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New Bedford looks to boost its commercial neighborhoods with $1.5M in pandemic relief funds

by Jack Spillane March 30, 2022March 31, 2022

Mitchell’s idea to make the Avenue more attractive is a good one. The mayor, like his predecessors before him, has stressed the importance of good planning like this in moving the city forward.

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