As the 2017 New Bedford election cycle comes to a close on November 7th, it’s time to make a few predictions. I won’t predict any of the candidate winners because some will perceive the predictions as endorsements and I’ll have to deal with verbal beatings that will follow. Making scientific …
Read More »Chris Resendes with candidate for Massachusetts Attorney General Dan Shores
Chris Resendes sat down with candidate for Massachusetts Attorney General Dan Shores to get to know him better and what he stands for. We plan on speaking to ALL candidates for Attorney General before next year’s election. Catch the Chris Resendes Show on New Bedford Guide’s Facebook page every Thursday …
Read More »New Bedford School Committee Debate – 3 Nov, 2017
Live for the the FINAL New Bedford School Committee Debate live on Facebook.
Read More »Chris Resendes Show with former New Bedford mayor Scott Lang
Chris Resendes Show – Special Election Edition with attorney and former New Bedford mayor Scott Lang. The Chris Resendes show is hosted live on New Bedford Guide’s Facebook page every Thursday at 7pm.
Read More »Fact Check: The New Bedford High School dropout rate
As the November 7th New Bedford election draws near, a lot of candidates and supporters throw out numbers and statistics – some are accurate, some are not. Lately, I’ve seen a lot of claims on social media regarding the New Bedford High School dropout rate – from 55%-60% recently on …
Read More »AFSCME union reaches agreement with City on multi-year contract
New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) union Local 851, Council 93, have reached a new labor contract. The City of New Bedford employs nearly 326 AFSCME union employees, who serve the public in a variety of roles including as clerks, …
Read More »Three City Councilors call attention to living conditions at King Village Apartments
Three New Bedford City Councilors have filed a late motion to spotlight the living conditions at King Village Apartments. The following will be addressed tonight at the New Bedford City Council session: WRITTEN MOTION, Councillors Carney, Gomes and Dunn, requesting, that Congressman Keating, State Senator Montigny, Representative Cabral, a Representative …
Read More »11 Massachusetts Democrats sponsor bill to allow non-citizens to vote in local elections
A bill sponsored by eleven Massachusetts Democrats to allow non-U.S. citizens to vote in local elections continues to move forward by legislators in Boston. The bill introduced in the Massachusetts House was referred to the Joint Committee on Election Laws on January 23 of this year. The Massachusetts Senate concurred …
Read More »Absentee ballots now available for New Bedford Municipal Election
The City of New Bedford Municipal Election will be held on Tuesday, November 7, 2017, and the New Bedford Elections Commission has announced that absentee ballots for this election are now available through the Elections Office at New Bedford City Hall. Any registered voter unable to get to the polls …
Read More »New Bedford City Council candidates top priority
New Bedford at-Large City Council candidates were asked for their top priority. Who had the best answers? Full forum video: https://www.newbedfordguide.com/new-bedford-city-council-at-large-candidate-forum/2017/10/13
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