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 …
Read More »Dear Massachusetts politicians, focus on local issues, not President Trump
In Massachusetts we have real issues to deal with: a heroin epidemic, increasing homelessness, high property taxes, legislators getting 50% pay raises and a host of other issues. If you live in New Bedford, heroin, panhandlers, high crime areas, high property taxes, low wages and a decaying fishing industry are …
Read More »Yes, you can be a pro-immigration, anti-illegal immigration advocate
America’s immigration policy can be a hot topic. Just discussing immigration can break up friendships and even cause a rift between family members. With a President Trump, things will continue to get worse before they get better. The line is usually drawn and sides seem to be forced into two …
Read More »Brockton State Representative Michelle DuBois tips off community to ICE raids
Immigration is the biggest topic in America at the moment. Donald Trump’s polices on immigration and Attorney General’s latest announcement to withhold federal funds from sanctuary city and states is all the buzz on social media. In a controversial move this morning, 10th Plymouth State Representative Michelle DuBois posted to Facebook …
Read More »New Bedford Ward 3 special election candidate forum
Live at the community meeting for the Mount Pleasant Neighborhood Association where Ward 3 special election candidates are giving time to speak.
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