500. Currently, if someone steals more than $250 it’s considered a felony, less than that is a misdemeanor. The backers of the bill claim it’s tough to get …