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Upgraded Buttonwood Senior Center officially reopened

New Bedford, Massachusetts– Mayor Jon Mitchell and City officials formally reopened the Buttonwood Senior Center at a ceremony on Thursday, April 25, after an extensive renovation project. The renovation began in 2018 and concluded at the beginning of 2019.   The upgrades to the senior center included extensive interior and […]

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Mayor Jon Mitchell to hold April Neighborhood Office Hours at Adriana’s

New Bedford, Massachusetts– Mayor Mitchell will hold neighborhood office hours for the month of April on Thursday, April 25 from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. at Adriana’s Mexican Restaurant, 1262 Acushnet Avenue.   Mayor Mitchell announced he would set aside time each month to hold office hours in city neighborhoods so […]

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New Bedford Veterans’ Advisory Board to hold ceremony honoring U.S. soldiers, sailors lost in WWII’s Exercise Tiger

New Bedford, Massachusetts– The City of New Bedford Veterans’ Advisory Board will honor the 749 United States sailors and soldiers who lost their lives during the devastating April 28, 1944 attack on the United States military training operation, Exercise Tiger. Exercise Tiger was a D-Day dry run which was ambushed […]

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New Bedford Community Preservation Committee selects projects for recommended funding

Projects in all six wards of the City selected New Bedford, Massachusetts– The City of New Bedford’s Community Preservation Committee (CPC) has selected a total of 17 projects for funding out of the 24 proposals submitted under their second annual selection process. Projects in all six wards of New Bedford […]

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New Bedford is ready for ArtWeek 2019

New Bedford, Massachusetts– The City of New Bedford is embracing ArtWeek 2019 with a host of events and activities that spotlight the city’s arts and culture community in a unique manner.   From Friday, April 26 through Sunday, May 5, and from one end of the city to the other, […]

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New Bedford Parks, Recreation & Beaches and New Bedford Science Café to offer free hands-on science family event during April School Vacation week

New Bedford, Massachusetts– The Department of Parks, Recreation & Beaches is offering a free hands-on science family event on Thursday, April 18, 2019 as part of the New Bedford Science Café. Join students from the NASA Solar System Explorers at Ford Middle School to explore space, science, and travel to […]

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Ongoing work at High Hill Reservoir may cause temporarily discolored water for some residents

New Bedford, Massachusetts– The Department of Public Infrastructure is continuing ongoing construction at the High Hill Reservoir during the week of April 8.   Flushing the water piping network may cause temporarily discolored water for some residents. The water is safe, and the discoloration will be temporary.   If water […]

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Deadline announced for prospective recreational marijuana businesses

New Bedford, Massachusetts– The City of New Bedford has established a deadline of May 6, 2019 for prospective recreational marijuana businesses to submit Host Community Agreement (HCA) applications to the Planning Department for the first round of review.  All applications must include a certificate of compliance with local zoning and […]

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New Bedford receives national budget award for third consecutive year

New Bedford, Massachusetts– The City of New Bedford has been awarded the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award, for the third consecutive year, for its current budget by the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA). Only 26 Massachusetts municipalities and districts, and 1,576 entities nationwide, received the award in 2017. The award represents […]

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New Bedford to begin annual street sweeping program

New Bedford, Massachusetts– The Department of Public Infrastructure will conduct a major street sweeping program in the city, including a parking ban on designated sides of the street as listed below. The program will run from April 4 through November 1. The street sweeping will operate on a bi-weekly schedule, […]

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City officials honor life of longtime public servant and former City Solicitor Arthur J. Caron Jr.

New Bedford, Massachusetts– On Friday, Mayor Jon Mitchell joined past and present City officials gathered at City Hall to honor the life and service of longtime public servant and former City Solicitor Arthur J. Caron Jr., who passed away in January 2018 at the age of 80.   Mr. Caron […]

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Port of New Bedford generates $11.1 billion in economic value

New Bedford, Massachusetts– On Friday, March 29 at noon, the New Bedford Port Authority held a Legislative Luncheon, hosted by Mass Fabricating at Merrill’s on the Waterfront for elected officials representing New Bedford to discuss dredging and the North Terminal project. The New Bedford Port Authority also announced the latest […]

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