“No one person is going to solve all the problems in the city. You have to listen to other voices. I know we do that in my own family. There’s people out there that probably have the greatest ideas that I never thought of.”
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Shawn Oliver: A candidate who can properly represent its diversity will give Ward 3 a chance to establish a true identity
Oliver talks like a guy who’s interested in building consensus, almost like a Team New Bedford. “We’re all trying to fight for the same goal, to live well in a city and a place that we enjoy,” he said.
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John Robinson: Trash, traffic, streetlights … neighbors’ concerns should be what drives a ward councilor
He’s just one of those guys who remembers when things worked better and wonders why they can’t work better again.
Posted inEnvironment
Dartmouth officials assail state’s ‘corrupted’ septic regulation process
“This is the most rotten … process of government I have ever seen in Massachusetts. This is absolutely disgusting to the core, and it needs to be purified.” — Dartmouth Health Director Chris Michaud
Posted inCity Hall
City Council backs off huge pay raise proposal, caps biggest increases at 25%
An amendment to the salary classification ordinance — apparently prompted by objections to the high raises that councilors acknowledged hearing from their constituents — caps raises at 25% more than current pay.
Posted inOffshore Wind
Grant targets offshore wind work: ‘Our residents are not the ones getting the jobs’
“We are going to put our people in these unions. This is a new industry, but we don’t want the same, old problems. The historic discrimination. If we’re at the table, that won’t happen. But right now, we’re not.” — John “Buddy” Andrade, executive director of the Old Bedford Village Development Corp.
Posted inCity Hall
High hopes for Hicks-Logan, ‘the most distressed neighborhood in the city’
The ordinance change expected to be approved by the City Council on Thursday “is new policy,” and could help make the area more attractive to potential investors, said Derek Santos, executive director of the New Bedford Economic Development Council.
Posted inThe Chat with Jack Spillane
Watch The Chat and meet the seven candidates for the Ward 3 city council primary
Join longtime New Bedford political writer Jack Spillane as he interviews the candidates during a special edition of The Chat on Wednesday, Jan. 11 at 7 p.m.
Posted inEducation
City school projects waiting for action as state pauses program
The Massachusetts School Building Authority’s decision to pause its Accelerated Repair Program, coupled with its dwindling selection of core projects, has posed a significant challenge to cities across Massachusetts, and New Bedford in particular.
Posted inOffshore Wind
Healey touts clean energy opportunities in visit to UMass Dartmouth
“We’re about Massachusetts competing,” the governor said of the state’s approach to offshore wind. “We think this is an area where we can compete hard. And we want to win.”