I will be a voice for the Police, Fire and EMS departments. The new public safety station in the South End is a long-overdue move to help public safety, but it must continue.
Category: Election Watch
Posted inElection Watch
Candidate profile: Lisa White, City Council at Large
We can support home ownership and getting more residents into owner-occupied positions in our multi-family properties.
Posted inElection Watch
Candidate profile: Ian Abreu, City Council at large
Candidate at a glance NEW BEDFORD RESIDENCYLived in the city for 36 years (my whole life) WORK:Director of business development at the One SouthCoast Chamber of Commerce. In my current […]
Posted inJack Spillane column
Right-leaning voices ring out at New Bedford debate
You really would not have been surprised if former President Trump had made an appearance shouting, “Make New Bedford Great Again!” and candidates at the council table all started banging their fists and shouting, “Four more years!”
Posted inElection Watch
Candidate profile: Scott Lima, Ward 5 City Council
“The development of workforce housing is an important pathway toward affordable housing and ultimately, homeownership in New Bedford.”
Posted inPreliminary Election
Lima to face Boyer for Ward 5 City Council in New Bedford
Lima, chairman of the council’s Environmental Affairs and Audit committees, garnered more than twice the vote of his two opponents combined, with 69.03%.
Posted inElection Watch
Candidate profile: Raena Camacho, Ward 5 City Council
On public safety: Uprooting public safety in communities where it is most needed leaves our elderly, youth and families vulnerable.
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Candidate profile: Zach Boyer, Ward 5 City Council
“We must adopt inclusionary zoning policies which will incentivize developers to set aside a portion of units for low or moderate rents, in addition to working with local developers to create more units of housing throughout the city.”
Posted inElection Watch
Register to vote in preliminary election by Sept. 8
NEW BEDFORD — Residents have until Sept. 8 to register to vote in the city’s Sept. 28 preliminary election. Sept. 8 is also the last day to notify the city’s […]
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Running for office in New Bedford? No thanks
There are so few candidates running for office in New Bedford this year that there will be no preliminary election in five of the city’s six wards.