Politics

5,618 or 9.5% of New Bedford’s registered voters turned out for New Bedford October 1 Preliminary election. The offical results were read off live: New Bedford Mayoral election results Incumbent Mayor Jon Mitchell and at-Large Councilor Brian Gomes will face off in the November 5th municipal New Bedford Mayoral election. …

William Markey and Melissa Costa will face off in the November 5th New Bedford Ward 1 City Council election. Melissa Costa narrowly finished ahead of Dan Costa by 13 votes. Markey defeated Melissa Costa in 2017 1,645 to 1,333, or 55% to 45%. 5,618 or 9.5% of New Bedford’s registered …

Russell Dearing is the odd man out for the New Bedford at-large City Council race on November 5th. The five incumbents finished with the top 5 votes – reducing the chance of new blood getting on the City Council next year. Brian Gomes also made it into the next round …

Joseph “Jo-Jo” Fortes and Derek Baptiste will face off in the November 5th New Bedford Ward 4 City Council election. They both finished with the exact same vote count of 287. 5,618 or 9.5% of New Bedford’s registered voters turned out overall today – 1,032 voted in the Ward 4 …

Incumbent Mayor Jon Mitchell and at-Large Councilor Brian Gomes will face off in the November 5th municipal New Bedford Mayoral election. 5,618 or 9.5% of New Bedford’s registered voters turned out today. Brian Gomes also made it into the next round for City Council at-Large. According to the New Bedford …

State legislators held a joint hearing today in Boston on bringing safe injection sites to Massachusetts. House Bill 1712 (H1712), refers to the sites as “harm reduction sites” with the goal of preventing fatal overdoses. Per the bill, “A person with a substance use disorder may consume pre-obtained controlled substances …

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) Monday reported five additional cases of vaping-associated pulmonary injury – two confirmed, three probable – to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), bringing the statewide total of reported cases to 10. Five of the cases are confirmed and five are …

The following was posted on Facebook by Fall River’s Christopher Peckham: “Over the last few weeks, I’ve been trying to make time to get out and speak to those in the community that are less fortunate and get a better understanding of their stories. I’m trying to also get a …

The following statement was posted by the New Bedford Police Union on their Facebook page in response to statements by Mayor Mitchell and New Bedford Police Chief Joseph Cordeiro: MAYOR MITCHELL’S POLITICAL POSTURING EMBARRASSES POLICE CHIEF, DEPARTMENT AND CITY OF NEW BEDFORD The following statement was released by New Bedford …

The following is from the New Bedford Mayor’s office: Based on reports from members of the New Bedford police union, the union’s leadership convened a meeting yesterday to take a vote in opposition to Police Chief Joseph Cordeiro’s leadership. The union is currently in contract negotiations with the City of …