New Bedford 2021 Election
WHO’S RUNNING
Click names written in black to read that candidate’s profile.
City Council at Large
Ian Abreu
Shane Burgo
Naomi Carney
Paul Chasse
Brian Gomes
Jason Mello
Linda Morad
Scott Pemberton
David Sullivan
Lisa White
Assessor at Large
Kimberly Saunders
Erik Andrade
Ward 1
Leo Choquette
William “Brad” Markey
Ward 2
Maria Giesta (unopposed)
Ward 3
Hugh Dunn (unopposed)
Ward 4
Derek Baptiste (unopposed)
Ward 5
Zach Boyer
Scott Lima
Ward 6
Joseph P. Lopes
Ryan Pereira
School Committee
Melissa Costa
Colleen Dawicki
Ross M. Grace Jr.
Note: Candidate profiles were compiled from questionnaires emailed to all candidates for office. Those who did not return questionnaires were not included.
New Bedford’s municipal elections just one week away
There are contested races for assessor at large, City Council at Large and City Council races in Ward 1, Ward 5 and Ward 6.
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!”
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%.
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.
Difficult questions persist in City Councilor Dunn’s OUI case
The three New Bedford patrolmen had no good answers for why they did not ask Dunn where he was coming from that rainy Friday night; if he had been drinking; and how he crashed his Hyundai Genesis into both a Chevy truck and a Toyota SUV.
City councilor on OUI rap: ‘They have nothing on me’
Councilor Dunn was mostly dismissive of the charges filed against him. He cited it as “all politics,” and a “hit job.” He said the DA was “coming after me” and “trying to prove something.”
Josh Amaral bows out of School Committee race
Amaral, who will not seek a third term, has been on the School Committee since he was little over a year out of UMass Dartmouth, where he was a political science major.
Getting neighborly with New Bedford’s at-large challengers
Taking a look at where a candidate lives in the city can provide a glimpse into who they are and what their personal interests are.
DA seeks justice in case of Councilor Hugh Dunn
State police say an EMT and paramedic on the scene the night of the accidents described it as “obvious” that he had been drinking and that they smelled alcohol on his breath.
What the heck is happening in the South End?
A month into the 2021 municipal election’s campaign filing period, the William Street political world is abuzz over a Ward 6 race that would normally be a low-key affair.
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