Politics

Yesterday morning I headed over to the Democratic Gubernatorial Candidates Forum hosted by the New Bedford Democratic City Committee at the Zeiteron Theater. Five Democratic candidates fighting for the Democratic Party’s nomination were there to answer questions. It was a big deal and I wanted to hear what they had to say. …

Two New Bedford City Council members are working towards reducing the use of  polystyrene foam in New Bedford. Here is the motion they filed on Thursday, May 22, 2014: 23. WRITTEN MOTION, Councillor Bousquet and Council President Lopes, requesting, that the Committee on Ordinances draft an Ordinance encouraging food services, supermarkets, …

The New Bedford Democratic City Committee is hosting a Gubernatorial Candidates Forum on Saturday, May 24th from 11:00 A.M. – 1:00 P.M. at the Zeiterion Theatre, which will offer area residents an opportunity to ask questions, get answers and hear the issues defined directly from those running as a Democrat for the State’s …

CITY COUNCIL CALENDAR – THURSDAY, APRIL 10, 2014 ********** OPENING OF SESSION BY: CITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT JOSEPH P. LOPES ********** PRAYER LED BY: REVEREND JOSEPH BASALA, OUR LADY OF ASSUMPTION PARISH ********** PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ********** CITATIONS 1. CITATION, Councillor Bousquet, honoring KAREN REGAN, Supervisor of Nurses, New Bedford Public Schools, …

  On March 13th, Councilors Rebeiro and Carney posted a motion to the city council to repeal the 44% pay raise that the City Council voted for two years earlier. It caused some major friction in the City Council chambers as the other nine city councilors verbally beat up the two …

CITATIONS, Councillor Martins, honoring New Bedford High School Engineering Academy’s Robotics Class Students, DAQUARI BRIDGES, MATHEW HAWK, JR., ANDY CRUZ, ANDREW GUILLOTTE, VICTORIA HATHAWAY, CAMEO LOBO, RICARDO MATIAS and KATHLEEN SPRING-CORNELL, in recognition of their winning the Massachusetts State Championship for FIRST Robotics Challenge - 2014

When I first entered office, some so-called experts claimed that the financial crisis of 2008 made it nearly impossible to improve the quality of life in older mid-sized American cities. And there has been no doubt that recent housing foreclosures, job losses and government contraction that piled on to years of shuttering businesses …

On Thursday, March 13th, 2014,  New Bedford City Councillors Dan Rebeiro and Naomi Andrews-Carney will officially file a written motion the rescind the 44% pay raise city councilors voted for in 2012.  Here is the exact wording: WRITTEN MOTION, Councillors Rebeiro and Carney, requesting that the City Council, rescind the 44% pay …

CITY COUNCIL CALENDAR – THURSDAY, MARCH 13, 2014 ********** OPENING OF SESSION BY: CITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT JOSEPH P. LOPES ********** PRAYER LED BY: RABBI RAPHAEL KANTER, TIFERETH ISRAEL CONGREGATION ********** PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ********** CITATIONS 1. CITATIONS, Councillor Rebeiro, honoring EDMILSON ANTUNES, NICHOLAS BOTELHO, HELENA BRIGGS, IZAIAH CARROLL-GONCALVES, KAITLYN CRAVENS, TARA GOMES, …

CITY COUNCIL CALENDAR THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2014 ********** OPENING OF SESSION BY: CITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT JOSEPH P. LOPES ********** PRAYER LED BY: REVEREND KEVIN HARRINGTON, ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI CHURCH ********** PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ********** HEARINGS 1. COMMUNICATION, First Assistant City Solicitor, Jane Medeiros Friedman, to City Council, submitting AN …