The New Bedford City Council School Committee and Board of Assessors will hold the 2026 City of New Bedford Inaugural Ceremony at 6 p.m. Monday, Jan. 5, 2026. It will be held at the New Bedford Whaling Museum, 18 Johnny Cake Hill. Newly elected and re-elected municipal officials will be formally recognized. Attendance is free […]
Live Christmas trees will be collected in New Bedford from Jan. 12 through Jan. 16. During that week only, residents may place trees at the curb by 7 a.m. on the weekday after regular trash and recycling pickup. Routes with Friday collection will have trees picked up on Monday, Jan. 16. Trees may also be […]
The New Bedford Half Marathon welcomes thousands of runners from all around on Sunday, March 15, at 11 am. The 13.1-mile race is one of the oldest half-marathon events in the Northeast and draws thousands each year. Runners follow a single loop through New Bedford streets, with views of the harbor and Clarks Cove. The […]
A free workshop on clothing repair will be held on Tuesday, March 31, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Howland Green Branch Library. Local artists Claudia De Sousa-Baptista of Bushwood Tailors Opportunity Shop and Elaine and Beatrice Alder of Alder & Alder will teach slow stitching, also called visible mending. Students can learn to […]
A free bicycle repair workshop will be held on Saturday, May 9, from 10 a.m. to noon at the Howland Green Branch Library. Bill Trimble of Youth Opportunities Unlimited will lead the session and show participants how to diagnose and repair common bike problems. Community members are encouraged to bring their bicycles and learn simple […]
NEW BEDFORD -- The city's Quasi-Committee of the Whole will conduct a budget hearing Monday, June 8, at City Hall. Agenda items include: Police, fire, the Department of Public Infrastructure, Wastewater Enterprise Fund, the Zeiterion theater and more. See the full agenda here.
NEW BEDFORD -- The city's Special Committee on Permits and Licensing meets Wednesday, June 10, on applications for livery licenses. The meeting starts at 6:30 p.m. at City Hall. See the full agenda here.
NEW BEDFORD -- The city's Finance Committee meets Thursday, June 11, to address communications from the mayor related to wastewater rates and a loan order for the city’s Long Term CSO Control and Integrated Capital Improvement Plan. They include the wastewater rate proposals for FY '27 and a loan order to appropriate $20.4 million for […]
The city of New Bedford's Community Preservation Committee is hosting a public meeting Monday, June 15, at 6 p.m. to gather input to help update the Community Preservation Plan for fiscal year 2027. The Community Preservation Plan identifies and establishes the city’s priorities in each of the CPA categories - open space/recreation, historic resources, and […]
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