The New Bedford City Council meets at 7 p.m. with an opening prayer and the pledge. Public hearings are scheduled for Verizon New England projects on County Street and Phillips […]
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New Bedford City Council meeting
NEW BEDFORD — The City Council will hold a regular meeting on Monday, Sept. 25, at 7 p.m. at City Hall. As of this time, no agenda has been posted. […]
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Double feature: At-large City Council candidates take center stage
Incumbents and newcomers discuss important issues affecting the city and how to improve life in New Bedford.
New Bedford City Council meeting
NEW BEDFORD — A letter from Mayor Jon Mitchell regarding his recent appointment of Jason Thody as New Bedford police chief is on the City Council’s agenda for its next […]
New Bedford City Council meeting
NEW BEDFORD — The City Council will hold the first of its two meetings this month on Thursday, Sept. 11. An agenda for the meeting has not been posted as […]
Updated: New Bedford City Council meeting
NEW BEDFORD — The City Council will hold its only scheduled meeting for the month of August on Thursday, Aug. 21, at City Hall. New business includes: 1. Motions regarding […]
City Council to hold special meeting
NEW BEDFORD — The City Council will hold a special meeting on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025, at 7 p.m. The agenda for the meeting has not been posted as of […]
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The Light on Radio: Jack Spillane talks homelessness solutions, sober houses and a memorial with no home
New Bedford Light columnist Jack Spillane joined WBSM’s Townsquare Sunday to discuss homelessness solutions and other hot-button issues facing New Bedford.
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The Light on Radio: Jack Spillane discusses deadly boarding house fire, vocational admissions and city council
Jack Spillane joins Jim Phillips on WBSM’s Town Square Sunday to discuss a recent deadly fire at a boarding house on Acushnet Avenue. They also delve into the future of […]
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City Council tries stealth maneuvers to gain control of pandemic relief funds
Even more worrisome than the council’s determination to exert more control over the federal ARPA funds than they are probably entitled to, is the secretive process by which the council is trying to exercise that control.