Five New Bedford City Councilors plan to officially invite Aldi discount supermarket chain to New Bedford. Here’s the written motion to be presented Thursday, June 8, 2017: 17. WRITTEN MOTION, Councillors Abreu, Winterson and Council President Lopes, Councillors Oliveira and Carney, requesting, that the City Council send a letter of …
Read More »Four people pull nomination papers to replace Ward 5 Councilor Kerry Winterson
In the first 24 hours where nomination papers became available, four New Bedford residents pulled nomination papers from the elections office at the New Bedford City Hall. Nomination papers became available on Monday, May 22nd and by early Tuesday morning Paul Chasse, Scott Lima, Michael Augusto and Joseph Andrade had …
Read More »Ward 1 New Bedford City Councilor James Oliveira will not be seeking re-election
Like it or not, change is coming to the New Bedford City Council. Ward 1 New Bedford City Councilor James Oliveira will not be seeking re-election this year. He replaced Linda Morad in 2012, who is now an at-Large Councilor. Ward 5 City Councilor Kerry Winterson announced earlier this year …
Read More »Nomination papers available for 2017 New Bedford municipal election
The New Bedford Board of Election Commissioners has announced that nomination papers to run for local municipal office in the November 2017 municipal election will be available beginning on Monday, May 22, 2017. Nomination papers may be obtained from the Election Commission Office in New Bedford City Hall, 133 William …
Read More »Is Representative Tony Cabral running for New Bedford mayor in 2017?
Is Massachusetts State Representative for New Bedford Tony Cabral running for mayor of New Bedford in 2017? Yesterday, his ‘Tony Cabral for Mayor of New Bedford’ Facebook page was updated with a new cover photo: The last time that Facebook page saw any activity was January, 2015. Representative Tony Cabral …
Read More »Paul Chasse announces candidacy for New Bedford Ward 5 City Council seat
The following is a release from the Paul Chasse campaign: Paul Chasse today announced his candidacy for New Bedford City Council in the open-seat race for Ward 5. Chasse is a longtime city resident and Chief Executive Officer for the REALTOR® Association of Southeastern Massachusetts. His current political experience includes working …
Read More »It’s time for Americans to put country before party
It’s a scary time in America as people seem to care more about their political party than their country. There were plenty of times when Americans forgot about political parties and put their country first. World War II and the weeks after the attacks on 9-11 come to mind. Today, …
Read More »Hugh Dunn defeats Beth Santos-Fauteux in Ward 3 City Council race
Hugh Dunn defeated Beth Santos-Fauteux in the New Bedford Ward 3 City Council special municipal election by 261 votes or 69% of the vote. Hugh Dunn received 471 votes to Beth Santos-Fauteux’s 210 votes. Because this was an out-of-cycle special election, Hugh Dunn will have to run for re-election again …
Read More »Our relationship is not at an all-time low with Russia
It’s mind boggling that President Trump and newspapers across the nation reported that America’s relationship with Russia is at an all-time low. It’s an absolutely absurd statement and while headlines like this may sell newspapers, they are more fiction than the truth. Fake news at its best. Who am I to judge …
Read More »30-year New Bedford police officer Charlie Perry running for mayor
30-year New Bedford police officer Charlie Perry unofficially threw his had into the 2017 New Bedford mayor’s race by setting up a Why Not CP in 2017 Facebook page. He is the first person to start campaigning on social media to run against mayor Jon Mitchell. Nomination papers to run …
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