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Posted inCity Hall
New Bedford eyes hefty pay hikes for some managers and others on city payroll
Since January, New Bedford has seen city job offers turned down by 52 applicants, a few of whom had already completed all the paperwork and even taken physicals to be hired, said Human Resources Director Judith Keating.
Posted inEducation
What’s it like to work in a child care desert?
Two neighborhoods in New Bedford, the South Peninsula and Near North End, have severe shortages, with some census tracts offering no child care at all.
Posted inInPerson
Going beyond the West Wing with Dartmouth native Pete Souza
There aren’t many people who can say the president of the United States has described them as “a friend, a confidant, and a brother,” as he wrote of Souza in the foreword to Obama: An Intimate Portrait.
Posted inHousing
Ousted New Bedford tenants struggle to find shelter
One tenant is struggling to afford her new apartment. Another said the stress of moving led to an injury at work, and now he’s homeless and couch surfing. A third tenant found an affordable place, but he won’t give up the fight to save his neighbors from gentrification.
Posted inPublic health
Dangerous lead pipes carry drinking water to thousands of city homes … Is yours one of them?
New Bedford’s efforts to remove the pipes have lagged in recent years and the cost of replacement can fall on residents.
Posted inElection 2022
Heroux topples 25-year incumbent Hodgson in race for Bristol County sheriff
In a subdued room at White’s of Westport, Hodgson quietly conceded to news reporters and supporters after 1 a.m., when voting returns came in from Taunton.
Posted inElection 2022
It’s time to stand up and be heard … it’s time to vote
This all-important election features the battle for Bristol County sheriff and races for governor and lieutenant governor, attorney general, secretary of state, treasurer and Governor’s Council, along with U.S. House of Representatives, county offices and candidates for state Senate and House of Representatives.
Posted inCity Hall
Dunn to resign from City Council, citing long commute to job in Boston
His resignation will prompt a special election for a new Ward 3 councilor to serve the remainder of Dunn’s term. He was re-elected in November of 2021, with his two-year term starting in January of this year.
Posted inHousing
Anonymous investors building ‘real estate empire’ in New Bedford
“It’s sort of ironic that today, landlords and property management companies use all sorts of systems like tenant screenings to learn all sorts of data about tenants. And yet tenants don’t even know the names of their own landlords.” — Erin McElroy, UT Austin professor.
